Courtesy Australian War Museum Australian Government The Hindenburg Line- the last and strongest of the German army’s defence – consisted of three well-defended trench systems, established in 1917. Throughout September 1918, Australian forces had helped the British army to secure positions from which an attack on the Hindenburg Line could be launched. Planning began for …
RFE report, ODN Video, Official Government of the Netherlands on terror threat Dutch authorities say seven men were arrested on September 27 in the Netherlands on suspicion of plotting a large-scale extremist attack. The national prosecutor’s office said in a statement that heavily armed police arrested the men in the towns of Arnhem, about 100 …
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Shok Valley Medic to Receive Medal of Honor Devon Suits Army A former medic with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) who heroically fought his way up a mountain to render aid to his Special Forces teammates and their Afghan commando counterparts will receive the Medal of Honor. Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer …
Mattis: More Data Needed to Assess Women’s Effectiveness in Combat Arms Jim Garamone, Teri Moon Kronk DoD News With so few women in combat arms right now, the services and Defense Department officials really can’t judge how successful the effort has been, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in …
UPDATE TWO will keep updating: JUST IN: The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to send the Brett Kavanaugh nomination to the floor — under one condition: Flake will only support it after a brief FBI investigation. Flake Statement on SCOTUS Nomination Posted on Sep 28 2018 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today released …
New FBI Crime Report Could Weaken Gun Control Initiative Effort By Dave Workman The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2017 is out, and for Washington State gun prohibitionists, there is a bit of bad news in relation to the initiative they are pushing that clamps down on so-called “assault rifles.” This comes after a major …
Northern Fleet to use Bastion coastal missile system at the Arctic exercise for the first time Russia MOD 26 Sept, Northern Fleet forces located near New Siberian Islands held an exercise to defend Arctic islands and coast of the Russian Federation by firing missiles. During drills in the Arctic, troops operated the Bastion coastal missile …
HELL ON THE NAKTONG RIVER STORY BY ELIZABETH M. COLLINS, SOLDIERS It happened in a matter of minutes. Taking advantage of the thick, impenetrable fog, “a strong raiding party” from the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division had been preparing to sneak across to the western bank of the Naktong River, Aug. 31, 1950, with …
RUNNING THE ‘GAUNTLET’ Soldiers fight through some of the Army’s darkest days in the Korean War BY ELIZABETH M. COLLINS, SOLDIERS, DOD Sick to their stomachs with dread, with the screams of the wounded and dying and the grim staccato of mortars and gunfire echoing all around them, Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division prepared …
This will be the first time a Turkish leader is going to Berlin since 2014. Large parts of the capital are blocked off according to vide producer Euronews. Protest that has been called for Friday. The police are expecting tens of thousands of people, including left-wing and Kurdish groups, triggering concerns that nationalist Turkish groups …
