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In a dramatic shift, Kim Jong Un has reportedly expressed a willingness to discuss denuclearization with the United States, according to a statement released by South Korea’s presidential Blue House. Chairman Kim said that even denuclearization could be among the agenda items for talks between North Korea and the US,” a Blue House spokesman said,as […]
In 2003, China became only the third nation in history to launch a manned mission to space, joining Russia and the United States in the elite club of orbital powers. Since then, and despite having some serious catching up to do, China’s space program has seen significant advances, including the launch of a form of […]
Defense officials, including Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, met with lawmakers last week to discuss the ways in which the United States military is preparing for the future of warfare in orbit high above the earth’s surface. The United States military has seen a dramatic increase in its reliance on orbital assets for everything […]
SEAL team members practice desert training exercises in preparation for real world scenarios. SEALs have the ability to conduct a variety of high-risk missions — unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, combat search and rescue, diversionary attacks and precision strikes — all in a clandestine fashion. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class […]
For many people within the United States, geopolitics tend to take a back seat to the trending domestic issues of the day. With a polarizing figure leading the Executive Branch and each party hardening their positions from attack, it can be easy to lose sight of issues like America’s diplomatic leverage. The ability to exert […]
Last week, Russia President Vladmir Putin delivered an address that included quite a bit of nuclear rhetoric that was as reminiscent of the Soviet era as Putin himself. From new intercontinental ballistic missiles designed specifically to circumvent U.S. defenses to cruise missiles with nuclear propulsion and near limitless fuel reserves … it would seem that […]
Reports out of Moscow confirm a Russian military transport aircraft crashed in Syria on Tuesday. All 26 passengers and six crew members are confirmed dead. Everyone on board was Russian military personnel. The Antonov An-26 dual prop transport and cargo aircraft reportedly crashed as it was approaching a runway at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in the […]
ABOARD USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (April 19, 2000) — The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) and SEAL personnel practice Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) techniques from an SH-60 “Seahawk” aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class […]
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may have been the subject of more postulation than any other military aircraft in history. After years of cost overruns, delays, and issues, the fighter platform that America has long touted as the most advanced on the planet is finally nearing a stage when its comparisons to tried and true […]
A former Russian military intelligence colonel convicted of spying for the UK appears to have been the victim of an assassination attempt in Salisbury, England on Sunday. Sergei Skripal, 66, was convicted in Russian courts of passing the identities of Russian operatives in Europe and the UK to the secret intelligence agency MI6. He was […]
After a group of American Green Berets were tragically ambushed in Niger, Africa last October, I watched as countless news outlets ran stories about America’s seemingly new “secret wars” in Africa. The idea that an American military presence on the continent was somehow a new or secret thing just didn’t quite jive with me, however, […]
Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDs) students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Jan. 21. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Russell/Released Learn more about Navy SEALs Surf Passage training in […]