Above Photo: Members of an Air National Guard unit from Syracuse, NY load water onto a truck, to be distributed in New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 2012. Amazon, Starbucks—and the National Guard? Politicized mission and bad conditions push soldiers to join the Texas State Employees Union. When a group of Texas workers started discussing job problems and what to do about them a few months ago, their list of complaints would have been familiar to Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse staff, or restive young journalists at new and old media outlets. With little notice, their employer changed work […]
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Above Photo: President Biden meets last month with Ukrainan President Voldymyr Zelensky. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty. Biden implemented minor sanctions on the Donbas in response to Putin recognizing the breakaway republics. A US official on Monday signaled that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deployment of troops into the Donbas as “peacekeepers” might not trigger the “massive” sanctions the US has been threatening to hit Russia with if it “invades” Ukraine. The US has long accused Russia of having troops deployed in the Donbas, which Moscow has denied. A senior administration official told reporters on Monday that Putin’s peacekeeping deployment would “not be […]
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russia is building up armed forces near Ukraine’s borders. The deployment of the additional Russian troops across the country should not concern other states since this does not pose any threat to them, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “The Russian Federation deploys the Armed Forces on its soil as it wants to. This should not concern anyone and this is not posing any threat to anyone,” Peskov added. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Moscow is taking “all the necessary measures to ensure the security of its frontiers,” he stressed. Peskov noted […]
The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet has announced that the LCS USS Gabrielle Giffords returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, January 31. The Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following a 17-month rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of operation. “I am incredibly proud of the Gabrielle Giffords team and all they have accomplished”, said Cmdr. Rion Martin, the commanding officer of Gabrielle Giffords. “From Executive Officer to Culinary Specialist Seaman Norfleet, we have all led and followed one another. This dynamic team […]
On Jan. 21, the U.S. Army announced that U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade performed Airborne Operations from Ramstein Air Base to Bunker Drop Zone at Grafenwoehr Training Area as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. In a release Thursday, the Army said the purpose of the exercise was to rehearse and evaluate the Airborne Brigade’s ability to deploy on short notice. The emergency deployment readiness exercise tested 173rd Airborne Brigade’s ability to alert, recall and deploy under emergency conditions while also testing the capability to train the unit. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has announced on Friday that the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. USS Sioux City returned to Mayport, Fla., Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, according to a recent news release. On Friday, the service press release said that Sioux City, along with the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, Detachment 6, deployed on August 30, 2020 to conduct U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South’s enhanced counter-narcotics […]
Japan is concerned about the deployment of Russian S-300V4 surface surface-to-air missile systems on a disputed chain of Kuril islands in the North Pacific. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday said that Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defense systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan. As press service of the Russian Eastern Military District previously reported, units of Russia’s latest S-300V4 air defense missile system just entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Units of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/11/1080800420_0:0:3641:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_1712c3094bc6f1bf132dc5399638fe79.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010171080804348-russia-to-respond-to-us-deployment-of-missiles-in-asia-pacific-region-ambassador-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow will adequately respond to Washington’s deployment of intermediate and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said. “If American missiles are deployed in APAC, and it was once again confirmed to me yesterday that such missiles would be deployed, then the range of these missiles would reach the Russian Federation, covering strategic targets of tactical nuclear deterrence,” Antonov said live on Channel One Russia. The United States abandoned the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia in August 2019. The new Strategic […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009301080617678-india-test-fires-extended-range-brahmos-cruise-missile-amid-deployment-near-china-border/ The Indian military has deployed 450 km-range BrahMos cruise missiles and 800 km-range Nirbhay cruise missiles in the Ladakh region, as tensions with China continue simmering despite several rounds of talks. India successfully test-fired an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a domestically-manufactured booster from a test facility off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday morning. Defence officials said that the test of the missile, which can hit a target at a distance up to 450 kilometres, was carried out within the PJ-10 project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation […]
The U.S. announced on Friday that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) returned to their homeport of Naval Station Norfolk following the ship’s deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Sept. 18. Nitze, along with a detachment from the “Jaguars” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 60 (HSM 60), deployed in June 2020 to conduct U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South’s enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. During their deployment, Nitze, with their embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), disrupted over 3,900 kilograms of suspected cocaine and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/18/1080267270_0:756:2297:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_dfb30b5dff3efe92dc077e16a3e96a57.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008241080267247-wisconsin-authorizes-national-guard-deployment-after-white-police-shoot-black-man-governor-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Governor Tony Evers of the state of Wisconsin said in a statement on Monday that he has authorized the deployment of the US National Guard to the city of Kenosha after protests erupted following the shooting of a black man by a white police officer. “This is a limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure, such as utilities and fire stations, and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely,” Evers said. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper reported that […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008221080245952-lukashenko-says-deployment-of-troops-on-belarus-western-borders-was-his-main-decision-in-25-years/ Earlier in the day, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko instructed the country’s military command to take “the most stringent measures” to protect the territorial integrity in light of mass anti-government protests. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that putting the army on combat alert and deploying troops on the country’s western borders was his main decision in 25 years. The statement was made after Lukashenko arrived at a military training area near the western Belarusian city of Grodno earlier in the day for an inspection ahead of planned military drills. He earlier warned of the […]
On August 20, the U.S. Marine Corps announced that 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Marines conducted a Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team rapid deployment drill in support of continued Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force training here. According to a recent service news release, the Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) continues to conduct essential, realistic training while adhering to strict COVID-19 safety protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and are prepared to deploy in support of our allies and partners throughout the region. The MEB executed the drill with support from two MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 1st […]
On Thursday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China has reported that the Chinese military is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to the U.S. sending military personnel to Taiwan for exercises and exchanges. Chinese military officials have made controversial comments after U.S. Special Operations Forces have released a promotional video that showed rare footage on “joint military training” between the US and Taiwan militaries. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The 1st Special Forces Group posted the short motivational video, titled “Excellence,” on its official Facebook page on June 16, 2020. Currently, the video has […]
On Monday, the Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet press release said that the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Jul. 27, on the ship’s inaugural deployment following its commissioning in March. The “Woody” Williams is optimized to support a variety of maritime-based missions and designed around four core capabilities: aviation facilities, berthing, equipment staging support and command and control assets. ESBs can be enhanced to meet special operations force missions through increased communications, aviation and unmanned aircraft system support. The ESB 4 has an aviation hangar and flight deck that include two […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/19/1079983383_0:0:3232:1818_1200x675_80_0_0_0f8744b405981754a6b4b62c9cf0c547.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007251079981084-protest-in-washington-against-deployment-of-federal-police—video/ On 22 July, US President Donald Trump announced that he would send a “surge of federal law enforcement” to the city in order to stop “violent crimes” and promised to keep sending them to other Democrat-run cities. Live from Washington D.C. where people have gathered to protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to send federal law enforcement to cities in order to end ‘violent crime.’ Earlier this month, Trump deployed federal police to Portland, Oregon, where protesters clashed violently with the newly arrived security forces. He also announced the deployment of federal law enforcement […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city of Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to help maintain law and order and to protect the federal courthouse, the focus of ongoing protests over the last several weeks. Dozens of reporters have been injured by law enforcement officers while reporting on the unrest in the […]
Colombians Question Deployment Of US Security Forces July 17, 2020 Colombians Question Deployment Of US Security Forces2020-07-172020-07-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/protest-against-us-military-in-colombia-e1595003241358.jpg200px200px Above photo: A 2019 protest in Bogotá, Colombia against military aggression in Venezuela. Tom Power. The United States backs anti-narcotics operations as Colombia’s military faces a storm of criticism. Colombian soldiers and military brass have been implicated in a string of human rights violations in recent weeks. On May 1, Semana magazine reported that the Colombian military illegally used U.S. military aid to spy on journalists and human rights defenders, including U.S. citizens. On June 4, Colombian armed forces carried out forced eradication of illicit crops and injured six […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Border Roads Organisation, responsible for infrastructure development in India’s border areas, has been constructing 61 roads in regions ranging from Arunachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. India often engages in cross-border fire with Pakistan along the 740 km Line of Control with Pakistan, and has reduced the troop deployment time along the border with six new bridges in Jammu and Kashmir. The Tarnah-II bridge on NH-44 will provide easier access to troops and army convoys from Pathankot to Jammu. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated Tarnah-I (160 metre), Tarnah-II (300 metre), Palwan (91 […]
The U.S. Navy has announced that the Nimitz-class carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) returned home June 16, marking the end of their deployment after operating in the U.S. 2nd, 5th and 6th Fleets. Following a return from deployment in March after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet, Truman remained underway in the Western Atlantic during their sustainment phase of the OFRP cycle as a certified and ready carrier force ready for tasking. As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, the Truman continued to conduct operations underway, minimizing the potential spread of the virus aboard the ships, […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to quell Black Lives Matter protests in the nation’s capital has cost U.S. taxpayers about $21 million as of this past Friday, a spokesperson for the guard told The Daily Beast. That projected cost includes the deployment of the guard to the District from 12 different states, the spokesperson said. The official mission, the spokesperson said, was “to support the D.C. civil unrest operations.” About $18.2 million of the total cost of the operation was dedicated to pay and allowance for the guard and about $2.9 million went to operations and management, […]
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force (USAF) are searching for answers after an experimental missile reportedly managed to separate from a B-52 strategic bomber and explode during a recent captive-carry flight test. US military sources informed Aviation Week that a scramjet-powered missile, still in development under the joint USAF-DARPA Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program, exploded after becoming separated from a B-52 aircraft of the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Additional details surrounding the hypersonic missile’s deployment remain under wraps. “Details of those flight demonstrations are classified,” said a […]