Page 4 - Allied Command News Today

Brussels, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reported today in a statement the start of the Neptune Coup 22 maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea, a show of force that aims to raise tensions with Russia.

In 1947, Bengal Presidency was divided into ‘West Bengal’ and ‘East Bengal’, mainly on the basis of religion. The former became a part of India and the latter of Pakistan as ‘East Pakistan’. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the then Governor-General of Pakistan, declared ‘Urdu’ as the official language of Pakistan, which was not liked by the people of East Pakistan. They

The survivors of the 36th Infantry Division, however, were not willing to fade quietly into history. In the minds of the troops that made the knowingly ill-fated attack at the Rapido, they deserved to have their story heard and justice for their loss.

SMi Group Reports: Global MilSatCom will be welcoming international expert speakers to discuss key international partner updates providing opportunities for...

May 5 2021 NATO announces official kick-off of flagship exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) invites media representatives to a virtual press conference on NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 on Thursday, 6 May 2021, at 15:30 (Brussels Time). The press conference will be led by SHAPE’s Vice Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Brice Houdet with representative from the Joint Force Commands Norfolk (USA), Naples (ITA) and the headquarters Joint S...

How some bra-wearing pigeons saved thousands of lives during WWII (Getty Images) Not even Alfred Hitchcock could have concocted the avian idea — carrier pigeons in bras. Or, at the very least, carrier pigeons in vests made by a brassiere company. In December 1944, undergarment manufacturer Maidenform ditched peddling their usual wares in favor of a government contract to make 28,500 pigeon vests, according to the National Museum of American History. The vests themselves could be attache...