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U.S. Army
First Flight of the SB-1 Defiant, a Potential Blackhawk Helicopter Replacement
Popular Mechanics - By Kyle Mizokami
The Defiant, or something very much like it, could replace the UH-60 Blackhawk transport helicopter in U.S. Army service. The SB-1 Defiant helicopter, a new rotary-winged aircraft design developed by flew
Reutersadded this to U.S. News
Politics
House Armed Services chairman denies $1 billion transfer for Trump wall
Reuters - by Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Tuesday denied the Pentagon's plan to shift $1 billion to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, intensifying
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U.S. Army
Does the American Military Have a Problem With Far-Right Extremism?
psmag.com - Christopher Jones
In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security released a report highlighting the threat of far-right groups recruiting veterans. Ten years later, it's …
The Daily Beastadded this to Cheat Sheet
Mexico-U.S. Border Wall
House Panel Nixes Pentagon Plan to Reroute $1B to Trump’s Border Wall
The Daily Beast
The House Committee on Armed Services has denied a Pentagon request to reroute about $1 billion in U.S. Army funds to construction of President …
Foreign Policy
Trump's Golan Heights announcement will backfire for Netanyahu — and US
thehill.com - Stephen Blank, opinion contributor
President Trump probably thinks he did Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a great favor by advocating Israeli annexation of the Golan. Unfortunately, …
John Paul Austriaadded this to Navy related readings
U.S. Marines
Marine Raiders Fire Back After Call to Disband MARSOC
realcleardefense.com - Gina Harkins
If the Marine Corps is serious about getting ready to take on a near-peer enemy like China in the future, then it's time to fold its 13-year-old …
news.com.auadded this to WORLD NEWS
U.S. Navy
Laser cannons are ready for war
news.com.au - Jamie Seidel
It’s big. It’s bright. It’s dangerous. And it will go to sea on a front-line warship for the first time before 2021. The US Navy has announced it has …
INSIDER
U.S. Dept. of Defense
Lawmakers just moved to block the Pentagon's $1 billion transfer for Trump's border wall
INSIDER - Ryan Pickrell
Lawmakers blocked the Department of Defense's move to transfer $1 billion for the construction of a physical barrier along the US-Mexico border, the …
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U.S. Army
Afghanistan-Deployed County Employee Sends Gifts Back Home
Patch - John Barker
DOUGLASVILE, GA -- Sergeant Major Robert H. Cowart, a Douglas County employee, currently on deployment in Afghanistan, recently executed a mission …
NBC News
James Mattis
Former Mattis aide penning 'shocking' book that details Mattis-Trump relationship
NBC News - Courtney Kube
The book will tell how ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis "slow-rolled some of Trump's most controversial measures, with no intention of following through." WASHINGTON — A close adviser to ex-Defense Secretary
New Orleans, LA
The Army Corps plans to begin closing Bonnet Carre Spillway Tuesday
fox8live.com - John Snell
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to begin the process of closing the remaining bays on the Bonnet Carre Spillway. A Corps …
news.com.auadded this to WORLD NEWS
U.S. Marines
US island invasion ‘warning’ to Beijing
news.com.au - Jamie Seidel
A tiny island off the coast of Japan has just become the centre of attention in the escalating game of brinkmanship being played out in the South and …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & World
NASA
NASA's first all-female spacewalk isn't happening. Blame a wardrobe malfunction.
Chicago Tribune - Lindsey Bever, Kayla Epstein, Allyson Chiu
NASA has aborted its mission for a first-ever all-female spacewalk around the International Space Station because there are not enough spacesuits to fit the female astronauts, the agency said. Astronauts
U.S. Army
Pentagon To Transfer $1,000,000,000 For Border Wall
iheart.com - Bill Strange
A notification from the Pentagon to the U.S. Congress says $1,000,000,000 is being transferred for the border barrier project. The notification …
Armed Forces
Trump's wall to get $1 billion in 'theft from other readiness needs of our Armed Forces'
dailykos.com - Laura Clawson
Donald Trump is getting his first $1 billion of wall from money the Defense Department was supposed to use for other things. Acting Defense Secretary …
The Globe and Mailadded this to National
Canadian News
Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter Dan Blankenship did it his way, reverend tells funeral
The Globe and Mail - Aly Thomson
An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia’s Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he made home for more than
mey2980added this to Weapons And Warfare
Business
What Is The F-35 Fighter And How Much Does It Cost?
investors.com - GILLIAN RICH
The F-35 fighter is the most expensive weapons program in the world and Lockheed Martin's (LMT) biggest revenue generator. Despite a history of cost …
South Florida
Key West Honors Manuel Cabeza Almost A Century After His Lynching
wlrn.org - Nancy Klingener
On Christmas Day, 1921, a mob including members of the KKK killed a Key West man. His gravesite was neglected for nearly a century. After 97 years, …
U.S. Army
Austin ISD board approves changing name of Lanier High School to Juan Navarro
cbsaustin.com - CBS Austin
The Austin ISD School Board approved renaiming Sidney Lanier Early College High School on Monday night. The school will be renamed Juan Navarro Early …
El Salvador
6 MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Allegedly Conspiring to Commit Murder
theepochtimes.com - Janita Kan
Six MS-13 gang members who are accused of conspiring to commit two separate murders in Suffolk County, New York, have been indicted, according to an …
Opinion
Trump is getting his wall money, even without Congress
washingtonexaminer.com - Erin Dunne
President Trump didn’t need another feather in his cap on Monday after his attorney general produced a summary the long-anticipated Mueller report …
Fox Newsadded this to U.S.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence eyed in Illinois assistant prosecutor's killing: report
Fox News - Bradford Betz
An Illinois woman was fatally shot in a Wisconsin home on Saturday while her 5-year-old daughter was present, according to reports. Stacia Hollinshead, 30, was an assistant state’s attorney, Army intelligence
NOLA.com
Mississippi River
Corps starts closing Bonnet Carré Spillway Tuesday -
nola.com
As water levels in the Mississippi River recede, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—New Orleans District will start closing the Bonnet Carré Spillway …
Veterans
Former lawmaker will run Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center
telegram.com - Michael P. Norton, State House News Service
Former Rep. Charles Murphy of Burlington is taking on a new challenge, as executive director of the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center, which …
Politics
The Navy Wanted a New Cyber Official, but a Housing Scandal Got in the Way
foreignpolicy.com - Lara Seligman
The U.S. Navy had been considering dissolving the position of an assistant secretary who oversaw housing for military families and creating a new job …
Rolling Stoneadded this to All News
Politics
Actually, Trump Now Says, Mueller Acted Honorably
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia is over. The president is pleased. “No collusion, No …
Patchadded this to Los Angeles, CA Patch
Los Angeles, CA
Freeway Series Heads To Dodgers Stadium
Patch - California News Wire Services
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Dodgers will play at Dodger Stadium for the first time in 2019 Tuesday evening, facing the Los Angeles Angels to …
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
Politics
Pentagon authorizes up to $1B to start 57 miles of border wall construction
Fox News - Edmund DeMarche
The Pentagon notified Congress late Monday that it authorized the transfer of up to $1 billion to erect 57 miles of "pedestrian fencing" along the U.S.-Mexico border in direct support of President Trump's
U.S. Army
Tribe asks to void day for Wayne | Local
journalgazette.net - www.journalgazette.net
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma wants the Fort Wayne City Council to rescind its decision to declare July 16 as Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne Day. The Fort …
Donald Trump
The Pentagon Will Spend Up To $1 Billion To Build Trump's Border Wall
buzzfeednews.com - Claudia Koerner
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced the plan Monday night. The Department of Defense will allocate up to $1 billion in funding to …