The U.S. soldiers who died during a mission in Lithuania were remembered Tuesday as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit. Read more at: https://t.co/eD33GQm2hr Source - Stars and Stripes

F/A-18 Super Hornets fly over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on March 19. ⁦@TheCVN69⁩ @CENTCOM⁩

A plume of black smoke billows from Gaza City as seen from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane approaching for a humanitarian airdrop mission on March 20, 2024.

A @nytimes investigation uncovered a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the attacks on Israel. "In a grainy video, you can see her, lying on her back, dress torn, legs spread, vagina exposed. Her face is burned beyond recognition."

“People First” is a big Army talking point. But at the unit level, leaders are blowing the whole thing off. Read more:

US military plane goes down in apparent “mishap” in eastern Mediterranean.

People who couldn't move fast enough to smear a high school student w/an awkward smirk towards a protester in his face will jump through hoops to tell you why these antisemite bullies need to have their identities and careers protected This is a mob surrounding a single Jew

Appeals court rules against Coast Guardsman dinged for dong drawing https://t.co/Gp6g4RCNm6

Police identified all those killed in missile attack on cafe in Hroza. Russia is responsible for death of 59 local residents. All victims are local residents. Entire families of several generations are gone. 19 people were identified using mobile DNA laboratories. One victim, a

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“I literally have soldiers who are going to go on to be brain surgeons. I think the people here are very eclectic. Some are rich. Some are poor. I admire these two edges.”

Because of the sensitivity of his mission, we did not name him in our story and he was limited in what he could discuss. But talking about life in the IDF and diversity in the ranks, he had this to say:

Col. Roi Levy, the commander of an elite IDF unit, was reported to be among those killed in battle against terrorists over the weekend. This is him in 2013 when he hosted us for an afternoon at his base near the Gaza border.

Meet the new commander of the storied 173rd Airborne. @173rdAbnBde

A policy change that is also a reminder about how the Obama administration’s weakness toward Russia set the stage for the current war. From Syria to Crimea, efforts to appease Putin only made the world a more dangerous place.

“Permanent” was the word of the day in Pozan Tuesday as the US Army activated its first garrison in the county, signaling a long-term troop presence. Poland’s defense minister and Army brass were on hand.

US troops in the Horn of Africa launched a rescue operation, saving two people with serious injuries.

“It puts this thing within range of Russia. We are intentionally trying to be provocative without being escalatory.”

ICYMI: “The Army willfully chose to disregard these governing provisions, thus elevating its conduct to the level of gross negligence,” Patrick Hughes, an attorney representing the seven plaintiffs, wrote in U.S. Court of Federal Claims filings this month. https://t.co/qDxcVyD2G1