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BANG: A Canadian Sniper Killed a ISIS Fighter From Nearly 4,000 Yards Away To understand the complexity of the shot, it’s best to start with a sniper maxim: sniping is weaponized math. Heres What You Need to Remember: In taking their record-breaking shot, the Canadian sniper team had to consider all of these factors—merely misjudging one would have caused a clean miss—and it is an incredible testament to their skill that they were successful. The average man-sized target is just twenty-f...

Commander of Special Forces to be replaced early after mishandling sexual assault case Sean Boynton © Provided by Global News Major-General Peter Dawe speaks to reporters at a Canadian Special Operations Forces Command change of command ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle The commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command will be leaving his post earlier than scheduled after it was reported this week that he wrote a ...

Views: Visits 4 •Displaced Niger residents ask Military authorities  •What’s our offence to deserve this neglect? •Say it’s better to die at home than in the hands of bandits By Wole Mosadomi The frequent invasion of some local government areas of Niger state by bandits has become worrisome to the people of the state especially those directly affected.  Many lives and property worth millions of naira have been lost, several communities  sacked and residents displaced f...

Posted: Apr 30, 2021 9:42 AM AT | Last Updated: April 30 Military intentionally detonates World War ll bomb in Nova Scotia CBC News Nova Scotia13 hours ago 0:08The 225-kilogram bomb had to be removed from a pond and transported to a nearby quarry in Chebogue, N.S., for demolition.0:08

This is a transcript of episode 12 of The Conversation Weekly podcast: “Why children keep getting kidnapped in Nigeria + the Kenyan women who join Al-Shabaab”. In this episode, insurgent groups in northern Nigeria continue to kidnap schoolchildren as the government struggles to protect communities against militants such as Boko Haram. And we speak to a researcher who has interviewed Kenyan women about why they joined the militant Islamist group Al-Shabaab. NOTE: Transcripts may contain erro...

31 NAVAL STATION EVERETT, Wash. – Rear Adm. Christopher J. Sweeney relieved Rear Adm. James A. Kirk as Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, during a ceremony held at Naval Station Everett, April 30. Kirk, from Hershey, Pennsylvania, assumed command of CSG-11 in May 2020. He is a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and has attended both the U.S. Naval War College and U.S. Army War College graduating with a master’s degree in National Security Studies. He has served i...

9 TULSA, Okla. – Nearly 30 Oklahoma National Guardsmen are in Tulsa, Oklahoma helping support the Community Vaccination Clinic, a FEMA-led Point of Distribution center, as part of a continuation of Oklahoma’s whole-of-government response to the pandemic. The mission of those 30 is to provide vaccine transport, prepare vaccines onsite, and support vaccine administration from two STRIKE teams, with the ultimate goal of ensuring communities with a high risk of COVID-19 exposure...

A team of U.S. Army medical professionals began administering COVID-19 Vaccine doses to members of the local community in Mangilao, Guam on April 16. The team consists of a medical officer and combat medic specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Army Garrison Hawaii. As part of a scheduled 30-day mission assignment, the soldiers are bolstering Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) vaccination teams in their campaign to immunize 50% of Guams adult population by Ma...

SunStar Photo by Macky Lim April 29, 2021 THE Davao City Government has apprehended more than 47,000 violators of minimum health protocols, as of April 22, 2021. Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) chief Angel Sumagaysay said the failure to wear face masks and the non-observance of social distancing topped the list of the most violated health measures, with 14,594 and 11,661 violations, respectively. Sumagaysay added that 7,605 persons were apprehended for violating t...

A team from Fort Eustis is aiding in the effort to get people vaccinated, including at Norfolk's Military Circle mall.