Military News

Of Texas’ nearly a dozen veterans serving in Congress, several are weighing in on a military service controversy surrounding the presumed vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov.

https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/national/texas-veterans-call-out-walz-on-military-service-claims/article_e350a383-2446-510e-ab19-423e4751eac3.html

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Mike Bachand, a respected military veteran, businessman, rancher, husband, father, grandfather and city council member, will be honored for his numerous contributions to his country and community …

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/bachand-honored-on-military-appreciation-day-at-2024-sturgis-motorcycle-rally/article_443fd820-4ead-11ef-8778-475822986dfb.html

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For the first time since 1862 — when Fort Douglas originally opened as a camp ordered by then-President Abraham Lincoln — there will not be a military presence at or near the University of Utah.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/university-of-utah-will-no-longer-have-military-presence-on-campus-at-fort-douglas-with-major-land-swap/ar-AA1p7fMW

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Trump also reposted an image calling Cheney to be prosecuted in ‘televised military tribunals … White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows push Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to request …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-intensifies-attack-on-liz-cheney-accuses-her-of-treason-and-calls-for-military-tribunal/ar-BB1pkazb

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Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said while visiting a military air base near Athens that the purchase would create “a powerful deterrent presence in our region.” A letter of acceptance for the …

https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/athens-signs-deal-to-buy-20-us-made-f-35-jets-in-major-military-overhaul/MSHOWNCABVDSRGJNPGVZXHZRLI/

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“The letter of acceptance for the F-35s has been signed and sent to the United States,” Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said while visiting a military air base near Athens. The …

https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-athens-signs-deal-to-buy-20-us-made-f-35-jets-in-major-military-overhaul/

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BRINKLEY, Ark. (AP) — 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 hours on the busy highway, officials said. The crash …

https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-1-killed-in-interstate-crash-involving-truck-carrying-potentially-explosive-military-devices/

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Three military and veteran support organizations announced today that they were joining forces to help local Chicago-area students by providing backpacks filled with key supplies needed to be …

https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/several-military-and-veterans-groups-announce-initiative-to-support-local-chicago-students/article_eb80d00c-1f94-5318-bf50-87ac38d3c932.html

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Tim Walz’s military record after Vice President Kamala … presidential nominee JD Vance said Wednesday as he campaigned in Michigan. “I’d be ashamed if I was saying that I lied about my …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/08/walz-national-guard-military/dae80d96-559d-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html

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marking a closing chapter in the American military relationship with this West African country and a substantial strategic setback for Washington. The withdrawal of the U.S. forces, which had …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/niger-agadez-sahel-military-bases/

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Tim Walz’s military record has come under scrutiny … As he campaigned in Michigan on Wednesday, Vance questioned whether Walz’s departure from service months ahead of his unit’s deployment …

https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/walzs-military-record-under-scrutiny-as-vance-gop-question-his-service/AQFMSNGHDVERLA7V6M3DRG5X7Y/

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The vehicle was described as the front portion of a military style tractor-trailer … tell people to leave the beach for their safety. The Morro Bay Police Department, Morro Bay Harbor Patrol, California State Park rangers and the Coast Guard were …

https://news.yahoo.com/news/law-enforcement-search-slo-county-012104265.html

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San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies deployed tear gas after setting up a perimeter around a military-style vehicle … beach for their safety. The Morro Bay Police Department, Morro Bay …

https://www.officer.com/vehicles-fleet/vehicles-equipment/vehicles/news/55130098/driver-in-military-truck-leads-calif-sheriffs-deputies-on-chase

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Eventually law enforcement agencies, including the Morro Bay Police Department … in transit before being delivered to the military in Southern California. According to the release, VanNess …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sheriff-s-office-vehicle-in-chase-that-ended-on-slo-county-beach-was-stolen-military-transport/ar-BB1r3yaM

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Former President Donald Trump laid out his plans to rebuild the military and restore peace throughout the world at a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s time to create the arsenal of the 21st Century,” Trump said in the Piedmont …

https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/trump-lays-out-military-plan-restoration-of-peace/article_775f25cf-c363-5ace-8098-ca7b729db73d.html

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We’re saluting the heroes who help military families in Arkansas build a comforting place to call home when dealing with health issues.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/saluting-heroes-who-help-military-families-better-care-for-their-health-saluting-heroes/ar-AA1py4cb

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PARIS (NEXSTAR) – The Arc de Triomphe took 30 years to build and … for France,” French tour guide Fatah Nekhili said. French military general Napoleon I commissioned the arc in 1806.

https://www.wwlp.com/2024-olympics/arc-de-triomphe-honors-the-sacrifice-of-french-military/

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A number of allies in the region are often willing to base U.S. military forces … the USS Roosevelt and the USS Bulkeley, as well as the USS Wasp and the USS New York. The Wasp and the New …

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/us-to-boost-military-presence-in-mideast-sending-19616597.php

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The chair of Sussex County’s GOP asked Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) to reconsider her defense of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record in a

https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/former-marine-sussex-gop-chair-presses-sherrill-on-walz-military-service/

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until he learned that Florida residents are allowed to keep bees on their property, as per a state law. The military veteran, who also grows bananas, coffee beans, papaya, peaches, pineapple and …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/military-vet-goes-to-war-with-neighbors-over-backyard-bee-hive/ar-AA1nT1gA

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