Some 50 French soldiers have died in a mission that has shifted from initially quelling a Tuareg rebellion in Mali’s north, to fighting a broader jihadist insurgency in central Sahel under Operation Barkhane. The French for the first time since the 2013 deployment want the Mali mission to end, VOA reported. French and Sahel forces …
Annual remembrance display honors fallen since 9-11 By Brandy Cruz, Fort Hood Honoring the sacrifices of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines since Sept. 11, 2001, approximately 7,700 boots are now on display at the Sadowski Parade Field here for the annual III Corps and Fort Hood Remembrance Display. “Independence of our country was not won …
Portland Police: Active shooter taken down, knocked out and hogtied by alert hero neighbor Posted by: Gregory Hoyt for Lawenforcement Today. According to Portland Police, an active shooting suspect was reportedly taken down by a neighbor after firing off over two dozen rounds – that surprisingly hit no one. The manner in which this active shooter …
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed all Australian troops have officially withdrawn from Afghanistan. “We’ve had 1,500 troops there recently, the number got down to 80 and we’ve now withdrawn from Afghanistan,” Mr Dutton told Sky News. Operation Anaconda, Shah-i-Khot Valley, Afghanistan, 2-10 March 2002. A short excerpt covering the role of the SAS. Army.mil Adam …
Surfside Tower Collapse. “Since minutes after the building collapsed, first responders have worked around the clock to find survivors in Surfside,”Gov DeSantis said. The latest update is that 86 victims have been found. An estimated 126 total were in the Towers when they collapsed. 62 victims are now identified, 211 people are accounted for, and …
