French forces have killed a top jihadist Mastermind, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly said, reports France 24 The Algerian, a commander in al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was suspected in orchestrating kidnappings of a number of Westerners in North and West Africa. El Hamame was …
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is nominating Washington’s current envoy to Canada, Kelly Craft, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “I am pleased to announce that Kelly Knight Craft, our current Ambassador to Canada, is being nominated to be United States Ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump wrote on Twitter …
Former Paralympic Soldier is not throwing away his shot By MaryTherese Griffin, Army Warrior Care and Transition One of the most famous lines and songs from the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Hamilton is “I’m not throwing away my shot.” Long before Lin Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway show was created, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class (Retired) …
In a meeting between acting SecDef Shanahan, General Dunford and Turkish officials , General Dunford confirmed an on going presence of US troops in Syria reports a DOD release By Jim Garamone. President Donald J. Trump announced the U.S. presence in the country will draw down as the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and …
An Air Force Materiel Command Accident Investigation Board has identified the cause of an A-29 Super Tucano crash which killed a U.S. Navy fighter pilot this past summer in New Mexico. The Navy announced 23 June that Lt. Christopher Carey Short, from Canandaigua, New York, died June 22 when the A-29 aircraft he was piloting …
