As a coda to two decades covering the post-9/11 conflicts as a correspondent, I wrote a book in 2021 profiling the 25 Medal of Honor recipients from the nation’s longest wars. Theirs…
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Poland’s Foreign Minister urged EU governments to stop support to Ukrainian men of fighting age
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski urged EU governments to stop providing social support to Ukrainian men of fighting age who are refugees in their countries. During the Yalta European Strategy,…
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The recent fighting in Kharkiv raises some serious questions about the human cost of the conflict. It’s painful to hear about the lives lost, the injuries sustained, or maimed for…
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Army should permanently station armor brigade in Poland, report argues
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksThe U.S. military should reassess its force posture in Europe and reduce its reliance on revolving door-style unit rotations, a major think tank’s analysts concluded in a Monday report. The…
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Israeli Forces Stage Rare Incursion into Ramallah to Blow Up Bombing Suspect’s Home
Israeli troops staged a rare incursion into Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority government in the occupied West Bank, prompting clashes the Palestinian Ministry of Health said left at…
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Report: Iran Boosts Air Defense Network in Syria Amid Israeli Strikes
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterIran has reportedly invested tens of billions of dollars in building an aerial defense network in war-torn Syria by deploying personnel and equipment, an unknown intelligence source from a nation…
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Kazakh President Outlines Defense Sector Priorities
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxASTANA – The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan must protect the fundamental values of peace and tranquility amid conflicts, President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a May 5 expanded…
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Whose Side Uzbekistan Is On
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during his trip to Surkhandarya province today, answered the question: “On whose side is Uzbekistan?” Presumably we are talking about the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The footage…
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Bollinger to Complete Berthing Barge Series for U.S. Navy
by Zack Ballby Zack BallBollinger Shipyards been awarded U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the sixth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge. Construction will take place at…
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U.S. Navy Sends Guided-Missile Submarine to Middle East
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe U.S. Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet. The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting…