With his observer’s parachute shredded, this pilot gave up his own
In the spring of 1972, the communist People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched an offensive into South Vietnam that dropped all pretense regarding Hanoi’s involvement in the conflict, including the use of conventional weapons and tactics. The largest, longest and most savage struggle in the campaign was the Second Battle of Quang Tri, which began on June 28, 1972. The United States played a reduced...[Read More]
US Warship Docks in Trinidad and Tobago, Putting More Pressure on Venezuela
A U.S. warship has docked in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital as the Trump administration increases military pressure on Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro.
Navy helicopter, jet crash in South China Sea in separate incidents
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. A U.S. Navy helicopter and a fighter jet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in separate incidents less than an hour apart, the Navy said. “All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition,” U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a brief statement. At approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helico...[Read More]
US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting pressure on Venezuela
A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Maduro criticized the movement ...[Read More]
US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting pressure on Venezuela
A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Maduro criticized the movement ...[Read More]
US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting pressure on Venezuela
A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Maduro criticized the movement ...[Read More]
Venezuela’s Maduro Says the US is Fabricating a War
“They promised they would never again get involved in a war and they are fabricating a war that we will avoid,” said Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.
Recovery, resilience and returning from war in Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine — “I’m not disabled, I’m upgraded.” These were words I remember vividly from one Ukrainian army veteran, Serhiy. Like other Ukrainian soldiers, he identified himself by first name only for security reasons. Serhiy had been lucky as far as injuries went. A mine had blown off his leg below the knee but he could comfortably jog and skipped about 20 reps with a jump rope, using his good ...[Read More]
Recovery, resilience and returning from war in Ukraine
LVIV, Ukraine — “I’m not disabled, I’m upgraded.” These were words I remember vividly from one Ukrainian army veteran, Serhiy. Like other Ukrainian soldiers, he identified himself by first name only for security reasons. Serhiy had been lucky as far as injuries went. A mine had blown off his leg below the knee but he could comfortably jog and skipped about 20 reps with a jump rope, using his good ...[Read More]
Guard deployments in DC and Portland are focus of court hearings
The deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., faced a challenge in a court in the nation’s capital Friday, while a judge in Portland, Oregon, said she expects to rule by Monday on whether to let President Donald Trump put troops on the street there. The hearings are the latest in a head-spinning array of lawsuits and overlapping rulings prompted by Trump’s push to send the military ...[Read More]
Guard deployments in DC and Portland are focus of court hearings
The deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., faced a challenge in a court in the nation’s capital Friday, while a judge in Portland, Oregon, said she expects to rule by Monday on whether to let President Donald Trump put troops on the street there. The hearings are the latest in a head-spinning array of lawsuits and overlapping rulings prompted by Trump’s push to send the military ...[Read More]
Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to pay troops during shutdown
The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it has accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown, raising ethical questions after President Donald Trump had announced that a friend had offered the gift to defray any shortfalls. While large and unusual, the gift amounts to a small contribution toward the billions needed to cover service member pay...[Read More]