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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...

MICHELLE GRATTAN. PETER Dutton has begun his tenure as defence minister by delivering a very public slap to his most senior military adviser, chief of the Australian Defence Force Angus Campbell. Dutton’s overriding of Campbell’s initial command decision to revoke a meritorious unit citation that had been awarded to some 3000 special forces soldiers who served in Afghanistan is a humiliation to the general who is supposedly in command of the military. The minister’s claim that he has full...

Australia announces withdrawal from Afghanistan Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced last Thursday that the country’s remaining 80 troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by the end of the year, bringing to a close Australia’s continuous involvement in the longest-running war of recent history. The announcement underscored the extent to which Morrison’s Liberal-National Coalition government, with the full support of the Labor opposition, is marching in lockstep with the US administrati...

Peter Dutton has begun his tenure as defence minister by delivering a very public slap to his most senior military adviser, chief of the Australian Defence Force Angus Campbell. Dutton’s overriding of Campbell’s initial command decision to revoke a meritorious unit citation that had been awarded to some 3,000 special forces soldiers who served in Afghanistan is a humiliation to the general who is supposedly in command of the military. The minister’s claim that he has full faith in Campbe...

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 ...

It’s been 10 years since Mark Wales last deployed to Afghanistan. The retired Australian Special Forces soldier is proud of his service but doesn’t hesitate to declare that the US-led alliance, of which Australia was a part of, lost the "aimless war" to the Taliban.     “Its surprising to me that no one is banging their fists on the table about this. We’re trying to just creep away saying, ‘oh we just lost that war. I hope no one notices,” the 41-year-old tells SBS News from his ...

3 FORT LEE, Va. – A parachute rigger course instructor is being celebrated as the Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department Employee of the Year. Sgt. 1st Class Shane McGonigle was applauded by peers and leadership during a Feb. 22 ceremony in the ADFSD’s iconic foyer, which features a humongous parachute rigger cap as its centerpiece decoration. McGonigle received the Army Achievement Medal and the Employee of the Year trophy for his accomplishment. While describing wha...