Trump Gave Scott Bessent An Enormous Task – With Washington conscious of its shortage of interceptors and precision-guided missiles following months of conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump is now giving U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent an enormous task: forcing Iran into compliance through American economic power. And the hope is that he can achieve results quickly and do what months of American military might couldn’t quite achieve.
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Iran Promises “Devastating” Response But Also Calls for Peace – In response to Washington’s new economic sanctions announcements this week, Tehran is responding with new threats of a “devastating” response while its political leadership simultaneously calls for peace.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday, August 21, that the nearly six-month conflict should be brought to an end while Tehran can still negotiate from what he described as a “position of power.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy is advising sailors and Marines to “harden” their online profiles and hide ties to the military, as part of a wider call for Department of the Navy personnel to be “vigilant” against adversaries.
In an Aug. 19 notice to members of the Department of the Navy, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said that hostile actors are carrying out a “coordinated, multi-domain campaign” that includes direct attacks, harassment operations, and the release of personal information.
The number of U.S. troops wounded in the Iran war passed 750 this week, as the Department of Defense updated its casualty report. Nearly half of those were service members wounded since fighting restarted last month.
The Department of Defense’s casualty database was updated this week, showing dozens more troops wounded. The latest figure, as of Friday, Aug. 21, shows 341 service members listed as wounded in action since July 7.
Following America’s Taxpayer Dollars in Afghanistan: What We Found. What We Can’t Be Verified. Why It Still Matters.
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Five years after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, one question continues to surface among taxpayers: Did America continue sending billions of dollars into Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power?
One frequently repeated claim is that the United States sends $40 million every week directly to the Taliban.
Seven years after it was established, Space Force has a new, original ceremonial dress uniform.
Guardians in the Space Force Honor Guard will debut the new uniform publicly on Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar event in Washington, D.C. For much of its early years, Space Force — including its honor guard — has used modified Air Force uniforms for its service members, as the force worked to establish itself and develop its own identity. Now it has a wholly distinct outfit for members of the honor guard.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is reportedly to leave his post as Secretary of the Army before the end of the year, reports The Wall Street Journal. He was likely ousted by the Trump administration after he refused to go along with two key initiatives that Secretary of War Hegseth wanted to push through the Army.
Nothing brings me to feel-good, ugly tears like a “welcome home” ceremony. In fact, fellow Americans share in this sentiment. We eat it up. There are countless reels that capture surprised and ecstatic military families when they spot their service member for the first time after a long deployment, whether it be a surprise or orchestrated.
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The strength, stamina, courage, and sacrifice of military families is unmatched and is precisely why military divorce is such a travesty.
The Civil War challenged the loyalties of countless Americans across the nation, tearing apart families and destroying friendships. Far from the clear division between North and South that many subpar summaries of the Civil War project, the conflict forced some of the nation’s leading and rising military officers to choose sides based on competing loyalties, views on slavery and secession, political convictions, and their understanding of the obligations of federal service.
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Trump has compounded America’s decline