Tag: U.S. Military

Satellite Imagery Shows Construction of US Military Facility in Pacific

Satellite imagery revealed that the United States is constructing a new military facility in the Pacific, possibly preparing an alternative landing site for its airforce should the military bases on Guam become inoperable. Land-clearing activity has been spotted at Tinian International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands, based on satellite images obtained by The War…


When Generals Quibble

Commentary According to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, the January 6th demonstration was an attempt to overthrow the Constitution. Lt. General and former National Security Advisor H.L. McMaster declared that the Department of Defense’s Afghanistan withdrawal debacle resulted from the American public’s “disinterest and defeatism.” The language of politicians, fraught with half truths,…


ICE Announces It Will Consider Military Service in Deportation Decisions

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced it will take into account noncitizen person’s U.S. military service when determining whether they should be deported. ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson said in a statement that the agency “values the incredible contributions of noncitizens who have served in the U.S. military.” “Through this directive, ICE will…


Orange County Salutes Fallen Service Members on Memorial Day

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Parked within a row of restored cars from the 1920s and 1930s, Angel Salinas and his two daughters and nephew sat in the family’s 1948 GMC pick-up truck formerly owned by Angel’s father, Joe. “The Salinases have a long tradition of military history,” Salinas told The Epoch Times. “Today we are here to…


Thoughts for Memorial Day 2022

Commentary Four days a year a special American flag flew from a tall loblolly pine in my family’s front yard. Every Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and every Veterans Day, my father would get up early then wake me, my sisters, and younger brother. We would traipse into the front yard, yawning in Houston’s…


US Military Performance Depends Upon Its Professionalism

Commentary The weak performance of the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine underscores that military effectiveness is dependent upon many factors such as maintenance and training, which, in turn, depend upon possessing a professional military that can accurately assess its own weaknesses and flaws. To do so requires honesty by the military organization in…


Monuments Men Group Bets on Playing Cards to Find Lost Art

DALLAS—A group dedicated to finishing the work of World War II’s Monuments Men is betting on a deck of playing cards—and reward money—to help find missing works of art taken by the Nazis. Inspired by the U.S. military’s history of creating playing cards related to missions, the Dallas-based Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of…


China’s Military Has Made Impressive Gains—But Do They Matter?

Commentary U.S. military planners are justifiably concerned that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is fielding increasingly advanced military and space platforms and systems in impressive quantities. But is this the heart of the Chinese threat to the United States? Or is Beijing’s non-military conflict capability of greater concern? And, even then, under what circumstances would…


Slovakia Lawmakers Approve Defense Military Treaty With US

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia—Slovakia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The Defense Cooperation Agreement passed 79–60 in the 150-seat legislature in a vote split between lawmakers from the four-party ruling coalition and the opposition. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases—Malacky-Kuchyna and Sliac—for 10 years…


Construction on Fuel Storage Facility in Northern Territory to Service U.S. Defence Operations Begins

Preliminary works have begun to construct the Northern Territory’s (NT) largest fuel storage facility, which will play a key role in U.S. defence operations in the region. According to an NT Government media release on Tuesday, the facility will be located at East Arm in Darwin and hold up to 300 million litres (approx. 80…