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Man charged for his role in Capitol riot was previously court-martialed for manslaughter

| January 24, 2024 | 27 Comments
Man charged for his role in Capitol riot was previously court-martialed for manslaughter

Edward Richmond Jr., 40, was charged for assaulting a Capitol police officer repeatedly during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This was not his first rodeo with the law. Richmond was deployed to Iraq in 2004 when he shot and killed a handcuffed Iraqi civilian. He was tried and convicted for this killing. Richmond subsequently […]

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Mexico is calling for an investigation into how US military grade weapons ended up in cartel hands

| January 23, 2024 | 53 Comments
Mexico is calling for an investigation into how US military grade weapons ended up in cartel hands

These are not weapons that are mistaken as military grade by anti-gun proponents in the U.S. These are actual weapons that the U.S. military has used in the past. The Mexican army has previously seized fully automatic machine guns, grenade launchers, as well as rocket launchers. Although the Mexican military still has more firepower than […]

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Loyalty to the Constitution emphasized at Military Academies

| January 18, 2024 | 85 Comments
Loyalty to the Constitution emphasized at Military Academies

The Military Academy does not just offer classes that merges with political correctness. In one class offered at West Point, American Politics (SS202), Major Joe Amoroso emphasized the importance of the oath to the U.S. Constitution. The class emphasized that this is where loyalty should be, not towards a specific individual or office, but to […]

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The US to help increase Guyana’s military readiness

| January 11, 2024 | 13 Comments
The US to help increase Guyana’s military readiness

Guyana’s government wants help from the United States to improve its military. Talks have already been conducted. Daniel Erikson said that the US would assist Guyana’s military with organization and equipment improvements. Security forces and specialized training teams have been working with Guyana since 2023. Erikson said that these forces and teams will continue their […]

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Republican to file articles of impeachment against Lloyd Austin

| January 9, 2024 | 83 Comments
Republican to file articles of impeachment against Lloyd Austin

Representative Matt Rosendale, Republican, plans to forward articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. This plan comes in the wake of Austin’s health event and covers other defense hiccups. These involved the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the passing of the Chinese spy balloon over the US. From Fox News: Rosendale told Fox News […]

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Military and veteran issues anticipated to be among topics for the upcoming presidential campaign

| January 5, 2024 | 29 Comments
Military and veteran issues anticipated to be among topics for the upcoming presidential campaign

Joe Biden is already leveraging his involvement with approving the PACT Act as well as his team’s outreach to those impacted by burn pits in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Additionally, Biden talked about his late son’s military service including how it impacted the Biden family. However, should military and veteran issues take major roles in […]

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Sorry media, the US military is not full of violent extremists

| January 3, 2024 | 19 Comments
Sorry media, the US military is not full of violent extremists

The Pentagon commissioned a report in 2021 aimed at addressing violent extremism within the ranks. The results have been released but the media did not give it as much attention as it could have provided. The report concluded that the ranks are not jam-packed with violent extremists, that there was no “disproportionate number of extremists” […]

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The U.S. Military retaliates against Iran back militias in Iraq

| December 26, 2023 | 32 Comments
The U.S. Military retaliates against Iran back militias in Iraq

An Iran-affiliated terror group launched a drone attack on a military base in Iraq. The attack wounded three U.S. military personnel; one of them is in critical condition. The retaliatory attacks were against targets inside Iraq, resulting in the Iraq side’s criticizing the U.S. action. Three sites were attacked, the Iraqis claimed that one militant […]

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