The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, at a time when U.S. officials are raising alarm over Russia’s maritime expansion. The Eisenhower, also known as the “Ike,” will relieve the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group which later this month heads back to…
In a reversal, Obama allows US troops in Afghanistan in combat roles Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (Getty) In a significant reversal of policy, President Barack Obama’s administration will now all American soldiers to fight alongside Afghan troops in combat situations, and will allow close air support in combat. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter…
Polish Soldiers from the 56th Aviation Base, and U.S. Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade “Task Force Griffin,” augmented by 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 127th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade and 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation, 1AD CAB participated in the Polish led opening ceremonies for…
Russia will respond to the entrance of the USS Porter into the Black Sea. The US warship entered the Black Sea waters on June 6 to participate in NATO’s “Atlantic Resolve” drills. Russia will take adequate measures in response, Director of the Department for European Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Andrey Kelin said, RIA…
Having sent not one but two aircraft carriers into the Mediterranean in what, as we reported yesterday, was meant to be a “clear message to Russia“, the US decided to further antagonize Russia when on Monday it sent the US destroyer Porter in the Black Sea “for a series of drills with allies and forces…
The Obama administration is considering a plan that would allow the U.S. military to strike more targets with fewer restrictions throughout Afghanistan, officials told NBC News on Thursday. A senior U.S. official said active discussions are under way to give U.S. forces new authority to strike Taliban fighters simply for being part of the Taliban….
