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Hegseth pledges deeper defense ties during first calls with Seoul, Tokyo

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks from the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2025. (Alexander Kubitza/U.S. Navy) SEOUL, South Korea — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan, vowing to strengthen …

Army VIP gold-top helicopter flights are common in busy DC air corridor

Army Black Hawk helicopters known as “gold-tops” operating out of Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Va., are regularly used to ferry senior military officials to different installations and often make flights to and from the Pentagon, a former senior …

The D Brief: Army helo, airliner collide; Trump orders Gitmo expansion; Natsec moves, polled; How DeepSeek may change ...

Army helo, passenger jet collide over DC: Three soldiers on a Black Hawk and all 64 people aboard an airliner are feared dead after the UH-60 and an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided, then crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan …

Pentagon pulls security clearance of former US Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley

Gen Milley’s photo was removed from the Pentagon shortly after President Donald Trump was sworn into office.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON - United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is revoking the security clearance and personal security detail for retired …

Senators grilled Army secretary nominee for 2 hours. Quality-of-life issues barely came up.

A former armor officer and Ivy League lawyer in line to be the next secretary of the Army said that he spent the night before his Senate confirmation hearing studying up on an Army’s field manual: FM 3-0, Operations. The 350-page manual, which is written …

Pentagon strips former Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley of security clearance, launches investigation

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revoked former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail while launching an inspector general investigation that could lead to his demotion from four-star general rank. The moves …

International News Briefs for Friday, January 31, 2025

HAVANA TIMES – Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday January 31, 2025. Trump Blames DEI for D.C. Crash Amid Reports of Understaffing, Recent Patterns of Landing Troubles Jan 31, 2025 The National Transportation …

North Koreans Fake Tuberculosis To Avoid Military Deployment to Russia War

North Korean families are paying more than 100 times the average monthly salary for fake tuberculosis diagnoses to keep their young men from being sent to the Russian front, according to a new report. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gets down to business, plans to cut the security of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

Team Trump’s revenge tour now includes retired Gen. Mark Milley

With just hours remaining in his presidency, Joe Biden used his remaining time in office to protect some of Donald Trump’s likely targets for retribution, including a presidential pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley. In theory, the Democrat’s move to …

Letters to the Editor: Republicans, are you truly OK with Trump's retribution against Mark Milley?

Jan. 31, 2025 3 AM PT To the editor: At what point will we get fed up with retribution and demand, “No more”? Is it that all of our Republican representatives and senators are so afraid that they will be next? That they might get “primaried?” (“Defense …

Opinion: There's A Five-Letter Word Haunting Trump

You don't want to fall into the trap of romanticising the East as Orientalists, steeped in Christianity and its binaries of good and evil, have done over the last 200 years. But a well-known Chinese invocation comes to mind as one absorbs the …

Key Takeaways As Donald Trump Is Sworn In As 47th US President

The Republican leader took his oath of office under the Capitol rotunda, as frigid weather forced the ceremony indoors. Donald Trump and JD Vance at the inauguration in the US Capitol Donald Trump and JD Vance walk on stage to take their oaths of office in …

Ex-Obama policy adviser sentenced to prison for flying to UK to rape a child

Rahamim Shy, a former senior adviser in the Obama administration, was convicted and sentenced to prison Wednesday for traveling to Britain to rape a 9-year-old girl and for possessing "indecent photos of a child." The U.K.'s Crown Prosecution …

Pentagon revokes Gen. Milley's security detail

The Pentagon said that it's revoking the security detail for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and ordering a review to determine if the retired general's rank should be re-evaluated. Sponsor Message

Trump’s Pentagon Lashes Out at Retired General Milley, Yanks Security Detail

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - New US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in one of his first acts in the job since being appointed by US President Donald Trump, has revoked the personal security detail and security clearance for retired Army general and former chairman of …

Border Deployment to Insurrection Act: Trump’s Illegal Military Plans

Image courtesy of Empire Files. The current deployment of soldiers and Marines to the US-Mexico border is illegal and immoral. The looming possibility of Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, in an attempt to paper it over, actually raises more danger of …

Trump blames DEI and Biden for plane crash under his watch

Trump’s instant focus on diversity reflected his instinct to frame major events through his political or ideological lens, whether the facts fit or not. It is something he has done before: After a terrorist attack in New Orleans a month ago, he blamed …

Secretary Hegseth: Pentagon to Investigate Mark Milley’s Conduct After He Undermined Chain of Command in Previous Trump ...

Mark Milley / 60 Minutes The Pentagon will investigate former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. Secretary Hegseth already revoked Milley’s security detail and security clearance. Joe …

Jim Marter Issues Statement on Laken Riley Act and Underwood’s Record on Women’s Safety

Marter Stands in Support of Female Victims of Illegal Alien Violence, Criticizes Underwood’s Voting Record OSWEGO, IL, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Congressional candidate Jim Marter released the following statements …

EXPERIENCE THE PATRIOTIC MILITARY MOVIE 'VALIANT ONE' IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE TODAY

STARRING CHASE STOKES and LANA CONDOR NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- BRIARCLIFF ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MONARCH MEDIA RELEASES CHASE STOKES AND LANA CONDOR'S 'VALIANT ONE' MILITARY …

ReElement Technologies Expands Supply Partnership to Refine Antimony-Bearing Ore for Defense and Commercial Markets

ReElement is developing an optimized flow sheet to refine antimony(III) sulfide or antimony(III) oxide in the US for commercial and defense applications FISHERS, IN, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ReElement Technologies …

Dynex та Spectruth AI впроваджують рішення на основі штучного інтелекту для підтримки ветеранів з ПТСР у США та Україні

KIEV, UKRAINE, January 31, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Dynex та Spectruth AI об'єднують зусилля для впровадження інноваційних рішень на основі штучного інтелекту, спрямованих на надання важливої підтримки ветеранам та їхнім родинам, які …

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Departs Thailand

The U.S. relationship with Thailand is one of the oldest in the Indo-Pacific region. The countries have shared friendly and diplomatic relations for over 190 years. Thailand is one of five treaty allies of the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific Region and continues …

Naval District Washington Prepares for Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025

Naval Support Activity (NSA) Washington, NSA Bethesda, NSA Annapolis, NSA South Potomac, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, will participate in the yearly, two-part anti-terrorism and force protection exercise designed to test the effectiveness of the …

MobileNuclear Energy and Fenice Group Announce Strategic Collaboration

MobileNuclear and Fenice Group announce teaming initiative to develop advanced nuclear power solutions to deliver durable, safe, and sustainable energy. RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MobileNuclear Energy ( …

CDM INC. NOW ENGINEERS PHASE MATCHED RF JUMPER CABLE ASSEMBLIES IN-HOUSE

Materials, Match Testing and Final Assembly Processes Ensure Precision, Consistent Phase Relationship Between Cable Sets TURNERSVILLE, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- CDM Inc., a full line distributor of interconnect …

BeONE Sports & United States Air Force Set for Take Off

Fighter Pilots Bring Cutting-Edge AI Technology in Cockpit HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- BeONE Sports announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an STTR Phase I contract in the amount of $108,197 focused on …

Aero Systems West Welcomes Takeshi Yoshida as CEO: Pioneering the Future of Heavy-Lift Drone Technology

Driving innovation in UAV technology, Yoshida brings a vision for efficiency, safety, and next-gen heavy-lift drone solutions at ASW. SAN MARTIN, CA, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Aero Systems West (ASW), a leader in …

The Rising Threat of EW in Europe: infiniDome to Unveil Its New Anti-Jamming Module at Xponential Europe 2025

The unmanned systems market is evolving rapidly, with many platforms across various industries relying on GNSS signals for navigation, positioning, and timing. ISRAEL, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As electronic warfare (EW) threats …

Gettysburg Holds At-Sea Change of Command Ceremony

Hodges assumed command in February 2023 and led the crew throughout the workup cycle leading to the ship’s deployment on Sept. 23, 2024, to the U.S. European and Central Command areas of responsibility as the Air and Missile Defense Commander for the Harry …

Louisiana Mesothelioma Victims Center Has Endorsed the Gori Law Firm for any type of Shipyard Worker who has Developed ...

NEW ORLEANS , LA, UNITED STATES, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Louisiana Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "We have endorsed the Gori Law Firm for any type of shipyard worker in Louisiana who has just been diagnosed with …

Introducing the Etion Create VF365 3U OpenVPX Single-Board Computer Module

Etion Create upgrades the VF360 to the new VF365. A high-performance, low-power upgrade for radar, SIGINT, EW, SDR, networking, and video applications. CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, January 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Etion …

NSF Dahlgren and NSF Indian Head to Participate in Navy-wide Security Drills Feb. 3-14

“These exercises give our Security Forces the opportunity to test and build their skills to protect our installations, missions and people,” said Capt. Jonathan Townsend, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP). The drills will …

Maritime Industrial Base Program Holds Change of Office

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN(RD&A)) Dr. Brett Seidle presided over the ceremony, marking an important program milestone and transition in leadership for this critical program. "Jay Stefany…

Five Broward Residents to Enlist During Florida Panthers Game

SUNRISE, Fla. – Navy Chief Information Officer (CHINFO) Rear Adm. Ryan Perry, a Fort Lauderdale native, will administer the oath of enlistment to five Broward County residents during the Florida Panthers game against the L.A. Kings on January 29, 2025, at …

TIGHITCO AWARDED MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT BY PRATT AND WHITNEY CANADA

CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES, January 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- TIGHITCO, a leading provider of advanced aerospace and industrial solutions, announced today that its Insulation Products Group, TIGHITCO Latin America, in Mexico, has been …

Jason Schenker Becomes Adjunct Faculty for the U.S. Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) by Joining Spathe Systems

Economic security and geopolitical expert Jason Schenker joins Spathe Systems to enhance strategic Special Operations Forces (SOF) education at JSOU at USSOCOM TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, January 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Prestige Economics …

ProFeds Selects The Pittsburgh Wealth Management Group, Helping Federal Employees Retire Securely at Free Workshops

A Changing Federal Workplace in 2025 Brings More Questions than Answers for Pre-retirees PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, January 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Pittsburgh Wealth Management Group and ProFeds bring to our region targeted …