Two brothers, both priests, to be buried together on Arlington’s Chaplains Hill By Eric Jorgensen, Chaplain Corps On Wednesday, Apr. 24 2019, two brothers who grew up in a large Irish Catholic family, and who both became priests and decorated military chaplains, will be reunited in Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va. The ceremony is …
To date, more than $3.5 billion in equipment and materials have been provided to the To date, more than $3.5 billion in equipment and materials have been provided to the #ISF. The support enhances the ISF’s capacity to secure Iraq’s sovereign borders, deter Daesh operations within the country, and ensure the safety of its people. …
DOD Identifies Army Casualty April 21, 2019 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, 22, from Richmond, Kentucky, died April 20, 2019 in Ninawa Province, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. Riley was assigned to …
DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty April 20, 2019 The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Albert J. Miller, 24, of Richmond, New Hampshire, died April 19 at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in a non-combat-related incident. The incident is under investigation. He was …
Cocaine, Murder and Dirty Cops: Argentina’s ‘Safe’ Province of Córdoba Written by Josefina Salomón ANALYSIS insight crime The killing of a powerful drug trafficker and the arrest of a top police officer in a strategically located province of Argentina has revealed how crime groups are growing more sophisticated, running effective operations and outsmarting authorities along the …
Guerrilla Groups Largest Employers at Colombia-Venezuela Border: Report BRIEF insight crime Written by Venezuela Investigative Unit Criminal groups from Colombia have become the major source of employment in Venezuelan villages across the border as they recruit victims of the Venezuelan crisis in order to expand and build up their criminal power, according to a report …
Soft Launch Delivers a Hard Fist By Tamir Eshel defense-update Following first deployments at sea on Type 23 frigates, MBDA’s Sea Ceptor matures to become highly effective and efficient all-weather air defense weapon system. Designed for efficient deployment on land and at sea, Sea Ceptor offers unique advantages for operations of small surface vessels. Relying …
By Staff Sgt. Mary Junell, North Carolina National Guard Fifteen years. Could it have been that long? I was traveling to a long-overdue reunion. It took one of our own dying to bring up the idea of getting together. My first deployment seemed like a lifetime ago, yet when I close my eyes, I can …
17 April The Secretary of the Army has signed Army Directive 2019-15 (Enlisted Centralized Selection Boards) regarding NCO Promotion Boards. The directive is a talent management effort that serves as a catalyst to evolve from time-based to merit-based systems (decisions on promotion, assignments, retention) designed to improve readiness, leader and professional development, and professionalism of …
Five or Six Mexican troops reportedly armed with assault rifles questioned two U.S. soldiers at gunpoint and requested that the troops remove at least one of the U.S. soldier’s weapons earlier this month, at the southern border, CNN reported. U.S. Northern Command officials confirmed that “five to six Mexican military personnel questioned two U.S. Army soldiers who …
On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He was about to commit mass murder. Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of …