Military News

On Saturday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 Honor Guard provided military honors at the 1,700th funeral, memorial service or celebration of life since it was established in April

https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/military-honors-given-at-1-700th-service/article_9d5dfe9e-bc38-5d11-b366-bb3e4922b26f.html

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A crash on Interstate 40 in Arkansas involving two tractor-trailers and a truck carrying “potentially explosive” military devices killed one person and backed up traffic for

https://www.wboy.com/news/national/ap-1-killed-in-interstate-crash-involving-truck-carrying-potentially-explosive-military-devices/

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Over 1,000 veterans and military family members have signed a letter praising the military service of Governor Tim Walz. The open letter states that veterans are “appalled at Donald Trump and JD Vance’s politically motivated attacks” on Walz’s honorable service in the Army National Guard,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/over-1k-veterans-and-caregivers-sign-letter-in-support-of-tim-walzs-military-service/ar-AA1oO8M9

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This contract underlines the company’s role in providing advanced military engineering solutions … Aaron Hankins, senior vice president and general manager of Leonardo DRS Land Systems business unit, stated that the system enhances navigational …

https://uk.investing.com/news/company-news/leonardo-drs-lands-49m-contract-for-military-bridges-93CH-3663264

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Unlike most other jewelry from the Roman era, the lustrous bracelet probably wasn’t worn by a woman, researchers later surmised. Instead, it likely belonged to a man who had received the accessory as a military honor, likely an “award for bravery,” according to a statement from the local Chichester District Council.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/boy-finds-roman-era-gold-military-bracelet-while-walking-dog-in-uk/ar-AA1pdld2

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The forum provided an opportunity for the Indian Army’s top brass to brainstorm on strategic issues and … structures and organisations besides the need to establish common military stations and units for logistics, communication, and other essential …

https://menafn.com/1108576003/ArmyS-Top-Brass-Deliberates-On-Roadmap-For-Viksit-Bharat-2047

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His explicit intent to deploy our active duty military against our own citizens. Consider the power he will have, especially after the United States Supreme Court just ruled that he would be …

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/22/kamala_harris_warns_trump_will_use_military_against_civilians_imagine_trump_with_no_guardrails.html#!

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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s military service as a Marine gives him the right to criticize his rival Gov. Tim Walz. But the criticism must be fair.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uproar-over-walz-symilitary-record-masks-real-concerns-about-what-trump-2-0-might-mean-for-our-military/ar-AA1oXPLi

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Four years ago this month, a group of Malian soldiers descended on a military base in Kati, close to the capital Bamako, arrested their most senior leaders, and seized weapons from the armoury. Shortly after, they stormed Bamako in trucks, where they …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/west-africa-s-coup-belt-did-mali-s-2020-army-takeover-change-the-region/ar-AA1puSb9

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On the morning of August 14, 2024 – at Fort Eustis, Virginia, military minds gathered to discuss ways to harness data with the goal of enhancing field commanders’ control of the battlefield.

https://www.army.mil/article/279057/data_a_challenge_for_command_and_control

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Thousands of military personnel from Indonesia, the US, and eight other countries began two weeks of exercises Monday, focused on joint capabilities in the Asia-Pacific.

https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/indonesia-hosts-huge-multi-national-military-exercise/article_2182a05d-0990-55c9-abf5-cf2901d46d24.html

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An Ottawa judge is expected to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson. He was the head of military personnel in 2021 when he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman on board a navy ship in 1991.

https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/in-the-news-today-sentencing-for-convicted-killer-and-military-sex-assault-verdict/article_04a0b818-73e1-575b-826c-733dadaf4463.html

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Whether it’s at the bank or the bar, ex-military folk will find the end of a line and stick to it—patiently and tactically. Many are accustomed to wearing their watch on the right wrist—it …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/spot-the-veteran-20-signs-someone-has-a-military-past/ss-BB1qkvtF

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The men had allegedly said they would be training as security guards in South Africa South African prosecutors have dropped charges against 95 Libyans who were arrested on suspicion of receiving training at an illegal military camp.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/libyans-arrested-in-south-african-military-camp-to-be-deported/ar-AA1oRyX6

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The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan’s brutal conflict concluded in Geneva with the country’s military absent and the other warring party’s participation unclear.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sudan-army-absent-as-1st-day-of-peace-talks-conclude-in-switzerland/ar-AA1oOtmE

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LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – Larry Walls came to Lawton in 1989 as a military transplant and is now running for Lawton City Council Ward One. After 20 years of active service, he went into law enforcement and corrections, working for the Lawton Correctional Facility and the Comanche County Detention Center until he retired in May of this year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/race-for-lawton-city-council-ward-1-candidate-preview-larry-walls/ar-AA1p7CDq

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“Depending on how military units consume rations … Even though on Aug.14 Tropical Storm Ernesto’s center passed within 40 miles of San Juan, Puerto Rico, producing strong winds and heavy …

https://www.army.mil/article/278959/fort_buchanans_readiness_enabler_platform_role_was_evident_during_tropical_storm_ernestos_emergency

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Venezuela’s military on Tuesday criticized an appeal by the opposition for the support of the armed forces amid the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro, saying it was “desperate and …

https://www.barrons.com/news/venezuela-military-says-opposition-appeal-to-armed-forces-seditious-9f6f64e0

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Hispanic and Latinx service members have been a part of our strong military for decades, many fighting as far back as the Revolutionary War. Hispanic and Latinx military families

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-to-support-our-hispanic-and-latinx-military-families/ar-AA1ozvrk

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PAOs help the public understand the military by facilitating engagements … Washington DC, and Atlanta; Siemens in Washington, DC; USAA in San Antonio, Texas; and the NFL in New York City.

https://www.army.mil/publicaffairs/

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