Although the majority of the uniformed OSS SO and SI officers had received commissions in the Army or the Army Air Corps, there were a few naval officers and a couple of dozen Marines. The most famous Marine in the OSS was Major Peter Julien Ortiz, who with two Navy Crosses …
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the Karada bombing that killed 250 and wounded 200 was the deadliest bombing since the beginning of the war. More than five years after the Karrada bombing, which broke the hearts of Iraqis, our heroic forces, after a complex intelligence pursuit outside Iraq, succeeded in arresting the terrorist Ghazwan al-Zawba’i, …
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Operation Desert Storm Caption: US and British military personnel converse in Bahrain on a pier beside the Royal Navy’s logistic landing ship RFA Sir Galahad (L-3005). Pictured, from left, are: Corporal Lemuel Maynor, USMC; Lieutenant Paul Dobson, Lieutenant D.P. Wolstenholme, and Diver Steven Fitzjohn of the Royal Navy; Lance Corporal …
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Interview With Author Fred Burton Hijacking, Bombings of U.S. Embassies: Beirut Ground Zero for Intelligence Operations Fred Burton, a New York Times bestselling author, former counterterrorism agent with the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service and Chief Security Officer at Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm, discusses his latest book, Beirut …
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Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship mission launched successfully 2021-10-16 According to China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) news, the Long March-2F Y13 carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship, blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 00:23 (Beijing Time) of Oct. 16, 2021. All reporting, videos Chinese government China is ready to launch its manned spacecraft #Shenzhou13 …
Read More »Gen Colin Powell has died at 84. Powell had previously been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer in plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response, CNN reports. Even if fully vaccinated against COVID-19, those who are immunocompromised are at greater risk from the virus. The warped …
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MK19 Grenade Launcher. The MK-19 has been used since 1968. It is designed to fire 40mm grenades.The MK19 is a 40mm, fully automatic, blowback operated, air cooled machine gun. Production first began in 1967 for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. It replaced the hand-cranked MK18. The MK19 is …
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Building Homes For Heroes · — in Chester, Virginia. A Marine Corps veteran got the welcome home of his dreams in Chester as he stepped foot into a new home with his wife and two children. The couple was gifted a four bedroom three bath dream home, thanks to Building Homes for Heroes. He …
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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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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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