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President Donald Trump departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to the Army versus Navy Football Game at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) Loading the player... President Donald Trump has filed lawsuits after losing the 2020 presidential election and refuses to acknowledge the defeat. A new report claims military leaders have discussed their plan of action if POTUS ...

Today A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers this afternoon. High 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.. Tonight Rain showers this evening with mostly clear conditions overnight. Low 29F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: March 26, 2021 @ 4:55 am Guests read about the history of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station as they tour the tunnel leading into the bunker during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Cheye...

The military wouldn’t participate in a coup. Trump can’t understand why. Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville also issued a joint statement on Friday that “there is no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of an American election.” Granted, none of these three men is in the chain of command between the president and combat troops, but they all represent the view of the military, including the combatant commanders who are in th...

How the Air Force Will Expand Its Pacific Island-Hopping Campaign in 2021 An F-22 Raptor completes a hot refuel from a fuel bladder carried by a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a Dynamic Force Employment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 22, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy) 22 Dec 2020 More U.S. Air Force planes are set to operate in the Pacific next year as China continues to flex its muscles in the South China Se...

Toggle open close It is in America’s interest to develop a coherent and coordinated strategy for the Atlantic region. While the geopolitical conditions of the Atlantic region may differ from those of the Indo-Pacific, a strategy is needed to mitigate the pernicious activities of the Chinese Communist Party. The aim of a U.S. Atlantic strategy is to make the Atlantic region resilient against malicious Chinese and Russian influence by expanding regional cooperation, and helping to make U.S. par...

Chandigarh, December 18 Stating that India’s pre-emptive moves in the Kailash Range in Ladakh has partially neutralised Chinese advantage in that sector, Lt Gen HS Panag, former GOC-in-C, Northern and Central Commands, stressed that India must not make any compromises because even a stalemate in this situation would be a defeat for China. Speaking at a session on Sabre Rattling in Ladakh during the Military Literature Festival here today, he said though the overall advantage was still with Ch...

The conflict in Ethiopia These refugees fled to Sudan after fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region last month. More than 50,000 people now live in camps like this one. scroll The conflict in Ethiopia Dec. 18, 2020 Fighting erupted on Nov. 4 when forces loyal to the former ruling party in Tigray launched simultaneous attacks on military bases across the region, killing soldiers and seizing military hardware, according to the government. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (...

Europe can stop Ethiopia’s slide into a regional war Theodore Murphy Abiy Ahmed launched a military campaign in Tigray on November 4. The war with Tigray marks the explosion of simmering tensions between Ethiopia’s former dominant party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. In 2019 the prime minister replaced the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front with the Prosperity Party, prompting the TPLF to withdraw from the coalition rat...

Europe can stop Ethiopia’s slide into a regional war Theodore Murphy The war with Tigray marks the explosion of simmering tensions between Ethiopias former dominant party, the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. In 2019 the prime minister replaced the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front with the Prosperity Party, prompting the TPLF to withdraw from the coalition rather than dissolve to join the new government. The slide in...

Ambassador Gurjit Singh, former Indian diplomat, said during British times China was buffered by Tibet. (Twitter @MilitaryLitFest) The fourth edition of the Military Literature Festival (MLF) saw a discussion on strategic shift in the pivot of geography where experts pointed to Chinese expansion and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), noting that China was using economic leverage to extend its influence around the world. Defence experts Ambassador Gurjit Singh, Lt Gen PM Bali (retd) and...