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By   Arie Egozi on December 23, 2020 at 4:15 AM Israeli Dolphin sub Credit: IDF spokesperson’s unit TEL AVIV: An Israeli Dolphin submarine possibly carrying nuclear weapons crossed the Suez Canal last week on its way to the Persian Gulf, sources here confirmed on Dec 22. The submarine crossed the Suez Canal with Egyptian approval and sailed on the surface, a source said, “sending a clear warning to Teheran.” Last week, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley visit...

By Erick Johnson General Lloyd Austin She won Chicago’s powerful Black electorate to win her first term as U.S. Senator from Illinois. Today, Senator Tammy Duckworth is standing firm against granting a waiver to allow retired Army General Lloyd Austin to be confirmed as the nation’s first Black Secretary of Defense. Her mentor, fellow Senator Dick Durbin, who once again swept Chicago’s 18 Black wards, remains silent on whether he will grant President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination a waive...

"Recently we have been hearing about growing threats by Iran against the State of Israel," Kochavi said, speaking at an army awards ceremony. "If Iran and its partners  – members of the radical axis, in the first or second circle of countries – carry out action against the State of Israel, they will discover that they are in a very costly partnership. The Israeli army will forcefully attack anyone who is a partner, in part or in full, to action against the State of Israel or against Israel...

Inside the rapidly increasing US-Iran military tensions Tom Rogan © Provided by Washington Examiner Lost amid the news of the coronavirus relief deal, Britains variant strain of the coronavirus, and President Trumps election disputes, military tensions between the United States and Iran are rising rapidly. On Sunday, an Iran-supported militia launched rockets at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq. No Americans were harmed, but an Iraqi soldier was wounded. Secretary o...

U.S. submarine transits Strait of Hormuz as Middle East tensions rise By (0) The guided missile submarine USS Georgia, accompanied by the USS Port Royal, transited the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said on Monday. Photo by MCS2 Indra Beaufort/U.S. Navy  Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said Monday in a rare disclosure. The submarine, which can carry up to 154 Tomahawk...

Why Retired Generals Rarely Lead The Pentagon By all accounts, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Defense Department, is eminently qualified to be secretary of defense. A man who achieved the rank of four-star general and succeeded at every turn during his 40-year career, Austin displayed valor and courage while serving the country for nearly half a century. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media but...

China appoints new military commander for India border, but no change expected in stand-off President Xi Jinping has appointed Gen. Zhang Xudong as head of the Western Theater Command, to replace the powerful Gen. Zhao Zongqi, who is retiring. Snehesh Alex Philip 20 December, 2020 3:10 pm IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a new commander for the crucial Western Theater Command (WTC), which looks after the country’s borde...

Date Time Australian Federal Police make national and state firsts in a challenging year From the first arrest for possessing a child-like sex doll in South Australia to the first restraint of a child sex offender’s home nationally, 2020 has seen the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) Central Command overcome COVID-19 operational challenges to keep the community safe and put criminal offenders before the courts. AFP Central Command, which encompasses South Australia and up to Alice Springs i...

Space Command site team in meetings with San Antonio leaders FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks with the San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board in 2017.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Aerial view of Port San AntonioPort San Antonio / Port San AntonioShow MoreShow Less Local leaders will huddle Monday with a Pentagon site selection team that within weeks is expected to recommend either San Antonio or one of five other cities as the new home of U.S. S...

North Carolina Marine saves neighbor, another Marine, by administering CPR December 18, 2020 Cpl. Wesley Smith, a machine gunner with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, is congratulated by Maj. Gen. Frank Donovan, the commanding general for 2nd Marine Division, for receiving a Navy Commendation on Dec. 18. (Sgt. Stormy Mendez/Marine Corps) A Marine from Gulf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, received the Navy Commendation Medal Thursday for his actions saving anot...