Russia ‘Contractors’ Move Into Sudan by Tsarizm Staff Sudan in its region Image by TUBS The Russian Foreign Ministry, which typically denies any reports of contractors, or mercenaries, operating outside of the Russian Federation in conflict zones, admitted Wednesday that Russian nationals working for private security companies were ‘in-country’. The Foreign Ministry was pushing back …
Pocket-Sized Nuclear Reactors! Russian Scientists Announce Breakthrough in Battery Technology! Eternal batteries are no longer fiction. Krasnoyarsk scientists have announced a breakthrough in the creation of pocket-sized nuclear reactors. – Pavel, are we really talking about the creation of pocket-sized nuclear reactors? How much energy can they produce? And the most important thing — won’t …
SECURITY ALERT U.S. EMBASSY On January 24, 2019, the State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees to depart Venezuela. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Venezuela. U.S. citizens should contact U.S. Embassy Caracas for consular assistance. U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Venezuela should strongly consider departing …
M/V MAERSK ALABAMA ONE OF THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE PIRACY INCIDENTS was the 2009 hijacking and kidnapping from the U.S.-flagged M/V Maersk Alabama container ship off the Somali coast. The ship’s master, Captain Richard Phillips, was taken off the ship and held hostage in a lifeboat. U.S. Navy ships and assets present in the region responded …
LtCol Andy Traynor, USMC (Ret), and Major Dave Vickers, USMC (Ret), tell a unique story of how a code name mess-up resulted in the Marines using Tootsie Rolls during the Chosin Reservoir campaign. Face of Defense: Two Generations of Dark Horse Marines, 60 Years Apart By Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Digirolamo Marine Corps Lance …
Pirates Control Ocean Between Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago ANALYSIS Venezuela Investigative Unit Insight Crime.org Increased pirate attacks in the waters between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela show that criminal gangs in the Venezuelan state of Sucre are trying to dominate the drug trafficking route from the country’s coast to the Caribbean. Trinidadian fishermen have suffered constant …
Argo, The declassified true story that inspired the new film from Ben Affleck and George Clooney. Tehran, November 1979. Militant students stormed the American embassy and held sixty Americans captive for a gruelling 444 days. But until now the CIA has never revealed the twist to the Iran Hostage Crisis: six Americans escaped. The escape plot …
Honoring the Legendary Tony Mendez and CIA Goes Hollywood A Classic Case of Deception One of our most legendary Agency officers, Antonio J. “Tony” Mendez, passed away over the weekend after a brave battle with Parkinson’s disease. Perhaps best known for masterminding the daring 1980 rescue of six American diplomats from Iran, an operation made …
Soldiers in training save choking infant By Marcy Sanchez It was another assignment for Pfcs. Marco Garcia and Jovany Castillo, two Soldiers inching toward completing the second phase of the Army’s Practical Nurse Course at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The basic task of measuring vital signs of patients at a local hospital was the …
Named for a Medal of Honor recipient and Navy SEAL, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) will be commissioned Jan. 25. Ahead of the ceremony, Master-At-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor’s teammates share his story of his courageous and selfless actions. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danian Douglas and Austin Rooney/Released) The …
BREAKING, EXCLUSIVE, SAYS CNN :The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN. Donald J. Trump: …
U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Joshua “Zach” Beale, 32, was killed, January 22, 2019, in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua “Zach” Beale, succumbed to wounds sustained from small arms fire. “Joshua was a smart, …
