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Islamabad: Pakistan Navy SEALs participated in counter-terrorism drills at PNS Qasim, Manora on Monday. The demonstration was part of the multinational maritime exercise Aman-21 in the North Arabian Sea in which more than 40 countries including the US, UK, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other Arab, African, Asian and European countries are participating with their ships, aircraft and special operation forces. The counter-terrorism drills demonstrated the strength and specialised skills...

National February 14, 2021 KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi visited foreign ships of navies participating in the 7th Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN-21. Upon his arrival on board the foreign visiting ships, the Naval chief was warmly welcomed by senior officers and commanding officers and was presented a guard of honour by the smartly dressed-out contingents. The Naval chief visited the Indonesian Navy Ship KRI BUNG TUMO, Russian Navy Ship ADMIRAL GRIGOROVI...

President Dr Arif Alvi has called for a solution to regional conflicts. — Vice News screengrab/File KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for a solution to regional conflicts, particularly in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day International Maritime Conference (IMC-21) on ‘Development of blue economy under a secure and sustainable environment — a shared future for Western Indian Ocean Region’ here on Saturday, he said: “Global peace, ra...

General Officer Assignments The secretary, U.S. Air Force, announces the following general officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Charles S. Corcoran will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Corcoran is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Maj. Gen. Case A. Cunningham will be assigned as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Comm...

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Air war against ISIS holds lessons for future battles February 9 An Air Force F-15E fires flares as it supports Operation Inherent Resolve in June 2017. (Staff Sgt. Trevor McBride/Air Force) The five-year coalition air campaign to defeat the Islamic State group and roll back its territorial gains in Iraq and Syria saw a “complex and contested” airspace, overstretched enablers, depleted precision guidance munitions stockpiles and more intense bombing than seen for similar periods in the ...

2:48 This will be the first modern Coast Guard cutter named for an enlisted member of the Revenue Cutter Service. The ship is meant to bring recognition to the sacrifices made by Moulthrope and other sailors who served in this precursor of the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Senior Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir. "The first ten revenue cutters were ten oceangoing cutters," Muir said. "Were talking about wooden vessels with sails that were built at the behest of the United States Congress in the e...

USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers 25 January 2021 by Richard Scott The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range Electro-Optic Sensor System (LREOSS) on two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). The first two I-Stalker installations were completed on board the Nimitz-class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (pictured) and USS Ronald Reagan. (US Navy) The l-Stalker programme, also known as AN/SAY-3, is a rapid deployment...

Former Michigan Rep. Justin Amash took aim at Donald Trump Jr. on Friday evening for touting his fathers foreign policy accomplishments. "Donald Trump is the first president in modern history did not start a new war," Trump Jr. tweeted. In response, Amash underlined the less impressive aspects of the former presidents career. "He just massively escalated existing ones, while working to conceal troop numbers, drone strikes, and civilian casualties from the public. What a guy!"Amash continued to ...

The war against terror contines. Although the Islamic State (ISIS) has ceased to pose an existential threat in the Middle East, the US-led coalition continues to pound ISIS targets with airstrikes. To be sure, the monthly number of airstrikes has dropped significantly from past years. The Air Force Magazine reported that in November 2018, the Coalition conducted 1,424 airstrikes; in November 2019, 153 airstrikes; and in November 2020, 14 airstrikes. Nowadays, Coalition aircraft mainly target ...