by Susan Katz Keating The portrait of a military working cat is part of a display honoring police dogs at the Pentagon. The portrait, a dignified portrayal of “Minou,” shows the gray tabby wearing a collar with a badge labelled “Feline Unit.” The badge contains the image of a paw. The …
Read More »Captured in the Desert: A Soldier’s Misfortune With the French Foreign Legion in Algeria
The French Foreign Legion these days is more exclusive than it used to be. If there is an Interpol notice against you, for example, you won’t get through the gate. A century ago, however, a man who wanted to escape his past and assume a new identity could disappear into …
Read More »Why Did Mark Milley’s Portrait Go MIA From the Pentagon?
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating UPDATE: Sources inside the Pentagon report that as of Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, the spot that once held Milley’s painting has been smoothed over to show no trace of the portrait having been there. The drywall has been patched and painted, so that an observer would …
Read More »Three Hostages Returned to Israel From Captivity in Gaza
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold Sunday, seemingly starting a six-week pause in 15 months of fighting in Gaza and setting the stage for the release of dozens of hostages held by the terrorists, including three young women freed in the first hours of the truce. The truce …
Read More »Iranian Supreme Court Judges Killed in ‘Planned Assassination’
Two Iranian Supreme Court judges who handled espionage and terrorism cases were killed in an attack at the court’s headquarters, according to Iran’s judiciary. The attack took place Jan. 18 in Tehran. The dead were identified as Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh. A third judge was also wounded in the attack, …
Read More »Israel and Hamas Agree to Ceasefire Deal
Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire that will lead to the release of some hostages being held by the terror group, officials announced. “WE HAVE A DEAL FOR THE HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY. THANK YOU!” President-elect Donald Trump wrote on TRUTH Social. The first …
Read More »Russian Troops Abandoned Wounded Korean, Launched Artillery to Block His Capture, Ukrainian Soldiers Say
Russian forces abandoned a wounded Korean soldier during combat in Kursk, and then tried to prevent Ukrainian troops who captured the man from taking him off the battlefield, according to a Ukrainian soldier involved in the mission. The Ukrainian soldier said the Russian forces launched a barrage of artillery fire …
Read More »At War in Iraq, I Faced One Last Incident Before I Went Home
by Greg Chabot The beginning of February 2005 was a busy time in Baqubah. Insurgent activity had picked up considerably, keeping all of us at the Police HQ on our toes. With the end of the deployment coming, I had tried multiple times to extend my tour but was denied. …
Read More »WATCH: When Night Stalkers Come to Call
Night Stalkers put their machines front and center in yet another badass vid from the 160th SOAR. Watch how they do it.
Read More »Russia’s New Fibre-Optic Drones Evade Jamming in Ukraine
Russia is using a new drone to try to evade Ukrainian jamming equipment. Rather than being controlled wirelessly, the new drone use miles of fibre-optic cable. The cables unravel as drones fly toward a target. First-person view (FPV) drones are now the biggest killer on the battlefield, and the use …
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