All reporting, photos, White House ATF official reports. “The President is once again fulfilling a promise he made to the American people. And this morning, the Acting Attorney General signed the final rule, making clear that bump stocks are illegal because they fall within the definition of machine guns that are banned under federal firearms …
“We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” Donald J. Trump. Later, U.S. Dept of Defense Dana White tweeted. “For force protection and operational security reasons we will not provide further details. We have started the process of returning U.S. troops home from #Syria as we transition …
The US state department has approved a foreign military sale of eighty (80) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) missiles, sixty (60) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.5 billion OFFICIAL DSCA RELEASE. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency release below, the department approved the sale of …
William Frederick Halsey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 30 October 1882, son of the late Captain William F. Halsey, US Navy, and Mrs. (Anne Masters Brewster) Halsey. Graduated in February 1904, he served the two years at sea then required by law before he was commissioned Ensign, 2 February 1906. He was promoted …
The jury returned a guilty verdict today. Please be in prayer for all of the Raven 23 families,” Free Raven 23 tweeted today after the jury rendered its verdict in the trial of former Blackwater security contractor Nicholas Slatten. Jurors deliberated for four days after a six-week trial in U.S. District Court in Washington. Free Raven23 …
Typhoons and Hurricanes: Pacific Typhoon, 18 December 1944 On 17 December 1944, the ships of Task Force 38, seven fleet and six light carriers, eight battleships, 15 cruisers, and about 50 destroyers were operating about 300 miles east of Luzon in the Philippine Sea. The carriers had just completed three days of heavy raids against …
Unveiled: Lone Sailor Statue Stands Watch in Guam By JoAnna Delfin, Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs ASAN, Guam (NNS) — Standing at 7 feet tall and gazing toward the Pacific Ocean, the Lone Sailor statue was unveiled during a ceremony at the Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex in Hagatna, Guam Dec. 15. The effort to …
NSA BAHRAIN (NNS) — The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed integrated operations in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 15. While steaming, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Essex (LHD 2) supported Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, providing armed support to …
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment: Welcome home! By Rear Adm. Roy Kelley Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense James Mattis introduced a new concept called Dynamic Force Employment, which makes our naval force more agile and operationally unpredictable to our long-term strategic adversaries. As we enter …
Rest In Peace Sgt Gary G. Wilson…Times of San Diego.com FB Marine drill instructor, Sgt. Gary G. Wilson, who died in a freeway accident in November, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps’ highest non-combat award in a ceremony 12 December according to Task and Purpose. The ceremony was attended by 200 people from …
