Mexican cartel sending people across border with cash to buy these weapons
Kevin KrauseThe Dallas Morning News(TNS) Federal authorities say a Mexican drug cartel is sending buyers with cash into North Texas to acquire as many high-powered rifles as possible for use in its ongoing wars with rivals and Mexican security forces. Here are two primary weapons they have sought. The FN M249S This... Read more
Putin says soldiers from NATO countries are in Ukraine and full-scale war with NATO is still an option
dpa(TNS) Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a full-scale conflict with NATO cannot be ruled out at a press conference in Moscow to mark his victory in presidential elections accompanied by allegations of manipulation. In case of a full-scale conflict with NATO, the world would be just one step away from a third world... Read more
Washington elite received free healthcare from the military by using aliases
David HilzenrathKFF Health News(TNS) Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators. White House officials, senior military and other national security leaders,... Read more
FBI wants to take over military weapons testing facility
Shari PhielThe Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.(TNS) Mar. 14—Camp Bonneville’s days as a military weapons training facility may be over, but at least one federal agency wants to continue using the former U.S. Army post as a shooting range. The Clark County Council had a preliminary discussion at its March 6 meeting about signing a new... Read more
Pentagon lists priorities to arm Ukraine, replenish stockpile
Tony CapaccioBloomberg News(TNS) The Biden administration has underscored to lawmakers its $6.5 billion in priorities to replenish U.S. arms stockpiles, replacing weapons already sent to Ukraine and allowing for more to be provided, according to a Defense Department document sent to Capitol Hill. The replenishment, which involves everything from... Read more
Israeli-American kidnapped by Hamas is declared dead
Update: The Israeli man, who had German and American citizenship, and was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip has been declared dead. “It is devastating to learn that our fellow German Itay Chen, whom we had hoped to be still alive, is dead after all,” the German ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, wrote on the... Read more
Department of Veterans Affairs approved free sperm for all who need it
Amanda SullenderThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.(TNS) Mar. 12—Local veterans advocates praised the Department of Veterans’ Affairs decision to expand coverage of in vitro fertilization to unmarried veterans and those in same-sex relationships amid uproar about the availability of the fertility treatment across the country. Previous policy only allowed VA coverage of IVF to heterosexual... Read more
Official report warns Germany’s military is aging and shrinking
dpa(TNS) Berlin — Germany’s armed forces are facing significant personnel problems as the ranks age and the military struggles to win new recruits, according to a damning report presented to parliament on Tuesday. Despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s announcement in 2022 of major new investments in defence, the military continues to struggle with equipment shortages... Read more
Second Russian military transport plane comes down since January

A Russian military transport aircraft carrying eight crew and seven passengers has come down in the Ivanovo region north-east of Moscow, in the second such incident this year, the Defence Ministry reported.

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Marines sent to Haiti to evacuate personnel from the embassy
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, set security on the medical site during Continuing Promise 2022 in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 17, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. William Reckley) Jacqueline Charles and Michael WilnerMiami Herald(TNS) The U.S. military flew in Marines to... Read more