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The G7 will use annual interest from $325bn in frozen Russian assets to pay off interest on a $50bn loan for Ukraine’s war effort.
The presence of the K239 Chunmoo MLRS at Eurosatory will be the first time a full-size platform has been exhibited at a European trade show.
The US resumes production of Stryker after a lengthy delay in manufacturing last year as the service reshapes to a more hybrid structure.
If one word has come to characterize the army that the Duke of Wellington led in the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Waterloo, that word is “infamous.” The description comes from the mouth of the Duke himself, and entered the popular vocabulary when novelist Georgette Heyer adopted it as the title for a Regency romance set against the backdrop of the campaign.
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Waterloo army was the last he would ever lead into combat. Returning from exile in March 1815 to a country riven by factionalism and exhausted by two decades of almost unremitting warfare, the French emperor managed in only three months to pull together an army that came achingly close to defeating an allied force with almost double its numbers. On paper, this army was formidable: veteran soldiers under experienced leaders, buoyed by enthusiasm for their returned emperor.
Michael Kofman dropped into War on the Rocks HQ to chat with Ryan about the war in Ukraine. From Russia’s culminated offensive on Kharkiv, to battlefields of the Donbas, to ongoing fighting in the south, to Russia’s displaced Black Sea Fleet, Mike parses through the data to try and assess where the war is heading next. Image: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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Marshall Kosloff talks with Ambassador Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine about their new book, “Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power.” Image: U.S. Department of State
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Army Spc. Bobby Berg, left, and Army Sgt. Zachary Lane, both assigned to U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a Modern Army Combatives Program grappling scenario on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 6, 2020, designed to enhance unit combat readiness by building personal courage, confidence, and resiliency as well as situational responsiveness to close-quarters threats in an operational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher).
When clearing through a room, a soldier is always at risk of hand-to-hand combat, though it can happen on the open battlefield, too.
One potentially junior Marine decided to test his pain response via intentionally shoving his hand into a fire ant hill. (Screen shot of Reddit posted video. Task & Purpose composite image.).
Initial training for anyone in any branch of service can have dull moments. What better way to spice up your day than to stick your hand directly into a fire ant hill? A video posted to the Reddit thread r/USMC by moderator “newnoadeptness,” shows one Marine proving his masculinity by shoving his hand into a fire ant hill.