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Will China Surpass the US in Military Air Superiority?

16 PLA aircraft (J-16*8, SU-30*4, Y-8 ASW*2 and KJ-500 AEW&C*2) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 3, 2021 For decades, the United States military has benefited from having air superiority over its enemies in all its conflicts around the world. The Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar investment in advanced warplanes, weapons systems, satellites …

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US, Greece Enhance Ties with China which has control of the strategic Port of Piraeus

China ship China: The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s Luyang II-class destroyer Xian moves through the water. DOD photo US, Greece Enhance Ties with China, Turkey in the Background October 14, 2021 11:32 PM Natalie Liu VOA he United States and Greece upgraded an existing Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement on Thursday, …

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WWII: Women’s Army Corps Sgt. Lorraine Vogelsang turns 100 years

Women’s Army Corps Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday OCT. 13, 2021 | BY WESLEY FARNSWORTH, 88TH AIR BASE WING Lorraine Vogelsang, a Women’s Army Corps veteran, poses with an official photo of her from her time in the service, at her home in Cincinnati, Ohio Aug. 19, 2021. Vogelsang served in the WAC …

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The Battle off Samar: The Sacrifice of “Taffy 3” 25 October 1944

The Battle off Samar: The Sacrifice of “Taffy 3” 25 October 1944j Watercolor by Commander Dwight C. Shepler, USNR, depicting an episode during the torpedo attacks by the TG 77.4.3 (“Taffy 3”) destroyer screen. Ships present are (left to right): Japanese battleships Nagato, Haruna, and Yamato, with salvo (Japanese shells contained dye for spotting …

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Eye For An Eye

In Saudi Arabia 2013, Rizana Nafeek, a young nanny from Sri Lanka, was beheaded by sword, punishment for allegedly killing a baby in 2007 when she was believed to be just 17. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen bucked a global trend with spikes in executionsGlobal executions fell by …

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DOD to Taiwan: We’ve Got Your Back, DOD to China: Back Off

While China’s Intimidation of Taiwan Continues, U.S. Remains Committed to Taiwanese Self-Defense OCT. 12, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS 16 PLA aircraft (J-16*8, SU-30*4, Y-8 ASW*2 and KJ-500 AEW&C*2) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 3, 2021 Since October 1, more than 100 Chinese military aircraft have moved provocatively …

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Bea Arthur, one of the first women to join the Marines, WWII

VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Bea Arthur “For those of us who remember her best as the incisive Dorothy Zbornak on Golden Girls, Arthur’s Personality Appraisals read like those of her television character.” On Feb. 13, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps put out its rallying call: “Be a Marine…Free a Man to Fight.” …

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Desert Storm and the “Bunker Buster” Bomb that ended the 1st Gulf War in 1991

Historical” video of the Watervliet Arsenal’s effort to manufacture the “Bunker Buster” Bomb that ended the 1st Gulf War in 1991. This truly was a local team effort as the Army’s Benet Laboratories, which is collocated on the Watervliet Arsenal, and the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing …

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‘Polexit’: Is Poland About to Quit the European Union?

‘Polexit’: Is Poland About to Quit the European Union? Henry Ridgewell VOA European Union officials have warned that the bloc “is at risk of collapse” unless it challenges a ruling by Poland’s top court over the supremacy of EU law, which is seen as a central pillar of European integration.  …

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Taliban Strong Arms U.S. in to provision of robust humanitarian assistance, “directly to the people?

A U.S. interagency delegation traveled to Qatar to meet with senior Taliban representatives from Kabul and discussed issues of vital national interest. The delegation reiterated that the Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words, Sec of State spokesman Ned Price said in a release: U.S. Delegation …

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