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LTC Mark Fitzgerald takes you “Behind the Steel Curtain” to discuss the recent maneuvers in Eagle Pass. This effort is part of @GovAbbott@GregAbbott_TX‘s #OperationLoneStar, putting @TXMilitary and @TxDPS side-by-side to confront criminal activity along the Texas-Mexico border. The #Texas Guard is has been — and continues — to exercise Steel …

Soldiers conduct sling load operations with a CH-47 Chinook during a training exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, South Korea, March 25, 2021. For Contingencies in Indo-Pacom, Army Will Serve as ‘Linchpin’ for Joint Force DEC. 1, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS photos By: Army Spc. Brooke Davis …

USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin G. Collins The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) returned to Naval Station Mayport, Nov. 24, marking the end of a seven-month world tour deployment to the U.S. 2nd, 5th, 6th and …

NOTE from Gov Archives: The Kwangju uprising that occurred in May 1980 is another major event in this sequence of contentious politics. Beginning as a student protest in the southwestern city of Kwangju, the uprising escalated into an armed civilian struggle and was met by brutal acts of violence enacted …

Rhodesia ‘The Country That Was’ :  Zimbabwe ‘The Tragedy That Is’ OPINION By Scott Spires Many years ago a country existed on a continent that for the most part had never known stability or progress. A continent locked in perpetual tribal warfare. A country that was Christian in character, striving …

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, relays the situation report, to his chain of command via radio during an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. Photo By: Army Sgt. Connor Mendez NOV. 22, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS Socom …

West Palm Beach Police posted a short message on their Facebook page. Further details not needed. Chief Adderley honored a 9-year old child today for bravery as she ran to her mother’s defense to fend off a brazen robber. An #arrest was swiftly made in this case. The West Palm …

Modern War in an Ancient Land: The United States Army in Afghanistan 2001–2014. Volume I. (U.S. Army ) The U.S. Army Center of Military History released Modern War in an Ancient Land: The United States Army in Afghanistan 2001–2014, a two-volume history, today. DOWNLOADS + INTRO In late December 1979, Soviet …

The mystery of who killed civil rights leader Malcolm X as he gave a speech in the Audubon Ballroom on Feb. 21, 1965 can now be put to rest as two of the men accused and convicted and imprisoned continued to declare their innocence. :D.A. Vance, @innocence, and Shanies Law …