In letter to Congress explaining his veto, President Trump says defense bill "includes language that would require the renaming of certain military installations," and says it will "restrict the President's ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Germany, and South Korea."
BREAKING: An American hostage has been rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in a daring raid early this morning
Philip Walton, 27, "is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State," DoD says
Walton kidnapped in Niger earlier this week. He was recused in Nigeria
RIP Pierre and Sasha. From our last correspondence:
I will effort to get as much of this on TV to help Ukrainians in every way possible. Keep Smiling.
Pierre
Five years ago, the U.S. military got into a scrap with the Wagner Group in Syria. After U.S. troops were attacked, Defense Secretary Mattis ordered airstrikes killing hundreds of mercenaries. Asked about the incident Mattis later told a reporter, "They never bothered us again.”
BREAKING: Gen. McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, to announce no ISIS-K fighters killed in U.S. drone strike in Kabul Aug 29. 10 civilians killed, including 7 children in Toyota. No disciplinary action expected, officials say. US military stands by intel leading to strike.
Navy SEAL Team 8 commanding officer Brian Bourgeois, 43, died Tuesday from injuries sustained during nighttime fast-rope training.
Booj was a beloved member of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Class of 2001, and a friend to all who knew him.
He leaves behind a wife and five children.
British intelligence says over 2.5 million Ukrainians, including children, have been forcibly deported to camps inside Russia. That’s the equivalent of emptying Chicago.
Sr. State Dept. official: The “reduction in violence” will start tonight Afghanistan time and if properly implemented the signing will take place on Feb. 29 in Doha, Qatar between a Taliban representative and U.S. Special Rep. Zalmay Khlalilzad: pool report
JUST IN: Defense Secretary Mattis asked if the deployment of more than 5,200 troops to the southern border was a 'political stunt' ahead of the midterm elections: "We don’t do stunts," Mattis replied.
BREAKING: President Biden orders another 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne to Kabul. 7,000 U.S. troops will be on the ground in Afghanistan soon.
Gen. McKenzie: "I recommended we keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan." Gen. Milley later said same thing.
Defense Secretary Austin later told Sen. Cotton this "input was received by the president."
President Biden told ABC last month: “No one said that to me that I can recall.”
Biden Aug. 2020: “I promise you as president, I'll never put you in the middle of politics or personal vendettas. I'll never use the military as a prop.”
Biden Thursday:
BREAKING: Chinese air force sends 52 aircraft, including three dozen fighter jets and a dozen bombers, into Taiwan’s air defense zone—the largest incursion ever: Taipei
Biden on gas prices today: “In some few states, it’s below three bucks.”
According to AAA, there are no states with gas prices below three bucks today.
More soldiers in U.S. Army’s active-duty, National Guard and Reserve forces died of suicide in Q2 this year than entire U.S. military has died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, new Pentagon suicide report shows
Russia has lost up to 20% of its 'combat power' (soldiers, aircraft, tanks and other vehicles) since launching invasion of Ukraine Feb. 24: U.S. senior defense official
EXCLUSIVE: A Chinese spy balloon crashed into the Pacific off the coast of Hawaii four months ago, U.S. officials say.
Fox News has also learned at least one Chinese spy balloon flew over portions of Texas and Florida during the Trump administration.
British military’s top officer tells BBC morale in Russian forces plunging after units ‘decimated’ by Ukrainian fighters. Some Russian soldiers in long convoy stuck outside capital since Wednesday ‘camping out in the forest’ because equipment ‘failing’
Biden yesterday: "We have no indication" Americans blocked from entering Kabul airport
U.S. Embassy Kabul today: Americans should "avoid traveling to the airport" due to security threats
Gen. McKenzie today: "I recommended we keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan."
President Biden to ABC last month: “No one said that to me that I can recall.”
It’s been three days since Pentagon first called the long Russian military convoy outside Ukraine’s capital ‘stalled.’ Many now wondering where the Russian soldiers are. U.S. officials think ‘something must be wrong.’
FBI Saturday: Texas hostage standoff at synagogue “not specifically related to the Jewish community.”
FBI Sunday: “This is a terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted”
BREAKING: White House statement on anti-Israel protests at Columbia University:
“While every American has the right to peaceful protect, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and
Several Russian warships have left Crimea and are heading to Odesa. An amphibious assault on Ukraine’s third largest city could come as soon as Thursday: U.S. officials
Robert F. Kennedy Jr: "I am against people participating in women's sports who are biologically male. I think women have worked too hard...over the past 30 years," Democratic presidential candidate tells MSNBC. "I don't think that's fair."
Zelensky tells The Atlantic: “I cannot understand how a Christian country, the Russian Federation, with the largest Orthodox community in the world, will be killing people on [Easter]...they will kill, and they will be killed.”
DHS chief says of the more than 60,000 people evacuated from Kabul and brought to the United States, only 3% are Afghan special immigrant visa holders, which include interpreters
Scoop: U.S. Air Force F-16 that shot down an unknown object over Lake Huron yesterday missed on its first attempt, U.S. officials say.
It’s not clear where the first missile landed. A second Sidewinder air-to-air missile was needed.
Each Sidewinder AIM-9X costs over $400,000.
In 1994, Ukraine was the world’s third largest nuclear power. In exchange for giving up over 4,000 nuclear warheads, Russia promised to honor Ukraine’s borders. Experts say today’s recognition of Donbas is another example of Russia violating an international agreement.
For the second time since a U.S. Reaper drone killed two ISIS "planners" in eastern Afghanistan, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby refuses to identify who was killed.
Remembering the five children aboard Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon (left to right) Rodney Dickens, 11, Asia SiVon Cottom, 11, Bernard Brown, 11—selected by National Geographic to fly to California to study the ocean. It was their first plane ride.
Also pictured Dana…
U.S. military will soon begin training Ukrainian forces outside the country on the 18 x 155mm howitzers and 40,000 rounds the White House ordered rushed to Ukraine ahead of Russia’s expected Donbas offensive
JUST IN: Pentagon orders all stores on U.S. military bases worldwide to ban phones and telecom equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, following warnings from top U.S. intelligence officials the Chinese companies could be spying on Americans
Honoring 2 Navy SEALs lost at sea
Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram.
On the evening of Jan. 11, Chambers and Ingram were reported missing at sea while conducting a night-time seizure…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton just left Pentagon following meeting with acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan in secure conference room known as ‘The Tank’ to discuss military options for Venezuela, per senior defense official
The commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, has arrived in Poland along with hundreds of paratroopers. Donahue was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan.
Pentagon identifies Army helicopter pilot killed in Iraq crash: CW3 Taylor J. Galvin, 34, from Spokane, Wash. Member of 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, had 9 deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan
Honoring 3 U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in drone attack in Jordan Sunday:
Sgt. William Rivers, 46, Willingboro, N.J.
Spc. Kennedy Sanders, 24, Waycross, Ga.
Spc. Breonna Moffett, 23, Savannah, Ga.
All served in the 926th Engineer Brigade based out of Fort Moore, Ga.
“The Ukrainians have killed a lot of Russians in this past week, and I'm surprised how fast the Russians want to throw their troops behind enemy lines to die,” former U.S. Army paratrooper here fighting in Ukraine
9 Russian aircraft reportedly shot down over Ukraine today, 5 jets and 4 attack helicopters. It’s been decades since an air force suffered so many losses
BREAKING: U.S. embassy Kabul warns of "potential security threats" outside Kabul airport. "We are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time."
After President Biden announces deployment of U.S. military to help with covid, worth remembering how many field hospitals were set up in 2020, most without treating a single patient (Seattle, DC, Miami, Chicago, hospital ship in NYC etc.)
Raytheon CEO to
@JenGriffinFNC
on U.S. weapon shortages after 9 months of war in Ukraine: "We've essentially used up 13 years worth of Stinger production and 5 years worth of Javelin production. So the question is, how are we going to resupply, restock the inventories?"
#RNDF2022
U.S. Missile Defense Agency says it shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in space for first time using interceptor missile fired from a warship in successful test