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LONDON: US B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew over the Middle East on Sunday in a show of military strength amid heightened tensions with Iran. The “presence patrol” mission took place a a day after two Iranian ballistic missiles reportedly landed within 100 miles of a US aircraft carrier strike group in the northern Indian Ocean.

Kleisner relieved Col. Andrew O. Saslav as the brigade commander. Kleisner, a Savannah, Georgia, native and United States Military Academy at West Point graduate, previously served as the commander of the United States European Command Levant Future Operations Planning Branch. Kleisner is a father of three and married to Susan Kleisner. “To assume command of 1st Brigade is an awesome mandate that I humbly accept, and I accept with excitement,” Kleisner said.  Saslav, the outgoing brigade c...

US calls Bahrain, UAE ‘major security partners’ January 17 In this April 24, 2019, file photo released by the U.S. Air Force, an F-35A Lightning II fighter jet prepares to taxi and take off from Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, on April 24, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski/U.S. Air Force via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” early Saturday, a previously unheard of designation...

Stardate: 50712.5 Station log: Kira, Worf, and Dax welcome Tekeny Ghemor back to the station. With the Dominion having absorbed Cardassia, and with Ghemor’s history with the dissident movement that overthrew Central Command, he’s the best choice to lead the opposition to the new Dominion government. Unfortunately, Ghemor can’t do it because he’s terminally ill. He’s accepted that he’ll never see his daughter again (Kira says Bajoran Security is still looking for Iliana, but they hav...

Marcy Oster 01/17/2021 In another dividend of the recent normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states, the US Defense Department announced that it would include Israel in its Central Command, or CENTCOM. The Pentagon announced the change in a statement on Friday, though reportedly there has been talk of moving Israel from the European Command to CENTCOM for years, and even more talk about it in recent weeks. In its announcement, the Pentagon called the move a “sign of the...

The decision caps the outgoing administration's efforts to build a regional defense arrangement to counter Iran.

The United States called Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates “major security partners” on Saturday, a previously unheard of designation for the two countries home to major American military operations. Separately, President Donald Trump received Morocco’s highest honour on Friday for his work in advancing a normalisation deal between the kingdom and Israel. A White House statement tied the “major security partners” designation of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalis...

Gareth Porter has done it again.  He has recently written an important article about how the war profiteers and much of the military industrial complex in the United States have summoned lies and complete fabrications about Iran. Why? According to Porter, some of those people just want to advance their financial and political power. General Kenneth McKenzie is a classic example. He has been meeting with the Israel Defense Forces since the beginning of time.[1] It’s not like Gen. McKenzie tel...

White House says agreement with Jerusalem 'reflects their extraordinary courage, determination and leadership'; notes 2 nations have long taken part in US military exercises

Change approved during Trump's final days shifts Israel out of US military's European Command sphere, will allow for greater regional collaboration against Iran