Tag: Pentagon

National Security

NATO Black Sea partners describe Russian threat and need for more US deterrence

Abraham Mahshie · June 27, 2021 12:00 pm

UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from 3rd Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, and IAR 330 Puma Helicopters from Baza 57 Aeriana, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania conducted air assault operations alongside soldiers from The Netherlands 11 Air Assault Brigade at Mihail KogÄlniceanu, Romania May. 14, 2021.

National Security

US Blackhawks and Apaches train with Russian attack helicopters nearby

Abraham Mahshie · June 26, 2021 4:00 pm

The image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. âThere's a whole fleet of them,â one naval aviator tells another, though only one indistinct object is shown. âIt's rotating." The U.S. government has been taking a hard look at unidentified flying objects, under orders from Congress, and a report summarizing what officials know is expected to come out in June 2021.

Beltway Confidential

Decoding the government’s UFO report

Tom Rogan · June 25, 2021 9:39 pm

The image from video provided by the Department of Defense labelled Gimbal, from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it is tracked as it soars high along the clouds, traveling against the wind. âThere's a whole fleet of them,â one naval aviator tells another, though only one indistinct object is shown. âIt's rotating." The U.S. government has been taking a hard look at unidentified flying objects, under orders from Congress, and a report summarizing what officials know is expected to come out in June 2021.

Intelligence community says UFOs remain mostly unidentified

Jerry Dunleavy · June 25, 2021 8:45 pm

National Security

Afghan president rejects intelligence reports that Kabul will fall

Abraham Mahshie · June 25, 2021 8:17 pm

A Hezbollah supporter uses her mobile phone to takes a picture of slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leaders, Abbas al-Moussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughniyeh and the end of a 40-day Muslim mourning period for slain Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Nasrallah said U.S. President Donald Trump declared war on the Middle East when the U.S. assassinated Soleimani and when the White House announced its plan to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He called on all to resist U.S. influence and its troops presence.

Pentagon linguist who passed secrets to Hezbollah sentenced to 23 years in prison

Jerry Dunleavy · June 23, 2021 11:16 pm

National Security

National Guard threatens to cancel training and exercises if not reimbursed for $521M Capitol deployment

Abraham Mahshie · June 23, 2021 7:51 pm

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, listens during a House committee hearing on U.S. policy in Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Military’s top general says it’s ‘offensive’ to call officers ‘woke’

John T. Bennett · June 23, 2021 7:33 pm

National Security

Austin follows Gillibrand’s lead, calls for removing sexual assault investigations from chain of command

Abraham Mahshie · June 23, 2021 4:11 pm

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt arrives at Naval Station Rota as part of its homeport shift, April 19, 2020.

National Security

‘Divest to invest’: Biden Navy shipbuilding plan leaves lawmakers and analysts bewildered

Abraham Mahshie · June 22, 2021 5:03 pm

A Community Vaccination Center capable of vaccinating 6,000 people a day is open at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the campus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, March 31, 2021.

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Defense Department closes last federal vaccination site amid continued vaccine hesitancy

Abraham Mahshie · June 21, 2021 9:33 pm

National Security

Russia’s Black Sea navy grows as allies worry Biden will pull back

Abraham Mahshie · June 19, 2021 11:00 am