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BRUSSELS — NATO’s top official said he “welcomed” the choice by many countries in the alliance to let Ukraine fire across the border into Russia, arguing that the former…
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The Hamas chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, has determined that civilian casualties work to his terrorist organization’s advantage as he continues his eight-month long battle with…
George Galdorisi, DEFENSE.info
One of the most talked about Department of Defense programs in 2024 was Replicator.
Joshua Thibert, Global Security R.
An Army audit obtained by the Project On Government Oversight through a Freedom of Information Act request found that Army officials may have undercounted as many as 4,000 domestic abuse reports in recent years due to lapses in two seperate tracking databases. Army Photo by Sgt. Brayton Daniel,.
An Army audit found that thousands of domestic violence incidents involving soldiers fell through the cracks without oversight, resulting in cases of victims being re-harmed and even killed by perpetrators who had already been identified as abusers.
On June 7, 2024, the author attended a memorial in Amfreville, France honoring the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The 507th parachuted into Normandy on June 6, 1944 as part of Operation Overlord with a little over 2,000 members. It left France 30 days later with under 800 effective fighting paratroopers after sustaining heavy casualties. The author’s grandfather was a platoon leader in the 507th in this historic military operation.
The 82nd Airborne Division sent a chorus, color guard, and its command group to the 80th anniversary commemoration.
Land vehicles and ammunition will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks and months from their Euroatlantic allies.
Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a short series examining maritime geography and strategic challenges in specific bodies of water, ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Guinea and the South China Sea. The Mediterranean’s Latin name, Mare Nostrum, means “our sea.” To casual observers, this might suggest an image of maritime space of peace and cooperation. Indeed, for decades, U.S. and NATO maritime preponderance has prevented foreign powers and regional actors from using naval force to settle their disputes at sea.
Russia has moved one of its S-500 air defense systems, the most advanced it has, to the occupied Crimean Peninsula to protect the Kerch Bridge, Ukraine’s spy boss said Wednesday. If true, it would mark the first known time it has been fielded and would provide Russia with significant air defense capabilities, especially against ballistic missiles.
“The latest elements of the S-500 have appeared,” in Kerch City, Lt. Gen Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate, said in an interview with Ukrainian media.
Navy rescue swimmer Peter Lagosh hoist a fellow swimmer into an MH-60S assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, attached to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), during a rescue swimmer subject-matter expert exchange with the Colombian army in Santa Marta, Colombia, Aug. 24, 2019. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan K. Nall.
A Navy rescue swimmer died last week at a training course at Naval Air Station Jacksonville that would have requalified him fleet duty.