The commander of Fort Jackson had to clarify which racist incident he was addressing in a statement on Friday after videos of two separate, racist incidents involving current and former soldiers assigned to the South Carolina Army post recently went viral. “First, I want to reiterate that the command in no way condones the behavior …
Hawaii is sending more Marines to Australia this year as part of an annual rotational deployment intended to increase combat capability west of the international date line as a counter to China and while the Corps tries to keep a lid on COVID-19 cases. The aviation combat element for Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 2021 includes approximately …
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An Army aviation battalion apparently recreated parts of The Hangover during a recent deployment to Poland in September 2020, according to a new report in Stars & Stripes. Citing the Army’s official 15-6 investigation report, Stripes revealed on Monday that Maj. Matthew Conner, the executive officer of the 1st Battalion of the 101st Combat Aviation …
Nearly every freight train crossing the border from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, has illegal immigrants on it, marking a major increase in one of the more dangerous methods of jumping the boundary, Customs and Border Protection said Monday. CBP officers, who monitor the ports of entry, said they’ve nabbed 292 illegal immigrants on freight …
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Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. In recent years, China’s foreign policy has become more assertive and confrontational, both in terms of its aims as well as its rhetoric. The increasingly aggressive style of Chinese diplomats has been described as “Wolf …
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