Independence Day On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain. The Constitution provides the legal and governmental framework for the United States, however, the Declaration, with its eloquent assertion “all Men are created equal,” is equally beloved by the American people. Philadelphians marked the first anniversary of …
DA NANG, Vietnam (March 8, 2018) Sailors perform evening colors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson CarrierStrike Group is in the western Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ethan J. Soto/Released) This week, American flags will be displayed across …
The Gild Star More than 7,000 American service members have been killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq alone since Sept. 11, 2001. More than 16,000 have died of other causes in that time. Gold Star families have borne the losses, and Defense Department officials want Americans – especially those serving in the department …
Setback for Iran’s Nuclear Program After Mystery Fire at Centrifuge Assembly Site By Michael Lipin, Farhad Pouladi VOA New details of an Iranian nuclear facility damaged in a mysterious fire suggest Thursday’s incident is a much greater setback to Iran’s nuclear ambitions than Tehran has publicly admitted. The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security identified the …
Army selects countermeasures against drones By Thomas Brading, Army News Service U.S. Soldiers from the 207th Regional Support Group, 143rd Sustainment Command, 377th Sustainment Command, conduct a Counter Unmanned Aerial System, or C-UAS, exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 29, 2020. These tests are used to enhance base defense operations to defend against …
Soldiers test new night vision capabilities By Bridgett Siter “Really good” was never really going to be good enough for the Army team developing the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular. Nine months after equipping the first unit with the ENVG-B, developers are testing the rigor of system enhancements at the Joint Readiness Training Center …
In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which …
Update at 5:30 PM Seattle Mayor Seattle Police have made 44 arrests for failure to disperse, assault, obstruction, pedestrian interference and malicious mischief. Police deployed pepper spray during the arrest of an individual who was armed with a metal pole. In a separate incident, an officer used a single less lethal 40mm sponge round on …
Warrant and Complaint Seek Seizure of All Iranian Gasoil Aboard Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela Based on Connection to IRGC A forfeiture complaint and warrant were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that all petroleum-product cargo aboard the Bella with international maritime organization (IMO) number 9208124, the Bering with …