While wearing a bit of personal flair on your uniform might be enough to send a sergeant major into hysterics, it was once common. The men who fought and won the Spanish-American War sometimes added to their uniforms. In one case, the Rough Riders of San Juan Hill carried a distinctive polka dot pattern.
And none other than Teddy Roosevelt himself started it.
The Rough Riders land in Cuba
The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry mustered in 1898 with a mix of Ivy League athletes, cowboys, Native Americans, Texas Rangers, and more.
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The Ukraine-Russia war is highlighting alternative ways that adversaries can attack satellite communications, the U.S. Space Force’s top officer told reporters Tuesday.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said the ongoing conflict demonstrates that the space and cyber domains are “inextricably linked” when it comes to warfighting.
“Satellites in space are not useful if the linkages to them and the ground network that moves the information around that you get from satellites is not assured, is not capable, is not accessible.
Bell
Bell is developing a new line of armed capabilities for its civil helicopters to capitalize on a market opened by Russia’s war on Ukraine. The international response to Russia’s invasion has brought punishing sanctions down on the country’s rotorcraft industry and inspired a turn to the West for countries that traditionally operate Russian-built or designed military helicopters, Bell executives believe.
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone firing a AGM-114 Hellfire missile. (U.S. Air Force photo).
Did the United States deploy a secretive missile that’s basically an anvil covered in swords to target a vehicle in an airstrike in Yemen on Monday? All signs point to: well, probably.
Turkish state-run news network Andalou Agency reported, citing a local Yemeni official, that three “suspected al-Qaeda militants” were killed in a U.S. drone strike in the Wadi Ubaidah district of Yemen’s Marib province.
The Battle of Hue City was one of the bloodiest and most brutal engagements of the Vietnam War. Fought over a period of 26 days in early 1968, the battle saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war as Communist forces attempted to take control of the city of Hue from the South Vietnamese Army and allied American forces. In the end, the city was successfully defended. However, the defenses came at a high cost. There were over 5,000 casualties on both sides, with more than 2,500 of those being South Vietnamese soldiers.
For years after the war ended, the battle remained something of a mystery.
The U.S. will be expanding its presence in the Philippines with the establishment of new bases as the security situation in the Indo-Pacific is growing more complex An official announcement is expected as early as this week as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is meeting with his Filippino counterpart Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and other […]
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From left to right: Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Draher, and Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Negron, who are collectively referred to by their supporters as the ‘MARSOC 3,’ face charges in connection with the Jan. 4, 2019 death of former Green Beret Rick Anthony Rodriguez. (Photos courtesy of United American Patriots.
Marine Maj. Gen. Matthew Trollinger, head of Marine Forces Special Operations Command, has withdrawn one specification of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Gunnery Sgt.
The National Security Agency has created a new assistant deputy director position solely dedicated to China, DefenseScoop has learned.
David Frederick was appointed the first assistant deputy director for China in November, according to an NSA spokesperson. Frederick was most recently the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command.
Russian commanders have tried to achieve a breakthrough in the area of Donetsk before but suffered very heavy casualties.
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The French Navy’s first new BRF,
Jacques Chevallier
(A 725), started sea acceptance trials off the coast of Saint-Nazaire on 25 January.
(Naval Group)
The French Navy’s first new batiments ravitailleurs de forces (BRF) logistic support ship (LSS), Jacques Chevallier (A 725), has started sea trials.