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Sluggish visa program imperils Afghan partners as US withdraws Caroline Simon © Provided by Roll Call Afghan former interpreters for the U.S. and NATO forces demonstrate in downtown Kabul on April 30, ahead of the beginning of Washingtons formal troop withdrawal. After Ismail Khan, a former Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Army, applied for a special immigrant visa to come to the United States, he waited more than two years. During that time, he lived with constant threats, un...

CANBERRA returnee MICHAEL FINCK, of Chapman, is happy to be home after 35 years away, but he’s far from impressed with the roads… I MOVED back to Canberra two years ago and am happy to be back after 35 years away. However, while the nation’s capital has moved ahead significantly, its roadways haven’t. I travel on the Tuggeranong Parkway/Caswell Drive/Gungahlin Drive (that’s a mouthful in itself) daily. And what a disgrace – a major roadway with ridiculous speed limits and poor-q...

The White House WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in national security positions. Frank Kendall, Nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, Department of Defense Thomas A. Monheim, Nominee for Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Gina Ortiz Jones, Nominee for Under Secretary of the Air Force, Department of Defense Meredith Berger, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environ...

Democratic state Rep. David Ortiz in the House on March 4, 2021. Rep. Jason Crow says it’s time for Congress to take back its war authority from the president. The Democratic lawmaker from Aurora said in an interview with Colorado Matters that the war was a result of broad war authorizations given to the executive. Congress granted President George W. Bush the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to go into Afghanistan, but then used the same AUMF to go into Iraq. Since then, the AU...

The Straits Times Pilots reminisce as RSAF retires Super Puma progressively Mr Robert Tan on the Super Puma in 2015 and Sembawang GRC MP Poh Li San, a former RSAF helicopter pilot, with a Super Puma circa 2005.PHOTOS: COURTESY OF POH LI SAN, COURTESY OF ROBERT TAN https://str.sg/Jycv They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now...

After War Zone Scandals, Special Operators Are Curbing Deployments and Investing in Ethics Training A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier qualifies at a stress shoot range at Ft. Carson, Colorado, Mar. 10, 2016. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Connor Mendez) 12 Apr 2021 In the world of special operations, the moral choices troops must make are "definitely not black and white," Robert Mitchell, associate dean for Joint Special Operations University, acknowledged. But in recent years, some special operations forces...

Sweden isnt the only Baltic Sea nation getting increasingly nervous about Russian agression.  Heres What You Need to Remember: The Swedish Armed Forces regularly conduct qualified exercises together with partners to strengthen its defense capabilities across multiple domains. These recent exercises integrated both partner nations’ SOF capabilities with conventional force missions to improve upon overall collaborative initiatives. Sweden has never been a member of the North Atlantic Treaty O...

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who lives in Independence will run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate during the 2022 election cycle. Maj. Lucas Kunce announced his candidacy one day after Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, announced he would retire after his current term expires.

Posted By: Hewson Beattie March 9, 2021 @ 1:55 pm Local News, News A former U.S. Marine is officially throwing his hat into the race for Roy Blunt’s seat in the Missouri Senate. Democrat Lucas Kunce says Missouri needs new leadership that will stand up for working people and better paying jobs. Senator Blunt announced Monday he’s not running for a third term in the Senate. He’s the fifth Republican in the Senate to ...

Posted By: Hewson Beattie March 9, 2021 @ 1:55 pm Local News, News A former U.S. Marine is officially throwing his hat into the race for Roy Blunt’s seat in the Missouri Senate. Democrat Lucas Kunce says Missouri needs new leadership that will stand up for working people and better paying jobs. Senator Blunt announced Monday he’s not running for a third term in the Senate. He’s the fifth Republican in the Senate to ...