Loretta Swit won the hearts of the American public during her tenure on one of the greatest TV shows of all time, M*A*S*H. She portrayed Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the show from September 17, 1972, to February 28, 1983, for a total of 11 seasons and appeared in 239 episodes. She and Alan Alda were the only two actors to appear in both the pilot and the finale. Swit had a great career in TV, film and theater and became a published author.
Publicity photo from the M*A*S*H season premiere, 1974.
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The U.S. military has carried out more than two dozen airstrikes on targets in Somalia in the first five months of this year, double the total number of strikes in 2024.
The escalation of the air war comes as the United States is “actively pursuing and eliminating jihadists” in the country, at the request of Somalia’s government, Gen. Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command, said in a May 30 briefing. The air campaign has targeted ISIS militants and fighters with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group, which continues to fight for territory against the federal Somali government.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter the USCGC Thetis seized more than $211 million worth of cocaine in the Pacific in eight days of smuggling interdictions this month.
The total haul, announced this week, came about despite elusive smugglers, a storm interrupting efforts and the cutter having to cover a large swath of the Pacific. On Thursday, May 29, the cutter reached Port Everglades and offloaded more than 28,000 pounds of cocaine bales from the ship, all captured in just over a week earlier this month.
Drone warfare has experienced existential growth during the conflict in Ukraine. Along with new warhead delivery techniques, defense against incoming guided aerial vehicles has become a critical need.
Western nations are actively studying the war in Donbass including offensive, as well as defensive tactics.
Today the Russian military released a video showing a laser downing a Ukrainian drone.
In addition to battlefield operations to achieve success for the Kremlin in the conflict, Moscow has an eye on the arms export market, where they are gaining share.
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the quality and relevancy of DoD wargaming has not been uniform
James Holmes, The National Interest
The Navy could procure roughly seven diesel boats for the price of one nuclear-powered boat—and boost the inventory toward 66 subs far sooner than…
Robert Kunkel, MarineLink
What is disturbing about this legislation is the fact that DOD, MARAD and the GAO all realized the problem decades ago and issued
Todd South, MC Times
Marine Corps and Army missile systems are set to deploy to a key chokepoint in the Philippine Island chains for anti-ship drills during the military exercise known as…
Craig Langford, UKDJ
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PART ONE: Lives Of Service And Sacrifice: Remembering Two American Soldiers
Army Staff Sgt. Richard Eaton’s rich life story is the stuff of fiction. Many of the details will never be known because of the clandestine nature of his work as an Army counterintelligence agent in South Korea, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador and the Philippines during tumultuous world events.