Tag: military

GOP Senators Question Biden’s Navy Budget as China Projects Having 150 More Ships Than US by 2028

Republican senators expressed concerns this week about the Biden administration’s Navy budget, saying that the proposed spending is not adequate to confront the threat posed by China’s expanding naval forces. “This administration’s budget request does not fully reflect the challenges identified in its own national defense strategy,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair of the…


Deputy Commander of Ottawa Regiment Charged With Sexual Misconduct

A deputy commanding officer in a Canadian military reserve unit has been charged with sexual misconduct offences, The Epoch Times has learned. Major Robert Baker of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa is being investigated by the Carleton Place Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) spokesperson Captain Nick Drescher Brown told The…


Air Force Secretary Says He’s Seen Nothing ‘More Disturbing’ Than Chinese Regime’s Latest Move

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Chinese regime’s expansion of its nuclear force is the most “disturbing” military threat he’s seen in his lengthy, 50-year-long career. “I don’t think I’ve seen anything more disturbing in my career than the Chinese ongoing expansion of their nuclear force,” Kendall, a…


US in ‘Civilizational Struggle’ With Communist China: Rubio

The United States is in a Cold War with China’s communist regime and must take immediate steps to counter the threat and defend itself, according to a new report. Decisive and sweeping action is necessary to prevent authoritarian revision to the world order from happening, according to “Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for…


How China Harnesses Private Tech Giants for Overseas Intelligence Use

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is tightening the reins on private high-tech giants by acquiring voting shares or using party branches within the companies as the military’s intelligence assistant. The move to exert greater control over private industries has the United States and EU on alert. On March 11, Belgium’s prime minister said the country…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing to Examine ‘Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military’

The U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 28 on Ensuring Force Readiness: Examining Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military. Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for National Defense, the Heritage Foundation; Jeremy Hunt, chairman of Veterans on Duty, Inc.; Meaghan Mobbs, senior fellow of the Independent…


House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing to Examine ‘Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military’

The U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 28 on Ensuring Force Readiness: Examining Progressivism’s Impact on an All-Volunteer Military. Brent Sadler, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for National Defense, the Heritage Foundation; Jeremy Hunt, chairman of Veterans on Duty, Inc.; Meaghan Mobbs, senior fellow of the Independent…


Air Force Pilot Who Objects to All Vaccines Due to Religious Reasons Fears Punishment

An Air Force pilot who has sought a religious exemption from the COVID vaccine and all other vaccines expects he will face punishment for refusing to get vaccinated. Having performed air mobility missions for over 15 years, Air Force Major Jeremy Franks, who spoke to The Epoch Times using a pseudonym for fear of reprisals,…


Air Force Pilot Who Objects to All Vaccines for Religious Reasons Fears Punishment

An Air Force pilot who has sought a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine and all other vaccines expects he will face punishment for refusing to get vaccinated. Having performed air mobility missions for more than 15 years, Air Force Maj. Jeremy Franks, who spoke to The Epoch Times using a pseudonym for fear of…


US Rejects China’s Claim That US Warship Illegally Entered Waters in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy on Thursday disputed China’s claim that the Chinese military had driven away a U.S. destroyer that illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Chinese military said that the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius intruded into China’s territorial waters, undermining peace and stability in the busy…