BAGHDAD – More than five years after the Islamic State group lost its last enclave of territory, U.S. troops remain deployed to Iraq and Syria to prevent ISIS from rising from its ashes.
And the conditions that helped ISIS originally form are still in place in Syria, according to the U.S. commander charged with keeping the pressure on. U.S. troops and partner forces can disrupt, destroy, and neutralize ISIS’ capabilities, Army Maj. Gen.
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Russia summer offensive is judged to have already begun following its cross-border push into Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast in May.
Nordic nations – Norway, Sweden and Finland – have established a military transport corridor across their northern regions.
The popular Austin, Texas-based festival South by Southwest, or SXSW, dropped the Army and several defense contractors as sponsors after more than 100 musicians boycotted this year’s festival over arms supplied to Israel, officials said Wednesday.
“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will not be sponsors of SXSW 2025,” festival officials said in a statement.
The Army was slated to sponsor SXSW 2025 next March, and sponsored several events at the 2024 festival.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance in which the 32 member nations agree to support and defend each other against outside attacks. Key to the success of NATO in a potential conflict is interoperability. To that end, the militaries of NATO members agree on standards for everything from communications to logistics so that they can fight alongside each other. Because of this commonality, a British soldier can call in an airstrike from a French fighter plane and receive a spare magazine of ammunition from a German soldier.
While platforms like the Altay MBT offer promise, Türkiye is reliant on overseas expertise and faces economic and political challenges.
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The U.S. Army reportedly admitted that a young veteran who suffered a vaccine injury was injured “in the line of duty.”
According to an interview conducted by investigative reporter Catherine Herridge, Karolina Stancik, 24, said she took two shots of the Moderna vaccine that caused debilitating injuries. Stancik was discharged as a result of her injuries, but the Army reportedly refused to pay for her medical treatment. Her injuries included complications involving her heart.
J. Smith, Daily Caller
The U.S. military and Pentagon have turned into a “vast DEI bureaucracy” under the Biden administration, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Dominique L. Plewes, RealClearDefense
America’s “arsenal of democracy” is not the vending machine — money in, weapons out — that so many pundits and policymakers seem to assume.
Gabriel Honrada, Asia Times
Budget woes, aging F-22s, next-gen fighter uncertainties raise concerns over strategic priorities, air dominance