Pentagon warns military members of threats DNA kits pose
FeaturedUncategorized December 27, 2019 0
Military personnel shouldn’t use at-home DNA kits such as 23andme or Ancestry, the Pentagon warned in a recent memo. The advisory, initially obtained by Yahoo News, said such kits could pose a security risk. It also warned military personnel are being targeted by the companies with discounts encouraging them to... Read more
How the holiday drink “Eggnog” once sparked a military riot
Uncategorized December 5, 2019 0
With Thanksgiving behind us, time to pour a tall glass of eggnog. Divisive in some families, eggnog is a popular holiday drink made from cream or milk and eggs, sometimes mixed with alcohol. In fact, the first eggnog recipes included alcohol, said Fred Opie, a history and foodways professor... Read more
China quietly sends another 6,000 troops to Hong Kong, doubling its force
FeaturedUncategorized October 1, 2019 0
As Hong Kong continues to defy the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army have pushed more troops into the Canton region, all in the name of “order” and “peace.”
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Kim Gamel Stars and Stripes The United States and North Korea are holding “behind-the-scenes talks” on the possibility of a third summit, President Moon Jae-in said in remarks released Wednesday. Moon’s comments, made Tuesday in a joint written interview with seven news agencies, came ahead of a two-day visit... Read more
Tours to Korean border area likely to resume soon on southern side, UNC says
Uncategorized April 19, 2019 0
Kim Gamel Stars and Stripes Tours to the southern side of the truce village that straddles the border with North Korea are likely to resume “in relatively short order,” the United Nations Command said Thursday. But the UNC and the two Koreas still need to agree on a code... Read more
Japan says its F-35A stealth fighters made seven precautionary landings before crash
Uncategorized April 18, 2019 0
Hana Kusumoto and Seth Robson Stars and Stripes Japan’s F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, including the one that went down in the Pacific Ocean last week, made seven precautionary landings before the crash, the nation’s Defense Minister said. A search for the lost aircraft and its pilot, Maj. Akinori... Read more
Scott Wyland Stars and Stripes A U.S.-led exercise designed to improve protection of vital shipping lanes in the Mediterranean Sea and thwart seaborne crimes in North Africa wraps up this weekend, amid growing tensions in the region. Fourteen countries participated in the weeklong Phoenix Express exercise near Morocco, U.S.... Read more
Elizabeth Roche Mint, New Delhi The US has cleared the sale of two dozen multi-role MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to India for an estimated $2.6 billion, the US State Department announced Wednesday, in a boost to the Indian Navy’s anti-submarine capabilities against an expansionist China. The approval comes a... Read more
China’s Got a Powerful New Anti-Ship Missile
Uncategorized November 8, 2018
China has a potentially powerful new anti-ship missile. And if the Chinese navy deploys it in large numbers, it could complicate the U.S. Navy’s efforts to defend its ships at sea while also maintaining a protective missile shield around overseas U.S. bases, remote U.S. territories and America’s allies in... Read more
Vets With PTSD Save the Day in ‘The Predator’
Uncategorized September 21, 2018 0
Face it. All Predator movies are bad. That doesn’t mean I don’t love me some Predator. I’ll never get tired of hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger yell “get to the choppa,” seeing an alien perform first aid in an old woman’s bathroom or watching Topher Grace and Walton Goggins traipse around... Read more
