Missing From Trump’s Grand Navy Plan
U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions of the U.S. Navy. But interviews with ship-builders, unions and a review of...
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Former Trump Aide Flynn Paid Over $55,000 By Russian Entities
Russian and Russia-linked entities paid President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Mike Flynn $55,500 for work that included attending a gala with President Vladimir Putin, according...
US Military Nude Photo Sharing Scandal Widens Beyond Marines
US servicemen from all parts of the military have been sharing nude photos of their female colleagues online, it has emerged. Reports last week uncovered widespread photo sharing by current and...
US Military Faces Burgeoning Nude Picture-Sharing Scandal
The Pentagon faced a burgeoning scandal Friday as more pictures of naked female service members apparently shared without their consent by male colleagues have turned up on secret social media sites....
Former Guantanamo Inmate Killed In US Strike In Yemen
A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, the Defense Department said Monday, as part of a stepped-up campaign against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We...
US Sends Extra Troops Into Syrian City of Manbij
The Pentagon said Monday it has sent additional US troops into northern Syria in a show of strength aimed at deterring rival powers from targeting each other instead of the Islamic State group....
Donald Trump’s Congress Speech
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the...
Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion
In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides insisted that Trump would soon propose one of the biggest increases to the Pentagon...
Bush To Unveil Portraits of ‘war On Terror’ US Veterans
Former US president George W. Bush has kept a low profile since leaving the White House in 2009. But he is set to reveal some of the fruits of his second career on Tuesday in a book called "Portraits...
Trump’s National Security Candidates Promised Autonomy
President Donald Trump's next pick for national security adviser will have autonomy over staffing and key decisions, the White House said on Sunday as it scrambles to fill the post following the...
Vincent Viola Withdraws From Secretary of Army Nomination
President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Army, Vincent Viola, is withdrawing, citing trouble disengaging with his business ties. "Mr. Viola has informed President Trump that he will be...
US Jets Launch Swarm of Mini-Drones
The US military has launched 103 miniature swarming drones from a fighter jet during a test in California. Three F/A-18 Super Hornets were used to release the Perdix drones last October. The drones,...
Mattis Is A ‘very Impressive’ Candidate For Defense Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he was considering retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as his secretary of defense. "General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, who is being considered for...
James Mattis Leading Candidate For Defense Secretary, Source Says
President-elect Donald Trump is very interested in the idea of having retired Marine Gen. James Mattis serve in his administration and he can be considered a leading candidate for secretary of...
ICC Signals Charges Against US Armed Forces
The US may have committed war crimes of torture, cruel treatment and rape, when it interrogate dozens of people in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014, the International Criminal Court’s chief...
Remembering Dr. James Emman Kwegyir – Aggrey; An Outstanding Educator
By Leo R. Sam Forgotten hero? In a few days we will celebrate his 141st Birthday !!! Dr. Aggrey spent only a few years on this planet, but his accomplishments are remarkable. His words and actions...
Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.
Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials...
United States Ambassador to the United Nations visits Ebola Stricken Countries
(Accra, GNA) - In a communique released by the United States Embassy in Ghana, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is embarking on a five nation tour to further emphasize unbridled...