Two years ago, on May 31, 2022, President Joe Biden announced in his New York Times op-ed that the United States would provide Ukraine with high-mobility artillery rocket systems. The op-ed noted that the White House neither encourages nor allows Ukraine to launch strikes outside its borders. “We don’t want to prolong the war just to hurt Russia,” Biden wrote at the time. Today, the restrictions are being eased, but U.S. officials assure that the overall policy on attacking targets in Russia has not changed — long-range strikes deep into Russian territory are still prohibited.
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Virginia native Gillie Jenkins was just 15 years old when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and completed basic training. But rather than being posted on a ship, he instead found himself assigned to “Special Projects.
The Marine Corps sent a sources-sought notice to industry Monday as it looks for solutions to meet an “emerging urgent requirement” for new tools to help dismounted troops fend off small enemy drones.
Vendors with mature capabilities that seem promising may be invited to an industry day in September at Twentynine Palms, California, to see how their systems perform against live targets, according to the RFI.
The service is looking for new technologies to help “every” Marine defend against unmanned aerial systems.
Marine veteran David Dutch was one of two people injured in Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a news release from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania says.
The Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania posted a message on its Facebook page on Sunday that said Dutch was listed in critical condition after being shot in the liver and chest. The message, which has since been redacted, also said that Dutch was in a medically-induced coma and about to undergo a second surgery.
J.D. Vance, a former Marine Corporal, is the first military veteran on a major Presidential ticket since John McCain in 2008 and the first former enlisted vet on the ballot since Al Gore in 2000. Vance served a four-year enlistment in the Marines from 2003 to 2007 as a combat correspondent, deploying to Iraq for six months in late 2005. Donald Trump confirmed Monday that Vance is his pick as a Vice Presidential candidate.
Earlier today, President Donald J. Trump announced his running mate for the 2024 election will be Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio. Pres. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, stating:
“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. J.D.
The Army officially activated the final company that’s part of the service’s unique cyber battalion.
Charlie Company — also known as Capybara Company — of the 11th Cyber Battalion (Leviathans) was activated in a ceremony July 11 at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. The 11th Cyber Battalion, which sits beneath the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade under Army Cyber Command, provides tactical, on-the-ground cyber operations (mostly through radio-frequency effects), electronic warfare and information ops.
The Army descried the event as “momentous” given all subordinate units are now active.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer created her own career and niche business when sex therapy discussions in public were a taboo subject. This was especially true with a woman who was over 50 years old and speaking about it in public, on the radio. She made immense waves with Sexually Speaking in 1980 upon its release and continued on air to discuss sex issues for 10 years. By 1983 she had a top-rated radio show in a huge market, NYC, for the country. Her over-the-airwaves success led to her starting her own TV show, The Dr.
The country’s new Defence White Paper outlines its military plans, including taking primary responsibility for national defence from 2027.
The updated Nato framework prioritises the responsible adoption of AI and tackles issues such as disinformation and gender-based violence.