He turned down a trip home from the Korean War, then earned the MOH
On Oct. 28, 1951, 1st Lt. Lloyd Burke was at his unit’s command post, looking at the ticket in his hand. His 13-month tour of duty in Korea was ending and two miles to the rear an airplane was waiting to fly him out. He’d soon be reunited with his wife and infant son back in Arkansas. At that very same time, however, his unit, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, w...[Read More]
Why Trump is claiming the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security
Location, location, location. Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom? Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make sure his country controls this mineral-r...[Read More]
Why Trump is claiming the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security
Location, location, location. Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. But for whom? Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make sure his country controls this mineral-r...[Read More]
USS Fitzgerald returns to San Diego following seven-month underway
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following a seven-month underway to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation, Jan. 6, 2026.
Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations
With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy — which the Obama administration declared dead in 2013. “We have superseded it by a lot,” Trump told reporters Saturday. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned ...[Read More]
Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations
With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy — which the Obama administration declared dead in 2013. “We have superseded it by a lot,” Trump told reporters Saturday. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned ...[Read More]
Hegseth aims to cut Kelly’s retirement pay over lawful orders video
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X the expanding punishments for Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who participated in a Nov. 18 video that pleaded with service members to refuse illegal orders. Kelly, a retired Navy pilot — along with five other Democratic members of Congress — released the video amid a barrage of U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and...[Read More]
Hegseth aims to cut Kelly’s retirement pay over lawful orders video
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on X the expanding punishments for Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who participated in a Nov. 18 video that pleaded with service members to refuse illegal orders. Kelly, a retired Navy pilot — along with five other Democratic members of Congress — released the video amid a barrage of U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean and...[Read More]
Hegseth Censures Sen. Kelly After Warning About Following Illegal Orders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela
HAVANA — An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes in the South American nation. The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission the Caribbean country’s military was carrying out at the request of Venezuela’s government, according to a statement ...[Read More]
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela
HAVANA — An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes in the South American nation. The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission the Caribbean country’s military was carrying out at the request of Venezuela’s government, according to a statement ...[Read More]
Maduro arrives in US, Trump says operation will let US ‘run’ Venezuela
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. Maduro landed late Saturday afternoon at a small airport in New York following the middle-of...[Read More]