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July 31, 2022 - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put out a statement outlining her trip to the Indo-Pacific region. The outline indicates that the Speaker will be visiting Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, but does not mention visiting Taiwan. Read more
July 31, 2022 - Morgan Ortagus, who is a former State Department spokesperson said that she believes that China is going to be getting more aggressive in both rhetoric and action in the foreseeable future as it is incredibly important for them to have control. Read more
July 30, 2022 - A message posted by China's official People's Liberation Army (PLA) 80th Group over Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan stated on the Chinese social media website Weibo said: Get ready for war, over Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Read more
July 25, 2022 - A U.S. House Intelligence Committee member has put out a warning to Americans not to so easily share their genetic information to websites like the Biotechnology company 23andMe, as there are bio-weapons being developed that can target an individual's DNA and potentially kill them. Read more
July 22, 2022 - Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton publicly admitted that he has helped plan coups abroad. China took note of the interview and reported about it on their military website. Read more
July 21, 2022 - CIA Director William Burns stated on Wednesday that the United States intelligence community estimates that around 15,000 Russian forces have been killed in Ukraine during the Russian invasion on the country since the war began. Read more
July 21, 2022 - Biden is now urging Pelosi to cancel her visit to the Island of Taiwan after China put out a warning about forceful measures being taken if Pelosi made the trip to the region. Read more
July 19, 2022 - The New York National Guard are deploying to train Ukrainian soldiers. 140 troops Syracuse-situated 27th Infantry Brigade Combat squad deployed to Germany on Friday to assist Ukrainian military members. Read more
July 16, 2022 - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that South Korea will have no choice but to intervene with the United States in the Taiwan Strait if conflict breaks out between China and Taiwan. Read more
July 15, 2022 - The U.S. inflation rate hit 9.1% for the month of June as the cost of purchasing things rise, not just in the United States but in numerous countries across the globe, with 37 of 44 developed nations having at least two times the inflation that they had in the first quarter of 2020. Read more
July 14, 2022 - Aerospace company Lockheed Martin has put out a statement saying that they have successfully conducted the "second consecutive" hypersonic boosted test of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) with the United States Air Force. Read more
July 12, 2022 - The White House has said that the U.S. has "information" that indicates Iran is preparing, or already has given Russia "hundreds" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and said that Iran plans to train Russian forces on using the drones as early as this month. Read more
July 09, 2022 - The Pentagon is considering sending weapons inspectors to Ukraine in order to monitor the U.S. weaponry being sent to the country, according to Jed Royal, deputy director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Read more
July 08, 2022 - Canada's internet and mobile connectivity nationwide is at "75% of ordinary levels" after a "disruption to the Rogers network" according to the Netblocks internet observatory. Canada's cyber intelligence agency says there is no evidence of it being caused by a cyber attack. Read more
July 07, 2022 - A U.S. flight test of the reentry vehicle for the new Minotaur II+ Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) rocket failed when it exploded 11 seconds after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Read more
July 04, 2022 - Russian state media Channel 1 talks of world war 3 which it calls Russia's Second Great Patriotic War and said that countries that decided to play with Westernness neutrality are next, once the special military operation in Ukraine concludes. Read more
July 02, 2022 - Although new vehicle sales in the United States have dropped by over 21 percent in the second quarter, versus a year ago, demand is still greater than supply due to a global shortage of semiconductors in spite of rising inflation, fuel prices and interest rates. Read more
July 01, 2022 - The United States has failed the flight test of a new US hypersonic missile system in Hawaii, called "Conventional Prompt Strike". The failure was said to be most likely due to a problem that happened after ignition took place, according to a statement by the US Department of Defense. Read more
July 01, 2022 - Australian bank, Volt has collapsed in the midst of rising inflation and the bank has urged their customers to pull their funds from their accounts before it closes them on Tuesday. Inflation in Australia and US on the rise. Read more
July 01, 2022 - U.S. President Joe Biden has announced another $800 million military aid package to Ukraine, which will be including modern air defense systems, HIMARS missile systems and ammunition, and other "offensive weapons". Read more
July 01, 2022 - NATO leaders have declared that the Russian Federation is the most significant "direct threat" to the security of North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. According to the Lithuanian ministry of defense, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders at the NATO summit agreed that "Russia is a direct threat to NATO", on "new strategic concept" being adopted, reinforcement of NATO's eastern flank with Forward Presence Brigades, increased support for Ukraine, as well as other "security enhancement" measures. Read more
June 29, 2022 - Washington has shown support toward the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey just one day after Turkey withdrew its objections regarding Sweden and Finland joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Read more
June 28, 2022 - At least 47 migrants have been found dead inside a trailer in San Antonio, Texas with 18 others transported to hospitals in the area, in what appears to be a human smuggling accident. Read more
June 27, 2022 - The United States now has over 100,000 troops stationed in Europe, which has increased from the 70,000 U.S. troops that were stationed in Europe when Russia's invasion on Ukraine began at the end of February. Read more
June 27, 2022 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is increasing the number of its NATO Response Force troops at high readiness from 40,000 to "well over 300,000", according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday. Read more
June 25, 2022 - List of travel advisories from the U.S. Department of State from June 1st, 2022 to June 24th, 2022. KEY: Level 1: Normal Precautions | Level 2: Increased Caution | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | Level 4: Do Not Travel. For a clickable list visit the OSLINT Advisories post. Read more
June 22, 2022 - The Russian embassy in Washington says that they have received no requests from the United States regarding two "US mercenaries" reported to have been captured in Ukraine. Read more
June 22, 2022 - Mexican drug cartels are using online games to recruit teenagers, paying them, often with a monthly income to act as full-time lookouts at the southern border, notifying the cartel of the presence of law enforcement, and promising to teach them how to move drugs and carry out hits for more cash. Read more
June 22, 2022 - An airman, who has not yet been identified has been arrested in connection with the explosives attack that had been carried out on a United States military base in Syria on April 7th, 2022, according to the Air Force. Read more
June 19, 2022 - WASHINGTON - A US Senate bill seeks to pave the way for a training program in order to increase armed forces interoperability between the United States and Taiwan, while significantly increasing support for the island, including billions of dollars in security assistance and making Taiwan a 'major non-NATO ally'. China has warned, however, against what they call a 'dangerous' policy overhaul. Read more
June 19, 2022 - So far this year there have been 50 people from the FBI terror watchlist arrested at the U.S. border with Mexico, which amounts to more than the last five years combined. There have also been more than 440,000 known 'gotaways'. Read more
June 19, 2022 - On June 15, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine. This includes an authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $350 million, as well as $650 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds. This authorization is the twelfth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. Read more
June 17, 2022 - WASHINGTON- The United States has announced sending $122 million to the top three medical research institutions in India in order to "prevent avoidable pandemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response", according to the Indian Express newspaper. Read more
June 16, 2022 - The U.S. government is releasing another 45 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve within the next few months in order to try to alleviate fuel supply shortages and address disruptions in the global supply of oil. Read more
June 16, 2022 - Two Alabama residents have gone missing within the last few days near Kharkiv, Ukraine which is located near the Russian border, according to their families. U.S. State Department has reported that two Americans have been captured and advised Americans not to travel to Ukraine. Read more
June 11, 2022 - U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high of 8.6 percent in the month of May according to data given by the U.S. government on Friday. This makes it the 12th month in a row that the inflation percentage has been above 5%. Food and fuel prices are also soaring up, while China, India and other countries benefit from Cheap Russian Oil at discounted prices. Read more
June 8, 2022 - A Marine Corps Aircraft has crashed, leaving four people dead and one missing in California. Contrary to initial media reports, the Naval Air Facility El Centro stated that there was no nuclear material aboard the aircraft involved in the crash. Read more
June 5, 2022 - The current baby formula shortage may be on the way to recovery as Abbott Laboratories opens back up for business, after their large manufacturing plant was closed down in February due to safety concerns due to contamination. Read more
June 4, 2022 - A U.S. Navy jet pilot has been killed after crashing a an F/A-18E Super Hornet jet in a desert in Southern California, near Trona. The jet was based at the Naval Air Station Lemoore and crashed at about 2:30 p.m in Bernardino County, according to a statement by the Navy. Read more
May 27, 2022 - A food insecurity expert has told the United Nations Security Council that the world only has a 10-week supply of wheat left stored, and that global food insecurity has now reached levels that hasn't been seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Read more
May 25, 2022 - Assassination Attempt On George W. Bush In Dallas Texas Thwarted. Alleged plotter plans to smuggle assassins into the United States through the Mexican border and assassinate the former president. Read more
May 23, 2022 - U.S. President Joe Biden has announced on Monday 13 countries that will be 'initial partners' of a US led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in order to pushback on Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific region. Read more
May 23, 2022 - An Air Force C-17 plane delivered 78,000 pounds of baby formula to the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis on Sunday, May 22nd 2022 amidst a recent shortage. Read more
May 21, 2022 - WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden signed a $40 billion dollar aid package to Ukraine during his visit to Seoul, the capital of South Korea after the Senate passed the package with an 86-11 vote, while inflation in the United States sits at a 40-year high. Read more
May 18, 2022 - A man was shot and killed in what officials have called a "homicide" outside of a Space Force station on Friday in New Hampshire. The shooting involved a police officer and a "contracted security officer". Read more
May 18, 2022 - The United States Air Force reported on Monday that it had successfully tested an Air-Launched Hypersonic Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), which reached speeds up to five times the speed of sound. Read more
May 18, 2022 - Researchers believe that they have finally found the cause of Gulf War illness that made around 250,000 U.S. troops sick after almost 30 years of attempting to find the answer. Read more
May 17, 2022 - United States anti-narcotics agents have found a drug-smuggling tunnel running underneath the U.S. border with Mexico that contains electricity, a ventilation and a railway system. Read more
May 15, 2022 - One person has been killed and four people were wounded critically during a shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Southern California on Sunday. In addition, one person also suffered minor injuries. Read more
May 14, 2022 - 13 people were shot during a 'mass shooting' at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York that left 10 dead. Read more
May 1, 2022 - U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger has announced the introduction of a joint resolution that would authorize the United States Armed Forces to defend Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates the war on Ukraine by using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons against the country. Read more
April 22, 2022 - Three or more people have been shot in the 4100 block of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington D.C. according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Read more
April 17, 2022 - Thieves stole a vehicle that had a portable nuclear gauge in it that contains radioactive nuclear material. While the vehicle was returned, the gauge is still missing and may have been damaged after the theft of the vehicle took place. Read more
April 12, 2022 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on Monday that the 'Special Military Operation' by Russia was meant to put an end to the United States quest for world domination and the expansion of NATO. Read more
April 12, 2022 - At least five people have been shot, with 13 injured at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York. Suspect was seen wearing a construction vest and gas mask according to police. Read more
April 11, 2022 - Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov has warned that the West giving Ukraine weapons and ammunition may lead to direct military confrontation between Russia and the United States and claimed that the invasion was a result of Ukraine carrying out genocide of Russians. Read more
April 8, 2022 - Nancy Pelosi has planned a trip to Taiwan, the first time in 20 years that a Speaker of the House has traveled to the island. Trip however postponed due to COVID-19 diagnosis. China has warned of strong measures. Read more
April 7, 2022 - Confirmed: The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power due to a 'critical fault'. There have been reports of an issue with a power plant, and fires at two substations. Read more
April 6, 2022 - Tornado watch issued for parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee until 10pm EDT. There is a possibility of damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes. Read more
April 6, 2022 - Expert says he believes China is preparing for a war with the United States, as well as its neighboring Asian countries. NATO to expand cooperation with partners in Indo-Pacific. Read more
April 5, 2022 - The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador has issued a security alert regarding the Government of El Salvador’s enactment of emergency measures on March 27, violent encounters between law enforcement personnel and alleged gang members continue around the country. Read more
April 2, 2022 - The United States has canceled testing the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that it originally had intended only to delay testing amid tensions with Russia. Read more
March 31, 2022 - A U.S. Military aircraft has crashed off the east coast, off of Wallops Island, Virginia. One person is confirmed dead and two others sustained injuries but have been rescued. Read more
March 30, 2022 - A soldier for the U.S. Army was killed on Wednesday in an incident involving two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Wright Army Airfield in Hinesville, Georgia around 40 miles southwest of Savannah. Read more
March 25, 2022 - There is an internet outage with Cox Communications, which has knocked Las Vegas, Nevada offline at 7 a.m local time. The incident ongoing according to NetBlocks internet observatory. Read more
March 10, 2022 - The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that the United States has been carrying out experimentation on bat coronavirus samples in U.S. established and U.S. funded bio-labs in Ukraine and that it was first revealed during Russia's 'special operation' in Ukraine. According to Turkish news, China has 'demanded answers' from the United States regarding the '26 bio-labs in Ukraine'. Read more
March 6, 2022 - There is currently an active shooter alert at Joint Base Andrews AFB near Washington DC. Police are responding to unconfirmed reports of a shooting underway by an active shooter at the air force base. Read more
March 5, 2022 - The FBI has reportedly arrested the main suspect in the assassination of the Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Mario Antonio Palacios, who allegedly worked with a group of other Colombian citizens in the plotted kidnapping turned assassination of Jovenel Moise has been detained. Read more
February 13, 2022 - The Idaho National Guard and Governor Brad Little are pushing to repeal the state law banning private militias. The state law is said to infringe upon the Second Amendment which reads "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". Read more
February 11, 2022 - The United States has deployed B-52 Stratofortress nuclear bombers belonging to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to the United Kingdom. Read more
February 11, 2022 - The Biden administration is considering designating the Houthis a terrorist organization... again, after having reversed Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization before he left office on January 19th, 2021. Read more
February 11, 2022 - The Central Intelligence Agency (#CIA) has a secret, hidden and undisclosed massive data center that is currently storing information collected from U.S. citizens according to two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee who revealed the information on Thursday. Read more
February 10, 2022 - Specialist Dajuan Lester Townes, a National Guard soldier who enlisted in October of 2019 was killed on Monday due to an accidental shooting while he was deployed with the Texas National Guard's security mission along the U.S. southern border shared with Mexico. Read more
February 8, 2022 - Air Force Major General Ferdinand B. Stoss, STRATCOM director of plans and policy issued a warning at the 2022 virtual Nuclear Deterrence Summit saying that the US and allies have not 'faced this type of threat in over 30 years' and that 'we have no history of this' regarding a nuclear China and Russia and a 'three-party nuclear peer dynamic'. Read more
February 7, 2022 - The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the leaked footage of the $103 million dollar F-35C plane crashing onto the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck and then catching on fire and falling into the ocean is indeed authentic. Read more
February 7, 2022 - A once classified U.S. Military fuel storage installation hidden inside of a mountain in Hawaii began leaking jet fuel into the drinking water and sickening at least 5,900 military personnel. Read more
February 7, 2022 - US troops have arrived in Poland to reinforce Eastern European allies on Sunday as Russia continues to bolster its forces near the Ukrainian border in both Russia and Belarus. Read more
February 6, 2022 - By end of 2020 the global debt had reached $226 trillion. The biggest one-year increase since World War II. Recently the US national debt reached 30 trillion with unfunded liabilities reaching over 164 trillion. Read more
February 6, 2022 - The Washington State Department of Licensing says that they observed irregular activity on one of its systems last month and that personal data from professional licenses might have been breached and leaked out to hackers. Read more
February 6, 2022 - Around 80 members of the Main National Guard is set to be deployed to Eastern Europe in the Spring for a one year deployment to Poland. 120th Regional Support Group will be one of two brigade units in Maine that will be carrying out base support operations for American allies in Europe for 'Operation Atlantic Resolve' under the United States European Command. Read more
February 5, 2022 - Mexican gangs are no longer merely using drones to drop bombs onto opposing cartels, but have upgraded their tactics to include laying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the roads to disable army vehicles. Read more
February 5, 2022 - Russian state propaganda machine and Kremlin mouthpiece Provda news claims that Russian nuclear submarines are currently on duty off the U.S. coasts, citing two 'unconfirmed' reports which included one submarine located near the east coast of the United States and one off the west coast, and also another 'presumably' in the Arctic. Read more
February 4, 2022 - After a classified congressional briefing on the situation between Russia and Ukraine a GOP lawmaker stated the briefing is 'top secret' but what he can say is "Americans need to get out of Ukraine". He also stated the importance of focusing on America's southern border. Read more
February 2, 2022 - The U.S. national debt has reached over $30,000,000,000,000 (30 trillion) for the first time in history. This does not include the over $164 Trillion owed in unfunded liabilities. Read more
January 31, 2022 - North Korea stated on Monday that the latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) called Hwasong-12 that it tested is capable of hitting Guam, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Read more
January 26, 2022 - There have been many reports of people all over New Orleans hearing a large explosion around 11:30 p.m. local time Read more
January 25, 2022 - The Department of Homeland Security is warning of an 'imminent cyber threat' against both American companies and government agencies from Russia Read more
January 24, 2022 - Fort Knox military police has shot and killed a man who breached the main gate at the Fort Knox Army installation in Kentucky. Read more
January 24, 2022 - Seven sailors were reportedly injured today on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Read more
January 24, 2022 - Both US and Russian stocks are crashing over tensions in Europe and fears of a Russian invasion on Ukraine. Read more
January 21, 2022 - 130 soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard have returned home from their 10 month deployment to Africa. Read more
January 21, 2022 - The Defense Department has agreed to pay $52.5 million for blimps that will be used to help surveil and patrol the U.S. border with Mexico. Read more
January 21, 2022 - In early January a federal judge granted relief to Navy Seals who refused the vaccine saying "loss of religious liberties outweighs any forthcoming harm to the Navy” and that “even the direst circumstances cannot justify the loss of constitutional rights.” Read more
January 21, 2022 - The Federal Reserve is currently weighing launching a digital currency as it explores the benefits and drawbacks. Read more
January 20, 2022 - A Marine has been charged over the truck rollover that killed 2 marines and injured 17. Read more
January 20, 2022 - A state of emergency has been declared in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Maine, Georgia and Virginia, ahead of icy weather that may cause travel issues and power outages all the way to the coastline. Read more
January 19, 2022 - A Marine truck carrying troops has rolled over inflicting 'multiple casualties' outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Read more
January 17, 2022 - The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airline carriers warned on Monday of a 'catastrophic' aviation crisis after AT&T and Verizon reported that they are about to roll out their 5G service. Read more
January 16, 2022 - British foreign minister Liz Truss has put out a statement on Twitter condemning the 'act of terrorism' from a gunman who was a British citizen at the Beth Israel Temple, in Texas. Read more
January 16, 2022 - The hostages at the Beth Israel Temple in Colleyville, Texas have been freed and are safe and the gunman has been killed. Read more
January 15, 2022 - There is reportedly currently a hostage situation at the Beth Israel Temple in Colleyville, Texas involving a gunman and an unknown amount of hostages. Read more
January 15, 2022 - The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation's last oil-fired aircraft carrier departed Bremerton, Washington on Saturday for a 16,000 mile journey around South America, after which it will be dismantled at a Texas shipyard. Read more
January 15, 2022 - The Marine Corps has become the first service to approve religious exemptions for the vaccine mandate in the military. Read more
January 14, 2022 - China is using part of its internal surveillance network to mine data from western social media and provide agents with information on foreign targets. Read more
January 14, 2022 - Russian news, Pravda has claimed that a Russian nuclear submarine with 160 nuclear warheads on board appeared off the U.S. coast and went unnoticed. Read more
January 14, 2022 - NORTHCOM military commanders have launched an investigation into the U.S. troops ordered to the shared border between U.S. and Mexico by the President. Read more
January 5, 2022 - U.S. Military data shows that around 30,000 US troops remain unvaccinated, defying the vaccine order put in place. Read more
December 27, 2021 - The Air Force stated on Tuesday that it has denied about 2,100 exemption requests for the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
December 23, 2021 - 66 more US Marines have been discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine this week, making total of discharged Marines: 169. Read more
December 22, 2021 - The US Senate has passed a bill that gives the chief of the Capital Police the power to request the assistance of the National Guard and Federal Law enforcement agencies in an emergency such as was declared on January 6th. Read more
December 20, 2021 - A 6.2 earthquake has struck off shore in Northern California around Cape Mendocino. Read more
December 18, 2021 - The US Air Force conducted another hypersonic missile test for the rocket booster, but like the two other hypersonic tests this one failed as well. The prototype missile never even left the wing of the B-52H bomber that was carrying it. Read more
December 15, 2021 - Tornado watch in Albert Lea Minnesota, Sioux City Iowa, Ames Iowa, Des Moines Iowa, Omaha Nebraska, Grand Island Nebraska, St. Joseph Missouri and Junction City Kansas. Read more
December 13, 2021 - The damaged submarine Connecticut which collided with an undersea mountain in October traveled from Guam and has safely docked in San Diego, California. Read more
December 13, 2021 - The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Air Force gave its personnel until November 2nd to get vaccinated. Read more
December 13, 2021 - A man who attacked two Air Force personnel and a civilian woman at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery Alabama was shot and killed by security after the man attempted to reach for a gun. Read more
December 13, 2021 - China has put out a hand to offer humanitarian help to the United States after a massive tornado ripped through multiple states causing extensive damage and killing 100+ people. Read more
December 11, 2021 - The national guard has been deployed to Kentucky after 18 tornadoes reportedly killed at least 70 people. Kentucky Governor Says He Fears At Least 70 to 100 Dead. Read more
December 11, 2021 - Commander Lucian Kins, second in command of the USS Winston Churchill was relieved of his duties on Friday by Navy Captain Ken Anderston, commander of the Naval Surface Squadren 14 for refusing to be vaccinated from the COVID-19 virus. Read more
December 11, 2021 - Tennessee governor Bill Lee has authorized deploying more National Guard to the southern border with Mexico early next year citing the drug crisis impacting national security. Read more
December 7, 2021 - The Missile Defense AGency (MDA) has announced that it has built a new radar that detects both ballistic and hypersonic missiles in the Indo-Pacific region called LRDR, or Long Range Discrimination Radar. Read more
November 7, 2021 - In an attempt to lower surging gas prices Biden has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of #oil from the emergency reserves. Read more
November 21, 2021 - US Space Force General David Thompson spoke at a security forum and said that the United States is not as advanced as the Chinese or Russians when it comes to Hypersonic missiles. Read more
November 19, 2021 - Russia deployed 2 Tu-95MS long range nuclear bombers to international airspace near Alaska for hours on Friday. Read more
November 4, 2021 - The U.S. Navy has relieved three senior leaders of the USS Connecticut after an investigation into the incident in which the U.S. Seawolf fast attack submarine collided with a previously uncharted underwater mountain in the South China Sea which injured 11 sailors last month. Read more
October 30, 2021 - Police in Washington D.C. are on high alert after a threat of an ISIS attack that U.S. officials say is related to refugees from Afghanistan. Read more
September 22, 2021 - A Russian aircraft flew into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday but did not enter into US or Canadian airspace. Read more
September 21, 2021 - The US House Democrats have voted to remove funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system Read more
September 21, 2021 - The U.S. Navy has conducted a successful two missile flight test of the unarmed life extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from aboard the Ohio class submarine, USS Wyoming (SSBN-742). Read more
September 17, 2021 - Russia, China, North Korea and other countries have put out a statement to the UN Tuesday saying that the United States committed war crimes in Afghanistan and is calling on the United Nations to bring them to justice. Read more
September 13, 2021 - Recently declassified report on the September 11th, 2001 attacks, with still classified portions of the document marked out for security reasons. Read more
September 5, 2021 - The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing sailors from the recent helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego as dead. Read more
September 3, 2021 - The White House has said that there is still an active threat from ISIS-K in Kabul, and believes that terrorists may be able to sneak into the country on the private flights going into Afghanistan to aid in evacuation efforts. Read more
September 2, 2021 - In a transcript of the final phone call, Biden openly told the then President, Ghani to lie about the situation in Afghanistan and change the 'perception' and 'project a different picture' to the public.Read more
September 1, 2021 - A US Navy helicopter crashed conducting 'routine flight operations' 60 miles off the coast of San Diego. Read more
August 23, 2021 - ANTIFA and Proud Boys clashed on Sunday, throwing tear gas and explosives at each other in the streets of Portland while local police were "no where to be seen" and had urged citizens to "choose love" during the planned Proud Boys rally. Read more
August 22, 2021 - WASHINGTON - Former White House doctor Ronny Jackson, who served both under Obama as well as Trump has stated in a Fox News interview on Friday that Biden is no longer "cognitively prepared" to serve as the President of the United States of America. Read more
August 21, 2021 - The Capital officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt has been cleared from charges in an internal probe with a memo that says "no further action will be taken" and that the officer was "formally exonerated" according to NBC news. This after the FBI found the attack on the Capital not organized by pro Trump groups, but by individuals. Read more
August 21, 2021 - WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded that the storming of the United States Capital on January 6th, 2021 was not in fact organized by pro Donald Trump groups in order to alter the election results for the 2020 election. Read more
August 18, 2021 - Various members of U.S. congress, including many democrats are now seeking to probe the Biden administration over the events that have unfolded in Afghanistan after a growing consensus that the entire situation was not handled as it should have been. Read more
August 17, 2021 - The DHS has issued a nationwide terror alert for both domestic and foreign terrorists due to "targeted violence" all over the US on and around September 11th but more focused on internal threats than external. Read more
August 4, 2021 - The Pentagon was locked down for an hour after a Pentagon officer was attack outside the building at a Metro bus stop after an altercation where the suspect is suspected to have stabbed the officer and fought over the officers weapon when it went off. Read more
July 28, 2021 - The US Air Force is currently developing the AGM-183A, or hypersonic Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon capable of going mach 7 speeds which is seven times the speed of sound, or over 5,370 miles per hour. Read more
July 25, 2021 - Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer, USS Mustin is back in San Diego after being stationed in Japan for the last 15 years. Read more
July 20, 2021: The US Navy set off a magnitude 3.9 earthquake during shock trial tests of its newest aircraft carrier 100 miles off Flagler Beach, Florida. Read more
June 15, 2021: The Federal Aviation Administration requested that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command deploy fighter jets off Hawaii during the weekend in an "Irregular air patrol". Read more
June 5, 2021: Federal judge strikes down California ban on 'assault' weapons ruling the ban unconstitutional. Full story
May 10, 2021: The fuel supply to most of the east coast has been cut off for three consecutive days in a row after a hacker group knocked out a major pipeline. Read more
May 4, 2021: Security officers at the CIA building negotiated with the armed intruder for a matter of hours before they got out of their vehicle brandishing their weapon and was shot by FBI agents. Read more
April 29, 2021: Numerous U.S. officials have stated that Russian activity around Alaska have increased significantly as of late, and the head of Alaskan Command has just put out a statement saying that the recent increase has put a strain on U.S. assets. Read more
April 25, 2021: U.S. & Israel Plagued By Radical Left Mobs. Like Children, After Getting What They Wanted, They Are Not Satisfied, They Want More. More Control, More Power, More Destruction.
Pelosi's Press Release Does Not Mention The Delegation Visiting Taiwan - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put out a statement outlining her trip to the Indo-Pacific region. The outline indicates that the Speaker will be visiting Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, but does not mention visiting Taiwan. Read Full Article
Former State Department Spokesperson Says China Will Be Getting Even More Aggressive - Morgan Ortagus, who is a former State Department spokesperson said that she believes that China is going to be getting more aggressive in both rhetoric and action in the foreseeable future as it is incredibly important for them to have control. Read Full Article
China: Preparing For War, Says Taiwan Will Be Where US Shows Its True Paper Tiger Face - A message posted by China's official People's Liberation Army (PLA) 80th Group over Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan stated on the Chinese social media website Weibo said: Get ready for war, over Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Read Full Article
Japanese Officials Meet with Taiwan President to Discuss Conflict Preparation - High-level officials, who previously held defense ministry positions in Japan, have visited Taiwan to discuss possible ways to prepare for possible conflict with Beijing and shore up Asia-Pacific defenses in the region. Read Full Article
US Intelligence: Bio-Weapons Being Made That Target People's Unique DNA - A U.S. House Intelligence Committee member has put out a warning to Americans not to so easily share their genetic information to websites like the Biotechnology company 23andMe, as there are bio-weapons being developed that can target an individual's DNA and potentially kill them. Read Full Article
US Intelligence: Bio-Weapons Being Made That Target People's Unique DNA - A U.S. House Intelligence Committee member has put out a warning to Americans not to so easily share their genetic information to websites like the Biotechnology company 23andMe, as there are bio-weapons being developed that can target an individual's DNA and potentially kill them. Read Full Article
Former US National Security Advisor Admits Plotting Coups, China, Venezuela Respond - Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton publicly admitted that he has helped plan coups abroad. China took note of the interview and reported about it on their military website. Read Full Article
CIA Estimates 15,000 Russians Killed So Far In Ukraine - CIA Director William Burns stated on Wednesday that the United States intelligence community estimates that around 15,000 Russian forces have been killed in Ukraine during the Russian invasion on the country since the war began.
The latest estimates from the U.S. intelligence community would be something in the vicinity of 15,000 [Russian soldiers] killed and maybe three times that wounded. So a quite significant set of losses," he said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
He also added that the "Ukrainians have suffered as well -- probably a little less than that. But, you know, significant casualties."
Biden: Pentagon Does Not Support Pelosi Visiting Taiwan, After China Warning - Biden is now urging Pelosi to cancel her visit to the Island of Taiwan after China put out a warning about forceful measures being taken if Pelosi made the trip to the region. Read Full Article
New York National Guard Deploying To Train Ukrainian Soldiers - The New York National Guard are deploying to train Ukrainian soldiers. 140 troops Syracuse-situated 27th Infantry Brigade Combat squad deployed to Germany on Friday to assist Ukrainian military members..
The service members will reconstitute 160 Army National Guard from Florida from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Task Force Gator; who are included in the Joint Multinational Training Group mission in Ukraine.
These soldiers have been instructing Ukrainian personnel at the Combat Training Center Yavoriv near Lviv in westernmost Ukraine since November of 2021.
The troops from team Gator were ordered to exit Ukraine for Germany in February of 2022 before Russia's invasion. The Gator team is the primary instructor for Ukrainian forces in Germany and other locations.
The New York team will prepare at Fort Bliss in Texas before situating in Germany. It is anticipated they will relieve the Gator team in September, according to American Military News.
New York's National Guard delivered 220 soldiers to Ukraine in 2017 for a 10-month training cycle involving Ukrainian forces in Yavoriv. That squad was accompanied by the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station; but included service personnel from all over New York.
The Joint Multinational Training Group has continually provided instruction and consultation to Ukrainian armed forces since 2015. The Army National Guard unit conflict affiliates supply direct support to the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine operation in 9-month revolutions as a factor for the army’s rotational guideline.
Some of the other countries that have participated in the JMTG-U missions while at Yavoriv are the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark, and Poland.
- Alert Put Out By Matt Pepple
Former US Defense Secretary Believes South Korea Would Get Involved In Taiwan/China Conflict - SOUTH KOREA - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that South Korea will have no choice but to intervene with the United States in the Taiwan Strait if conflict breaks out between China and Taiwan. Read Full Article
Inflation Rises Across The Globe, White House Blames War On Ukraine - The U.S. inflation rate hit 9.1% for the month of June as the cost of purchasing things rise, not just in the United States but in numerous countries across the globe, with 37 of 44 developed nations having at least two times the inflation that they had in the first quarter of 2020. Read Full Article
Air Force Successfully Completes Another Hypersonic Test - Aerospace company Lockheed Martin has put out a statement saying that they have successfully conducted the "second consecutive" hypersonic boosted test of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) with the United States Air Force Read Full Article
White House: Iran Providing Russia With "Hundreds" Of Drones - The White House has said that the U.S. has "information" that indicates Iran is preparing, or already has given Russia "hundreds" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and said that Iran plans to train Russian forces on using the drones as early as this month.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said, "Our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline".
He added that this is proof that Russia's attack on Ukraine is "coming at a cost to the sustainment of its own weapons".
Sullivan also said that Iran has likewise given similar UAVs to the Houthi rebels in Yemen so that they could be used against Saudi Arabia, before the ceasefire was reached earlier this year.
- Alert Put Out By Donald Standeford
Pentagon Looking To Send Weapons Inspectors Into Ukraine - The Pentagon is considering sending weapons inspectors to Ukraine in order to monitor the U.S. weaponry being sent to the country, according to Jed Royal, deputy director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Read Full Article
Canada's Nationwide Internet And Mobile Connectivity At 75% After Outage - Canada's internet and mobile connectivity nationwide is at "75% of ordinary levels" after a "disruption to the Rogers network" according to the Netblocks internet observatory. Canada's cyber intelligence agency says there is no evidence of it being caused by a cyber attack.
The internet outage, which extends to mobile services began early in the day on July 8th, 2022, and is "ongoing" according to the Cloudflare monitoring service Cloudflare Radar, which posted that there has been a partial recovery of traffic from the Rogers network since the beginning of the outage.
The disruption has affected internet, mobile access, banking, transport, and even government access, and reports of disruptions across Canada on social media.
Walter Bloomberg announced that Canada's border services agency says that they may not be able to complete their arrivecan submission due to the current Rogers network outage.
Community food coordinator Sophia Bank wrote, "With the outage across Canada I feel terrible for folks who can’t buy groceries. Can’t access their money".
The issue with Rogers Communications Inc. network has caused some consumer advocates and antitrust experts to call for more competition within Canada's telecommunications industry, as well as a public probe into what caused the disruption.
Canada's cyber intelligence agency, however, says that there is no evidence that the Rogers outage was caused by a cyber attack, saying "As of right now, Rogers remains best placed to address questions related to the nature of the outage. At this time, CSE has no indication this is related to malicious cyber threats".
Rogers Communications Inc. has announced that wireless services are beginning to return for most of its users.
A statement put out by Rogers President and CEO Tony Staffieri said, "We know going a full day without connectivity has real impacts on our customers and all Canadians. On behalf of all of us here at Rogers, Rogers for Business, Fido, chatr and cityfone, I want to sincerely apologize for this service interruption and the impact it is having on people from coast to coast to coast".
“As our teams continue working to resolve the situation, I want to make two commitments to you:
First, we are working to fully understand the root cause of this outage and we will make all the changes necessary to ensure that in the future we meet and exceed your expectations for our networks.
Second, we will make this right for our valued customers. We will proactively apply a credit to all our customers impacted by the outage and will share more details shortly.”
“I take full responsibility for ensuring we at Rogers earn back your full trust and are once again there to connect you to what matters.”
Interac spokesperson Bryan Bossin said that his company's debit and e-transfer services are still experiencing disruptions across Canada as of Friday night.
Police agencies in Canada have also warned that the outage may also affect people's ability to call 911 emergency services. The Toronto Police Department put out an alert saying that they were "working to resolve these issues" and said that some people "will have trouble connecting" in order to call 911.
The advisory said, "ADVISORY: City of Toronto - The Rogers Network is experiencing some technical difficulties - Some people will have trouble connecting - There are some connection problems calling 9-1-1 - We are working to resolve these issues ^dh".
E-Comm 9-1-1 tweeted, "cellphone customers in #BC. If you are experiencing an emergency, dial 9-1-1. If your call fails, please call back from another carrier or a landline if possible. #911BC.We are getting reports of possible service issues [email protected]".
Flight Test Of US Reentry Vehicle For New ICBM Has Failed - A U.S. flight test of the reentry vehicle for the new Minotaur II+ Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) rocket failed when it exploded 11 seconds after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The explosion occurred at 11:01 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6. There were no injuries as a result of the explosion, but the Minotaur II rocket was carrying the new Mk21A reentry vehicle and the failure sets the program back.
The LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM is meant to replace the Minuteman-III in 2029 and the development began in 2019 by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center jointly with Lockheed Martin.
A press release said that the Minotaur II+ launch was meant to be "“demonstrating preliminary design concepts and relevant payload technologies in operationally realistic environments".
Colonel Kris Barcomb, Space Launch Delta 30 vice commander said, "We always have emergency response teams on standby prior to every launch. Safety is our priority at all times".
Russian State Media Talks Of WW3, Says Other Countries Will Be Invaded After Ukraine - Russian state media Channel 1 talks of world war 3 which it calls Russia's Second Great Patriotic War and said that countries that decided to play with Westernness neutrality are next, once the special military operation in Ukraine concludes. Read Full Article
Chip Shortage: New U.S. Vehicle Sales Drop But Demand Still Greater Than supply - UNITED STATES - Although new vehicle sales in the United States have dropped by over 21 percent in the second quarter, versus a year ago, demand is still greater than supply due to a global shortage of semiconductors in spite of rising inflation, fuel prices and interest rates.
Ukraine produces around 70% of the world's neon gas, which is used to operate the lasers used in manufacturing semiconductors. While Russia's invasion on Ukraine is greatly influencing the global microchip shortage, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which we have covered extensively in the past would greatly exacerbate shortages. Read Full Article
US Fails Another Hypersonic Missile Test Due To "Anomaly" - The United States has failed the flight test of a new US hypersonic missile system in Hawaii, called "Conventional Prompt Strike". The failure was said to be most likely due to a problem that happened after ignition took place, according to a statement by the US Department of Defense.
Pentagon spokesman Navy Lieutenant Commander Tim Gorman said that "An anomaly occurred following ignition of the test asset. the Department remains confident that it is on track to field offensive and defensive hypersonic capabilities on target dates beginning in the early 2020s".
"Program officials have initiated a review to determine the cause to inform future tests. While the Department was unable to collect data on the entirety of the planned flight profile, the information gathered from this event will provide vital insights," he added.
In October, 2022 another flight test of the missile failed due to a malfunction with the booster. The malfunction had kept the missile from leaving the launch pad.
Australian Bank Collapses, Urging Customers To Pull Their Funds - Australian bank, Volt has collapsed in the midst of rising inflation and the bank has urged their customers to pull their funds from their accounts before it closes them on Tuesday. Inflation in Australia and US on the rise. Read Full Article
Biden Announces Another $800 Million In Aid To Ukraine - U.S. President Joe Biden has announced another $800 million military aid package to Ukraine, which will be including modern air defense systems, HIMARS missile systems and ammunition, and other "offensive weapons".
"We plan to announce new advanced Western air defense systems for Ukraine, more artillery & ammunition, anti-battery radars, ammunition to HIMARS" Biden stated at the NATO summit in Madrid.
At the Summit, Biden said, "This summit was about strengthening our alliance, meeting the challenges of our world as it is today and the threats we’re going to face in the future".
"Putin thought he could break the transatlantic alliance. He tried to weaken us. He expected our resolve to fracture. But he’s getting exactly what he did not want," Biden stated.
He also pointed out the decision by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and said, "He [Putin] wanted the Finland-ization of NATO. He got the NATO-ization of Finland".
When Biden was asked whether American citizens should be prepared for the United States to support Ukraine indefinitely, Biden replied, "We are going to support Ukraine as it takes" and added "As long as it takes to in fact make sure that they are not defeated by … Russia".
NATO Says Russian Federation Significant Direct Threat To Allies - EUROPE - NATO leaders have declared that the Russian Federation is the most significant "direct threat" to the security of North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. According to the Lithuanian ministry of defense, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders at the NATO summit agreed that "Russia is a direct threat to NATO", on "new strategic concept" being adopted, reinforcement of NATO's eastern flank with Forward Presence Brigades, increased support for Ukraine, as well as other "security enhancement" measures. Read Full Article
Washington Supports Sale Of F-16 Jets To Turkey - Washington has shown support toward the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey just one day after Turkey withdrew its objections regarding Sweden and Finland joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Read Full Article
47 Migrants Found Dead Inside Trailer In San Antonio Texas - At least 47 migrants have been found dead inside a trailer in San Antonio, Texas with 18 others transported to hospitals in the area, in what appears to be a human smuggling accident.
Officials say they found a tractor-trailer in southwest San Antonio near Interstate 35, on a back road. In total the trailer had around 60 migrants inside. ICE Homeland Security Investigations were called to the scene and have taken charge of the investigation, as well as border patrol agents.
The weather in San Antonio on Monday was high 90s up to 103 degrees Fahrenheit which can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke to occur.
US Now Has Over 100,000 Troops Stationed In Europe - The United States now has over 100,000 troops stationed in Europe, which has increased from the 70,000 U.S. troops that were stationed in Europe when Russia's invasion on Ukraine began at the end of February.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that the United States "increased the number of U.S. troops in Europe from roughly 70,000 to more than 100,000 over these last months".
In May, during a press briefing, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price had said that the US was planning to have an ongoing presence of around 100,000 troops in Europe. "Before that invasion, we were clear that we would do a few things if [Russian President Vladimir Putin’s] aggression went ahead," Price had stated.
"We made clear that we would provide unprecedented levels of security assistance to support our Ukrainian partners so that they could effectively defend their freedom, defend their democracy, defend their country from what was then the potential of Russian aggression. We made clear that we would impose severe consequences on the Russian economy, on the Russian financial system".
"We also said that we would reinforce and take steps to reassure the Alliance, the member states of the Alliance, and particularly those on the eastern flank of the NATO Alliance, and that’s what we’ve done."
"We have – there are now some 100,000 U.S. service members on the European continent. That number has risen in recent weeks precisely because we are fulfilling the pledge that we made prior to Russian – prior to Russia’s invasion".
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is also increasing the number of its NATO Response Force troops at high readiness from 40,000 to "well over 300,000", according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.
NATO Increases Number Of Rapid Response Forces On High Readiness To Over 300,000 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is increasing the number of its NATO Response Force troops at high readiness from 40,000 to "well over 300,000", according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.
NATO now says that Russia has walked away from dialogue, and has now become a direct threat, choosing "confrontation instead of dialogue". "Russia has walked away from the partnership and the dialogue that NATO has tried to establish with Russia for many years," he stated. "They have chosen confrontation instead of dialogue. We regret that - but of course, then we need to respond to that reality".
"I expect the allies will state clearly that Russia poses a direct threat to our security, to our values, to the rules-based international order" Stoltenberg said. "Together, this constitutes the biggest overhaul of our collective deterrence and defense since the Cold War".
Travel Advisories: June 1st - June 24th, 2022 - List of travel advisories from the U.S. Department of State from June 1st, 2022 to June 24th, 2022. KEY: Level 1: Normal Precautions | Level 2: Increased Caution | Level 3: Reconsider Travel | Level 4: Do Not Travel. For a clickable list visit the OSLINT Advisories post.
Cabo Verde Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 23, 2022
Hong Kong Travel Advisory Level 4 - June 22, 2022
Ecuador Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 22, 2022
Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 22, 2022
China Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 22, 2022
Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 22, 2022
Moldova Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 21, 2022
Ethiopia Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 21, 2022
El Salvador Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 21, 2022
Tanzania Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 21, 2022
Tanzania Travel Advisory Level 2 -June 21, 2022
Kenya Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 21, 2022
Guinea Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 21, 2022
Ghana Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 21, 2022
Bolivia Travel Advisory Level 2 -June 21, 2022
Sweden Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Sint Eustatius Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Romania Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Fiji Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Comoros Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Botswana Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
Bhutan Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 21, 2022
United Arab Emirates Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 14, 2022
Mexico Travel Advisory Other -June 13, 2022
Iraq Travel Advisory Level 4 - June 13, 2022
Belarus Travel Advisory Level 4 - June 13, 2022
Honduras Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 13, 2022
Maldives Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 13, 2022
Cuba Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 13, 2022
Saba Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 13, 2022
Saba Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 13, 2022
Malawi Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 10, 2022
The Bahamas Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 8, 2022
Suriname Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 8, 2022
French Guiana Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 8, 2022
Denmark Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 7, 2022
Libya Travel Advisory Level 4 - June 6, 2022
Iran Travel Advisory Level 4 - June 6, 2022
Lebanon Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 6, 2022
Guyana Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 6, 2022
Guatemala Travel Advisory Level 3 - June 6, 2022
Zimbabwe Travel Advisory Level 2 - June 6, 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 6, 2022
Poland Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 6, 2022
Namibia Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 6, 2022
Mongolia Travel Advisory Level 1 - June 6, 2022
Russia Travel Advisory Level 4 -June 1, 2022
Russia Says They Have Received No Requests About US Mercenaries - The Russian embassy in Washington says that they have received no requests from the United States regarding two "US mercenaries" reported to have been captured in Ukraine.
Russian state news TASS reported that US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price had stated on Tuesday that the US administration has been "in touch with Russian authorities regarding U.S. citizens who may have been captured while fighting in Ukraine".
Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said that "There were no requests to the embassy. I do not confirm receiving a request of this kind from the US side".
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov spoke to journalists Tuesday and said that the two Americans that had been captured recently in Donbas are being accused of mercenarism and are, therefore "not subject to the Geneva Convention".
He also said that the captured Americans "should be investigated and they should be brought to justice". TASS noted that he did not count out the possibility that the court would sentence them to "capital punishment", also known as the death penalty.
Mexican Drug Cartels Using Online Games To Recruit Teens - Mexican drug cartels are using online games to recruit teenagers, paying them, often with a monthly income to act as full-time lookouts at the southern border, notifying the cartel of the presence of law enforcement, and promising to teach them how to move drugs and carry out hits for more cash. Read Full Article
Airman Arrested In Connection With Explosive Attack On US Base In Syria April 7th - An airman, who has not yet been identified has been arrested in connection with the explosives attack that had been carried out on a United States military base in Syria on April 7th, 2022, according to the Air Force.
A statement by the Air Force said "As part of an ongoing investigation, on June 16, an airman was taken into custody stateside in conjunction with the attack in Green Village, Syria. After reviewing the information in the investigation, the airman's commander made the decision to place him in pretrial confinement".
The Air Force has said that they will not be revealing the name of the service member until formal charges are brought against the man by prosecutors and said that "It is too early in the process for a charge sheet,” she said. “It will be available if charges are preferred".
The explosives attack happened on April 7th, at the Green Village base located east of the Euphrates River. The attack injured four US troops, who received 'minor' injuries, but officials said that the injuries included "possible traumatic brain injuries".
The investigation is being conducted by the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, as well as the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and is reported to be ongoing.
US Bill To Make Taiwan 'Major Non-NATO Ally', China Warns Against 'Dangerous Policy' - WASHINGTON - A US Senate bill seeks to pave the way for a training program in order to increase armed forces interoperability between the United States and Taiwan, while significantly increasing support for the island, including billions of dollars in security assistance and making Taiwan a 'major non-NATO ally'. China has warned, however, against what they call a 'dangerous' policy overhaul. Read Full Article
50 Migrants On FBI Terror Watch List Arrested This Year At Mexican Border - So far this year there have been 50 people from the FBI terror watchlist arrested at the U.S. border with Mexico, which amounts to more than the last five years combined. There have also been more than 440,000 known 'gotaways'.
Terror Watchlist Apprehensions: Fiscal Year 2022 - 50; Fiscal Year 2021 - 15; Fiscal Year 2020 - 3; Fiscal Year 2019 - 0; Fiscal Year 2018 - 6; Fiscal Year 2017 - 2
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported that CBP sources tell him that since the month of October alone there have been about 440,000 known 'gotaways'. A gotaway is "an unlawful border crosser who is directly or indirectly observed making an unlawful entry into the United States" but who has not been apprehended and is known not to have returned to Mexico.
DOD: Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - Department Of Defense: "The United States has committed approximately $6.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $5.6 billion since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked invasion on February 24".
"On June 15, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced $1 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine. This includes an authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $350 million, as well as $650 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds. This authorization is the twelfth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021". List Of Items Included
United States Announces Sending $122 Million To Medical Research Institutions In India - WASHINGTON- The United States has announced sending $122 million to the top three medical research institutions in India in order to "prevent avoidable pandemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response", according to the Indian Express newspaper.
The total amount the U.S. will give to these institutions will be USD 122,475,000 and will be distributed to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology (NIV), and the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) over a five years period of time.
The announcement was made by the Centers For Diseases Control And Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. A media release said that the funding would help India accelerate progress toward a safer and more secure India from the threat of epidemics by focusing on the emerging and re-emerging pathogens through ICMR institutions.
It also said that this would include detecting and controlling zoonotic disease outbreaks through a 'one health' approach, evaluating vaccine safety monitoring systems, capacitating the public health workforce in field epidemiology and outbreak response as well as combating antimicrobial resistance.
U.S. Government Releasing 45 Million More Barrels Of Oil From Reserve - The U.S. government is releasing another 45 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve within the next few months in order to try to alleviate fuel supply shortages and address disruptions in the global supply of oil.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on June 14th a fourth notice of sale of 45 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
The notice says "This Notice of Sale is part of President Biden’s announcement on March 31, 2022, to release one million barrels of crude oil a day for six months to address the global supply disruption caused by Putin’s war on Ukraine and help stabilize volatile energy costs for American families".
The Department of Energy also stated "The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the fourth Notice of Sale of 45 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This Notice of Sale is part of President Biden’s announcement on March 31, 2022, to release one million barrels of crude oil a day for six months to address the global supply disruption caused by Putin’s war on Ukraine and help stabilize volatile energy costs for American families".
"DOE also announced that contracts have been awarded for the purchase of crude oil from the SPR announced in a Notice of Sale on May 24, 2022. These barrels will be released between June 15 and July 31, 2022. Combined with 3.3 million barrels of SPR crude oil scheduled for delivery this month from emergency exchanges authorized earlier this year, a total of 17 companies responded to the notice, submitting 124 bids for evaluation".
Two U.S. Veterans Suspected Captured In Ukraine, White House Urges Americans Not To Travel To Ukraine - Alexander Drueke, 39 years of age, and Andy Tai Huynh, 27 years of age, both Alabama residents have gone missing within the last few days near Kharkiv, Ukraine which is located near the Russian border, according to their families. U.S. State Department has reported that two Americans have been captured in Ukraine but did not identify who they were.
After reports of the soldiers being captured by Russian soldiers, the White House put out a statement advising Americans not to travel to Ukraine.
Drueke’s mother, whose name is Lois said that she received a phone call from another American citizen who had told her that intercepted communications suggested that the two Americans had been taken prisoner by Russian forces.
Before his disappearance, Drueke had told his family that he was in Ukraine teaching troops how to use American made weapons, according to his mother, who said "Alex felt very strongly that he had been trained in ways that he could help the Ukrainians be strong and push Putin back. He went over there not to fight but to train".
Huynh’s fiance, Joy Black said that Huynh had volunteered to fight along with Ukrainian forces and also received a phone call saying that Huynh had gone missing. She said "The response that we’ve gotten from our government has been very helpful. They have been taking it very seriously. We got the call on Monday morning, and this has just gone up so high, so quickly".
The U.S. State Department said "We are closely monitoring the situation and are in contact with Ukrainian authorities. ... We also once again reiterate U.S. citizens should not travel to Ukraine due to the active armed conflict and the singling out of U.S. citizens in Ukraine by Russian government security official".
U.S. Inflation At 40 Year High In May, Gas Prices Soaring - WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high of 8.6 percent in the month of May according to data given by the U.S. government on Friday. This makes it the 12th month in a row that the inflation percentage has been above 5%. Food and fuel prices are also soaring up, while China, India and other countries benefit from Cheap Russian Oil at discounted prices. Read Full Article
Marine Corps Aircraft Crashes - No Nuclear Material Onboard - A Marine Corps Aircraft has crashed, leaving four people dead and one missing in California. Contrary to initial media reports, the Naval Air Facility El Centro stated that there was no nuclear material aboard the aircraft involved in the crash.
The aircraft belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. It is not yet known what causes the aircraft to crash. The U.S. military is currently on the scene, which is near Coachella Canal Rd and Highway 78 in Imperial County, California.
The Naval Air Facility El Centro had put out the following statement on their Facebook Page: "EMERGENCY ALERT! #NAFEC has just received reports of a downed aircraft in the vicinity of Coachella Canal Road and the 78. Installation Federal Fire, and Imperial County Fire Department are responding, We have no additional details at this time. As facts become verified and available, information will be released on the base’s Facebook page. Please be patient as the installation team works through this emergency".
Another statement recently put out by El Centro stated, "We can confirm that an aircraft belonging to 3d Marine Aircraft Wing crashed near Glamis, CA. Military and civilian first responders are on site. Contrary to initial reports, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft. More information will be made available as we receive it".
Facebook page for the El Centro Naval Air Facility: The U.S. Marines have also put out a statement saying "has crashed near Glamis, CA. Military and civilian first responders are on site. Contrary to social media rumors, there was no nuclear material on board the aircraft. More information will be made available as we receive it. An aircraft belonging [email protected]:"
Baby Formula Shortage May Set To Recover As Abbott Opens Back Up - The current baby formula shortage may be on the way to recovery as Abbott Laboratories opens back up for business, after their large manufacturing plant was closed down in February due to safety concerns due to contamination.
The Air Force has been delivering baby formula in an operation dubbed "Operation Fly Formula" in late May in order to try to alleviate the short supply.
Abbott had said in late May that they were planning to open within a week, and that upon reopening it would be a few months after reopening before they would be able to get their product ready to deliver so that they could meet consumer demands for their baby formula products.
In a more recent statement, Abbott said that they will be ramping up production as quickly as possible, and that new formula should be showing up on the store shelves within three weeks time. A statement said, "We will ramp production as quickly as we can while meeting all requirements".
U.S. Navy Jet Fighter Pilot Killed After Crashing In Southern California - A U.S. Navy jet pilot has been killed after crashing a an F/A-18E Super Hornet jet in a desert in Southern California, near Trona. The jet was based at the Naval Air Station Lemoore and crashed at about 2:30 p.m in Bernardino County, according to a statement by the Navy.
There were no deaths or casualties on the ground as a result of the crash, which is located around 236 miles southeast of the Lemoore Air Station.
World Only Has 10-Week Supply Of Wheat Left, Expert Tells UN - A food insecurity expert has told the United Nations Security Council that the world only has a 10-week supply of wheat left stored, and that global food insecurity has now reached levels that hasn't been seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Read Full Article
Assassination Attempt On George W. Bush In Dallas Texas Thwarted - An Iraqi who had traveled to Dallas, Texas in November in order to take video footage of the home of George W. Bush, and had plans to smuggle assassins into the United States through the Mexican border and assassinate the former president had his plans foiled when the FBI uncovered the plot.
The FBI applied for a search warrant on March 23rd, which was unsealed this week in Ohio. and had uncovered the plot through surveilling the alleged plotter's WhatsApp account.
The suspect, Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, who is from Columbus, Ohio stated that the reason he wanted to assassinate the former president was that he believed Bush was responsible for killing many Iraqis in breaking the country apart after the 2003 invasion by the U.S. military, according to the warrant obtained by Forbes. Shihab, who is an Iraqi national had been living in the United States since 2020 and had an asylum application that was pending according to the search-warrant application.
Freddy Ford, Chief of staff for the Office of George W. Bush spoke to Forbes and said, "President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities".
Biden Announces 13 Member Indo-Pacific Framework Countering China - U.S. President Joe Biden has announced on Monday 13 countries that will be 'initial partners' of a US led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in order to pushback on Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific region. Read Full Article
Air Force C-17 Delivers 78,000 Pounds Of Baby Formula Amid Shortage - An Air Force C-17 plane delivered 78,000 pounds of baby formula to the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis on Sunday, May 22nd 2022 amidst a recent shortage. Read more
Biden Signs $40 Billion Aid Package To Ukraine While U.S. Inflation At 40 Year High - WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden signed a $40 billion dollar aid package to Ukraine during his visit to Seoul, the capital of South Korea after the Senate passed the package with an 86-11 vote, while inflation in the United States sits at a 40-year high. Read Full Article
Man Shot And Killed Outside New Boston Space Force Station - A man was shot and killed in what officials have called a "homicide" outside of a Space Force station on Friday in New Hampshire. The shooting involved a police officer and a "contracted security officer".
The shooting happened at about 11:30 p.m, when Michael Foley from Massachusetts was shot and killed on a road called Galaxy Way that leads to the Space Force Station according to a press release given by the office of the New Hampshire Attorney General.
A spokesperson for the Attorney General's office said that a police officer and a "contracted security officer" were involved in the man's death.
The man was shot once, with a "single gunshot wound" and the "manner of death is by homicide," according a release by the New Hampshire Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg, although it's unclear who fired the lethal round. '
Stephen Brady, who is a spokesperson for Peterson-Schriever Garrison who oversees the New Boston Space Force Station spoke to Military.com and said the shooting "involved a civilian not affiliated with the installation".
Brady had stated in an email that "Base security was never compromised, the vital Space Force satellite command and control mission continued without interruption, and there is no known threat to the community".
The police officer and security contractor involved in the incident were not injured, according to a press release by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office on Monday.
U.S. Successfully Tests Hypersonic ARRW Weapon - The United States Air Force reported on Monday that it had successfully tested an Air-Launched Hypersonic Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), which reached speeds up to five times the speed of sound.
The test was carried out by the Air Force on Saturday off the coast of Southern California which involved a B-52 bomber launching the ARRW. The Air Force statement said, "Following separation from the aircraft, the ARRW's booster ignited and burned for expected duration, achieving hypersonic speeds five times greater than the speed of sound".
The U.S. also successfully carried out a hypersonic test in the middle of March. Hypersonic weapons are very difficult to both track and intercept due to their high speeds and maneuverability.
Brigadier General Heath Collins stated, "This was a major accomplishment by the ARRW team, for the weapon enterprise, and our Air Force".
Researchers Believe They Have Found Cause Of Gulf War Illness - Researchers believe that they have finally found the cause of Gulf War illness that made around 250,000 U.S. troops sick after almost 30 years of attempting to find the answer. Read Full Article
Drug Running Tunnel Found Running Through US/Mexican Border - United States anti-narcotics agents have found a drug-smuggling tunnel running underneath the U.S. border with Mexico that contains electricity, a ventilation and a railway system.
The drug running tunnel ran from Tijuana, Mexico to a warehouse in Sand Diego, California about 300 feet away from the border, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Six people were arrested by U.S. authorities in connection with alleged drug running crimes involving the tunnel that was discovered and have been accused of conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, among other crimes.
U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman put out a statement saying, "There is no more light at the end of this narco-tunnel".
The estimated length of the tunnel, which was partly located in Baja California is about 1,750 feet and had walls that were reinforced.
The attorney general's office for Baja California in Mexico told Reuters that he had notified U.S. authorities of the tunnel on Sunday, two days after they had discovered it. He also said that it is one of the longest tunnels that has been found in the region.
1 Person Killed, 5 Others Injured During Church Shooting In California - One person has been killed and four people were wounded critically during a shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Southern California on Sunday. In addition, one person also suffered minor injuries.
One person has been arrested and a weapon was recovered after the shooting took place in the city of Laguna Woods.
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California stated that he was closely monitoring the situation and that "No one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event".
10 Dead, 13 Shot During 'Mass Shooting' In Buffalo, New York - 13 people were shot During a 'mass shooting' at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York that left 10 dead.
The shooting, which is being investigated as a hate crime allegedly involved an 18-year old male who was live streaming the shooting online at the time at the Tops Friendly Markets on Jefferson Avenue after he had traveled for hours outside of Buffalo, New York.
The Buffalo Police Department put out an alert saying, "BPD on scene of a mass shooting at the Tops in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police say multiple people have been struck by gunfire. The shooter is in custody. Motorists and residents are urged to avoid the area".
U.S. Congressman Announces Resolution To Defend Ukraine If Russia Escalates Conflict - U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger has announced the introduction of a joint resolution that would authorize the United States Armed Forces to defend Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin escalates the war on Ukraine by using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons against the country. Read Full Article
Man Killed In Crash At Luke Air Force Base After Automated Barriers Deployed - One man died after his vehicle crashed into automated barriers that had been deployed after he attempted to run the gates at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
The crash happened at around 4 p.m. according to the Air Force, and the Glendale Police are heading an investigation in to the incident. A statement said that the man attempted to enter into the base through the South Gate security checkpoint without following proper procedure.
"Members from the 56th Security Forces Squadron deployed an Automated Vehicle Barrier, which stopped the moving vehicle" it stated.
Although the Air Force did not identify the man involved in the crash, they said that he was not a member of the military and was pronounced dead by a medical personnel who responded to the crash.
Three Or More People Shot In Northwest Washington D.C. - Three or more people have been shot in the 4100 block of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington D.C. according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police have been called to the scene and are investigating an 'active threat'.
Heavy shooting was reported near the Burke Middle School. D.C. Police have told people in the area to 'shelter in place'. The D.C. Police Department said that there have been at least 3 victims located. Two adult males and one juvenile female.
Portable Nuclear Gauge Has Been Stolen In Pennsylvania - Thieves stole a vehicle that had a portable nuclear gauge in it that contains radioactive nuclear material. While the vehicle was returned, the gauge is still missing and may have been damaged after the theft of the vehicle took place.
The nuclear density gauge belonged to a construction inspection company and is used to "evaluate the properties of building and road-bed materials" and the nuclear material inside is safely contained, but can expose the population to radiation if it is tampered with, mishandled or damaged.
The state's Department of Environmental Protection said that if the device's sealed radioactive material are badly damaged or struck by a vehicle, "there is potential for damage to the radioactive source and spread of contamination".
David Allard, director of the Bureau of Radiation Protection said in a press release that "It is critical for anyone who has information about the lost nuclear gauge to contact local authorities or DEP", but "As long as the device is not tampered with or damaged, it presents no hazard to public safety".
Environmental authorities however have stated that they believe the gauge "may have been damaged after the theft of the vehicle" and are encouraging anyone who comes upon the device not to touch it and to contact the authorities.
The press release also stated that "KAKS and Company LLC is licensed by DEP to possess and use the gauge. This type of nuclear gauge is commonly used to evaluate the properties of building and road-bed materials at construction sites throughout the commonwealth. The radioactive material contained within the gauge is believed to be in a safe, shielded position. However, it may have been damaged after the theft of the vehicle".
Russia Claims Special Operation Meant To End Alleged U.S. Quest For World Domination - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed on Monday that the 'Special Military Operation' by Russia was meant to put an end to the United States quest for world domination and the expansion of NATO. Read Full Article
5 Shot And Undetonated Devices Found At Subway Station In Brooklyn, New York - At least five people have been shot, with 13 injured at a subway station in Brooklyn, New York. Suspect was seen wearing a construction vest and gas mask according to police.
13 people have been taken to hospitals after the shooting took place according to the Fire Department of New York, who said that they were called to the 36th Street Subway station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood for a smoke condition at around 8:30 a.m after a smoke device was set off on a train.
Trains are reported to have been halted, and the shooter is still at large and has not yet been taken into custody. Police are looking for a suspect wearing a gas mask and construction vest.
The New York City Police Department has put out an advisory saying, "Due to an investigation, avoid the area of 36th Street and 4th Avenue area in Brooklyn. Expect emergency vehicles and delays in the surrounding area".
Russia Warns Of Direct Conflict With US, Which It Says Is Provoking It - Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov has warned that the West giving Ukraine weapons and ammunition may lead to direct military confrontation between Russia and the United States and claimed that the invasion was a result of Ukraine carrying out genocide of Russians.
Antonov told Newsweek, "The special operation in Ukraine is the result of the unwillingness of the Kiev regime to stop the genocide of Russians by fulfilling its obligations under the international commitments".
"The desire of the NATO member states to use the territory of a neighboring state to establish a foothold in the struggle against Russia is also obvious" he continued.
Antonov said that in Russia's eyes the war on Ukraine that started on February 24th was actually instigated 8 years prior, when the Euromaidan uprising toppled the Ukrainian government, which at the time had close ties with Russia.
According to Antonov, the uprising put a pro-Western administration in its place which sought close ties with NATO and the European Union, rather than with Russia.
In Russia's eyes, this was a "bloody coup d'état instigated by the West" in which "ultranationalist ideas came to power in Kiev", he stated.
Then, Antonov said that the removal of the Russian as the national language in Ukraine, and other policies that he said Moscow views as hostile were implemented.
He said that Russia seized Crimea with the goal of protecting the ethnic Russian majority in the region, at which time pro-Russian separatists rose up, which lead to 14,000 deaths which included civilians that each side blamed the other for.
He then accused NATO of carrying out a military exploration of Ukraine, and Ukraine of having plans of acquiring nuclear weapons. Both Ukraine and the head of the UN atomic agency IAEA has denied these allegations.
"The NATO member countries have commenced a military exploration of Ukraine It was flooded with Western weaponry while President Vladimir Zelensky announced Kiev's plans to acquire nuclear weapons which would threaten not only neighboring countries, but also the entire world", he stated.
Antonov also told Newsweek that he rejected claims by Ukraine that Russia had killed civilians in places such as Bucha where civilians were reportedly executed, some with their hands tied behind their backs, and instead claimed that Ukraine had faked the entire massacre.
"The Russian Federation is taking the necessary measures to preserve life and safety of civilians. We do everything to maintain the normal functioning of critical infrastructure facilities, to ensure law and order and the security of people. The strikes are made only on military targets and exclusively with high-precision weapons" he said.
Another strike that recently hit the Kramatorsk train station full of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee, killed at least 57 civilians. The missile had the words "For Children" written on it in Russian.
While Ukraine accuses Russia of carrying out this attack, Russia in return accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack.
Meanwhile, Washington has supported Ukraine's assessment of the attack on the Kramatorsk train station and promised to send more military aid to Ukraine.
Antonov, however warned that such aid could lead to a direct conflict between the United States and Russia.
He stated, "The NATO member countries have commenced a military exploration of Ukraine It was flooded with Western weaponry while President Vladimir Zelensky announced Kyiv's plans to acquire nuclear weapons which would threaten not only neighboring countries, but also the entire world", he stated.
Antonov, however warned that such aid could lead to a direct conflict between the United States and Russia. "Western states are directly involved in the current events as they continue to pump Ukraine with weapons and ammunitions, thereby inciting further bloodshed" he stated.
"We warn that such actions are dangerous and provocative as they are directed against our state. They can lead the U.S. and the Russian Federation onto the path of direct military confrontation. Any supply of weapons and military equipment from the West, performed by transport convoys through the territory of Ukraine, is a legitimate military target for our Armed Forces".
Nancy Pelosi Plans Trip To Taiwan, China Warns Of Strong Measures If She Visits - Nancy Pelosi has planned a trip to Taiwan, the first time in 20 years that a Speaker of the House has traveled to the island. Trip however postponed due to COVID-19 diagnosis. China has warned of strong measures. Read Full Article
Entire Island Of Puerto Rico Out Of Power Due To Critical Fault - Confirmed: The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power due to a 'critical fault'. There have been reports of an issue with a power plant, and fires at two substations.
Tornado Watch For Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee - Tornado watch issued for parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee until 10pm EDT. There is a possibility of damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes.
Areas affected by the tornado watch: Albertville, Pisgah, Dalton, Ellijay, Chattanooga, Athens, Knoxville and Norma.
Expert Says China Preparing For War With US And Asia - Expert says he believes China is preparing for a war with the United States, as well as its neighboring Asian countries. NATO to expand cooperation with partners in Indo-Pacific. Read Full Article
U.S. Embassy Security Alert For San Salvador, Central America - The U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador has issued a security alert regarding the Government of El Salvador’s enactment of emergency measures on March 27, violent encounters between law enforcement personnel and alleged gang members continue around the country.
The security alert says, "Persons not directly involved in such events can still be at risk for arrest or injury. U.S. citizens should maintain heightened awareness of this risk as they consider any travel to or around El Salvador".
The advisory says that U.S. citizens located in San Salvador should avoid walking or driving after dark, remain aware of your surroundings and keep a low profile. Maintain a high-level of vigilance, and take appropriate steps to enhance your personal security, and follow the instructions of local authorities.
The alert also advises U.S. citizens not to resist any robbery attempt and to Monitor local news for updates, including local events and pronouncements by the Government of El Salvador.
U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador address: Final Boulevard Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, Telephone: 503-2501-2999 (24 hour phone line). U.S Department of State –Consular Affairs: 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444.
US Cancels Testing Of LGM-30G Minuteman III Missile - The United States has canceled testing the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) that it originally had intended only to delay testing amid tensions with Russia.
According to Reuters, the Pentagon first announced that it intended to delay testing of the LGM-30G ICBM on March 2nd after Russia had announced that it had put its nuclear forces on high alert. Washington had stated that the United States and Russia should both "bear in mind the risk of miscalculation and take steps to reduce those risks".
Although Washington had originally decided to delay the Minuteman III ICBM test "a little bit" rather than completely cancel the test, the eventual cancellation was said to be for the same reasons it was originally delayed.
Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said, "The Air Force is confident in the readiness of the strategic forces of the United States".
Jeffrey Lewis, who is a missile researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) stated, "There's a value to doing the tests but I don't think missing one test in the grand scheme of things is a really big deal" and said that the Minuteman III missile is an extremely reliable missile.
U.S. Military Aircraft Crashes Off East Coast With Three People Onboard - A U.S. Military aircraft has crashed off the east coast, off of Wallops Island, Virginia. One person is confirmed dead and two others sustained injuries but have been rescued.
Rescue services and the Virginia coastguard were rushed to the scene of the crash, where the aircraft was partially submerged in the water for a while. Local reports said that one person was stuck inside of the aircraft while it was partially submerged, and two others were found outside of the plane, allegedly with broken legs.
The survivors were taken to Wallops by boat where they were taken to the Tidal Health Hospital in Salisbury. Rescue divers were sent to the scene of the crash to search for the missing person, after which the U.S. Navy reportedly confirmed the death of one person.
One U.S. Army Soldier Killed In Black Hawk Incident - A soldier for the U.S. Army was killed on Wednesday in an incident involving two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Wright Army Airfield in Hinesville, Georgia around 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
The statement given by the3rd Infantry Division Wednesday stated, "One Soldier was killed in an incident involving two UH-60 helicopters at Wright Army Airfield at approximately 2 a.m. this morning. The Soldier was assigned to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division".
An investigation regarding the incident is currently being carried out and the Wright Army Airfield has been closed until further notice.
Internet Outage In Las Vegas Due To Issues With Cox Communications - There is an internet outage with Cox Communications, which has knocked Las Vegas, Nevada offline at 7 a.m local time. The incident ongoing according to NetBlocks internet observatory.
Russia Says US Experimenting With COVID In Ukraine Bio-labs, US Says Labs Peaceful - The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that the United States has been carrying out experimentation on bat coronavirus samples in U.S. established and U.S. funded bio-labs in Ukraine and that it was first revealed during Russia's 'special operation' in Ukraine. According to Turkish news, China has 'demanded answers' from the United States regarding the '26 bio-labs in Ukraine'. Read Full Article
Active Shooter Alert At Joint Base Andrews - There is currently an active shooter alert at Joint Base Andrews AFB near Washington DC. Police are responding to unconfirmed reports of a shooting underway by an active shooter at the air force base.
Roland Martin, of the Roland Martin Daily Digital Show has put out a tweet saying that they are on lock down at the Joint Base Andrews due to an active shooter and are being held at the Virginia Gate. He said that cars were being detoured and that 3 to 4 helicopters are flying back and forth around the area.
The Vice President and several cabinet officers had just landed there after a trip to Selma but have left the base safely.
FBI Arrests Suspect In Haiti Presidential Assassination - The FBI has reportedly arrested the main suspect in the assassination of the Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Mario Antonio Palacios, who allegedly worked with a group of other Colombian citizens in the plotted kidnapping turned assassination of Jovenel Moise has been detained. Read more
Bill Introduced By Idaho National Guard May Appeal Idaho Law That Bans Private Militias - The Idaho National Guard and Governor Brad Little are pushing to repeal the state law banning private militias. The state law is said to infringe upon the Second Amendment which reads "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". Read more
United States Deploys B-52 Bombers To The United Kingdom - The United States has deployed B-52 Stratofortress nuclear bombers belonging to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to the United Kingdom. Read more
Biden Administration Considers Designating Houthi A Terrorist Organization.. Again - The Biden administration is considering designating the Houthis a terrorist organization... again, after having reversed Trump's decision to designate the Houthis a terrorist organization before he left office on January 19th, 2021. Read more
Fighter Aircraft Crashes Near Buckeye, Arizona - A contracted fighter aircraft out of Luke Air Force Base crashed into the desert near the town of Buckey, Arizona on Thursday morning according to base officials.
Neither the pilot, nor anyone on the ground was injured in the accident. The pilot safely ejected from the Mirage F-1 fighter jet before it crashed into an unpopulated part of the desert that was located around 15 miles northwest of the base in Phoenix, Arizona.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. Nicole Garcia from Fox10 News said on February 10th that they are waiting for an update from the military police at the Luke Air Force Base.
Brigadier General Gregory Kreuder, who is the commander of the base’s 56th Fighter Wing stated "Our airmen and partners are our most important resource and we are committed to conducting our mission to train the world’s greatest fighter pilots as safely as possible".
"We are thankful for the continued outstanding support Luke receives from our community partners, especially during difficult situations like this. Finally, I’m grateful nobody was hurt on the ground and the pilot was safely recovered with only minor injuries" he added.
Sean Clements, a spokesman for the Luke Air Force Base told Stripes that the pilot that was involved in the crash is an 'employee of the company that was contracted to fly against Air Force jets in training missions'.
Units from the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire department, explosive ordnance disposal unit, 56th Security Forces Squadron and the Buckey Police Department were all sent to the scene of the crash after it happened according to base officials.
Request For Deep Div 2 Review Declassification - The Central Intelligence Agency (#CIA) has a secret, hidden and undisclosed massive data center that is currently storing information collected from U.S. citizens according to two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee who revealed the information on Thursday. Read more
Texas National Guard Soldier Has Been Killed In Acidental Shooting - Specialist Dajuan Lester Townes, a National Guard soldier who enlisted in October of 2019 was killed on Monday due to an accidental shooting while he was deployed with the Texas National Guard's security mission along the U.S. southern border shared with Mexico. Read more
According to the Texas Military Deparment, he was a horizontal construction engineer assigned to the 272nd Engineer Company, 386th Engineer Battalion, aligned under the 176th Engineer Brigade in the Texas Army National Guard,
The accidental shooting happened at Fort Clark Springs in Kinney County according to the local law enforcement there. He had been deployed to West Texas county for Operation Lone Star, the state's border security mission.
No details were given about what exactly happened as far as what led to the shooting or whether other soldiers were involved in the incident. 10,000 troops are currently deployed to the southern border for Operation Lone Star, working along with the state police to patrol the border for illegal activity which may include gang activity, drug smuggling, human trafficking or trespassing.
The Texas Military Department put out a statement saying, "The U.S. Military has confirmed that at least two of the soldiers assigned to the mission have also committed suicide. "The Texas Military Department is working directly with the family to provide all support necessary".
STRATCOM On Facing Nuclear China And Russia: 'We Have No History Of This' - Air Force Major General Ferdinand B. Stoss, STRATCOM director of plans and policy issued a warning at the 2022 virtual Nuclear Deterrence Summit saying that the US and allies have not 'faced this type of threat in over 30 years' and that 'we have no history of this' regarding a nuclear China and Russia and a 'three-party nuclear peer dynamic'. Read more
U.S. Navy Confirms That Leaked Footage Of F-35C Crash On Carrier Flight Deck Is Authentic - The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the leaked footage of the $103 million dollar F-35C plane crashing onto the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck and then catching on fire and falling into the ocean is indeed authentic.
The footage of the crash has been making its rounds on social media. According to Stripes news, Naval Air Forces Pacific spokesman Commander Zachary Harrell stated in an email "We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash and the unauthorized release of the shipboard video footage".
There had been footage from another F-35 crash in the end of January that showed the aircraft in the ocean which has also been confirmed to be authentic from the US. Navy.
In November there had been yet another leaked video of an F-35 crashing into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after taking off from the flight deck. That particular incident was from the British HMS Queen Elizabeth and resulted in a sailor who had been aboard the aircraft carrier arrested according to UK Defence Journal.
In the most recent incident, the pilot and six other people were injured in the F-35 crash and three of them were flown to Manila, Philippines while the other two were treated onboard the Carl Vinson. The three who were taken to the hospital in Manila have since been released.
Declassified U.S. Government Facility In Hawaii Accidentally Spills Jet Fuel Into Drinking Water Supply - A once classified U.S. Military fuel storage installation hidden inside of a mountain in Hawaii began leaking jet fuel into the drinking water and sickening at least 5,900 military personnel according to the Stripes news agency. Read more
US Troops Arrive In Poland To Reinforce European Allies - US troops have arrived in Poland to reinforce Eastern European allies on Sunday as Russia continues to bolster its forces near the Ukrainian border in both Russia and Belarus. Read more
Global Debt Reached 226 Trillion By End Of 2020, Largest One Year Increase Since World War 2 - By end of 2020 the global debt had reached $226 trillion. The biggest one-year increase since World War II. Recently the US national debt reached 30 trillion with unfunded liabilities reaching over 164 trillion.
The World Bank has put out an estimate that 97 million people globally have hit poverty as a result of the pandemic. How did the 'pandemic' cause this? Global lockdowns and hefty restrictions from governments across the world in response to the pandemic.
US Coast Guard Rescues 18 People Stuck On Ice In Lake Erie - The United States Coast Guard stated that it has rescued 18 people that were stuck on an 'ice floe' near Catawbal Island in Lake Erie.
None of the people needed any medical attention according to the Coast Guard. Seven of the people were rescued using a helicopter, four were rescued with the Coast Guard's airboat and the rest taken to the shore by a 'Good Samaritan' after the ice broke away while they had been snowmobiling according to a USCG Great Lakes tweet on February 6th.
"Rescue efforts began about 1 p.m. after an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Detroit noticed approximately 20 people on an ice floe, with several ATVs looking for a route back to land" the Coast Guard released later.
"Station Marblehead airboat and Air Station Detroit helicopter” had been deployed along with a 'Good Samaritan' that also had an airboat, according to the Coast Guard statement.
The Coast Guard statement said "The Coast Guard urges all who seek recreational opportunities on the ice to take precautions, not chances,” the Coast Guard wrote. “Remember to dress appropriately for the water temperature, not the air temperature; to wear a life jacket and carry a reliable form of communication; and to carry icepicks or screwdrivers that can help them self-rescue if they go through the ice".
Washington State Department Of Licensing Possible Cyberattack Breach - The Washington State Department of Licensing says that they observed irregular activity on one of its systems last month and that personal data from professional licenses might have been breached and leaked out to hackers. Read more
Maine National Guard Deploying To Europe This Spring - Around 80 members of the Main National Guard is set to be deployed to Eastern Europe in the Spring for a one year deployment to Poland. 120th Regional Support Group will be one of two brigade units in Maine that will be carrying out base support operations for American allies in Europe for 'Operation Atlantic Resolve' under the United States European Command. Read more
Mexican Gangs Have Begun Using IEDs On Roads To Disable Army Vehicles - Mexican gangs are no longer merely using drones to drop bombs onto opposing cartels, but have upgraded their tactics to include laying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on the roads to disable army vehicles.
This new tactic is especially dangerous for non combatants who may accidentally come upon the mines, especially children unaware that there may be an improvised explosive device hidden in various places on the ground.
In the town of Tepalcatepec, the self defense movement which is fighting the Jalisco cartel said that improvised land mines heavily damaged an army vehicle last week and showed photos of the army's armored vehicle and the damages that it had taken from what they claimed was a land mine.
The spokesman for the group said that the army vehicle came upon the land mine on Saturday in the town of Taixtan, which is near Tepalcatepec, a location where gun battles have been recently taken place with the Jalisco cartel. It's the first time such a device has been used by the cartel, though they have been using drones to drop bombs on rivals for some time now.
Provda Claims Russian Nuclear Submarines Stationed Off US Coasts - Russian state propaganda machine and Kremlin mouthpiece Provda news claims that Russian nuclear submarines are currently on duty off the U.S. coasts, citing two 'unconfirmed' reports which included one submarine located near the east coast of the United States and one off the west coast, and also another 'presumably' in the Arctic.
Pravda says that the Russian submarines on active duty off the coasts of the United States 'can respond to to any act of aggression immediately' and then cited the Sina Military publication saying "The Russian submarines can presumably be located off both the western and the eastern coasts of the United States. Given their stealthiness, the Pentagon may not even be aware of their whereabouts. It is more than likely that another Russian submarine is staying in the Arctic, deep under the ice".
Pravda stated that it is 'impossible to either confirm or deny these reports today' and says that Russian nuclear powered submarines loaded with nuclear weapons are indeed on duty both in the Pacific and 'probably' located a thousand kilometers off the US coast, citing Avia.pro publication reports..
The excessive use of 'probably' and 'unconfirmed' and 'presumably' indicates that this is either attempts by Russia to spread misinformation, or possibly leaking out legitimate information on purpose to fulfill an agenda, such as convey a thinly veiled threat to the United States.
If there are in fact Russian nuclear submarines off the coast, the United States military most certainly knows not only that they are there, but also their precise locations at any given time and silently watching their movements.
GOP Lawmaker: Americans Should Get Out Of Ukraine And Also Said We Should Be Focused On America's Southern Border - After a classified congressional briefing on the situation between Russia and Ukraine a GOP lawmaker stated the briefing is 'top secret' but what he can say is "Americans need to get out of Ukraine". He also stated the importance of focusing on America's southern border.
Representative Lee Zeldin told Martha MaCallum on 'The Story' that Americans should 'get out' of Ukraine and stated "What happened inside of that briefing was top secret. So there's a lot that I can't share. But what I would tell any Americans who are in Ukraine, they need to get out. It is an important [and] serious moment for their safety".
"Right now, there's commercial air traffic that is going to be capable now, and there's no way to guarantee the safety for them if this escalates" he said.
Zeldin also addressed issues on the Southern Border, saying that there are many people who are currently focused on the situation in Ukraine and their border and who aren't focused on the southern border of the United States.
"We have to make sure that we are putting the highest priority on our own border. And there's a whole lot of people that need to do some reflection because they're caring a lot more about Ukraine's border right now".
US Reaches 30 Trillion Dollars In Debt For First Time - The U.S. national debt has reached over $30,000,000,000,000 (30 trillion) for the first time in history. This does not include the over $164 Trillion owed in unfunded liabilities. Live US Debt Clock
Without the unfunded liabilities being counted, the debt per every American citizen is now over $90,000.00 and the debt per every taxpaying citizen is nearly $240,000.00.
If you count the unfunded liabilities then the debt per every American citizen is nearly $500,000.00. The Social Security liability stands at almost $22 trillion.
North Korea Says Latest ICBM Test Capable Of Hitting Guam - North Korea stated on Monday that the latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) called Hwasong-12 that it tested is capable of hitting Guam, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States. View Full Article
*ALERT* Large Explosion Reported In New Orleans - There have been many reports of people all over New Orleans hearing a large explosion around 11:30 p.m. local time. No details about what the explosion was yet. Stay tuned on the Northern Command page for more information as it comes in.
There have also been unconfirmed reports of a large explosion heard in New Mexico, as well as Mexico. The sound of the explosion in New Mexico and Mexico was reportedly heard at the same time as the sound of the explosion in New Orleans.
Some reports on social media are saying that the sky lit up around the same time they heard the sound of the explosion in New Orleans.
The explosion in Mexico appears to have been a gas leak explosion with no apparent bearing on the explosion heard in New Orleans or New Mexico.
Still no official answer as to what the explosion was, but Newsweek just released An Article that addressed the situation and gave a brief overview of the various reports.
DHS: Imminent Cyber Threat Against America From Russia - The Department of Homeland Security is warning of an 'imminent cyber threat' against both American companies and government agencies from Russia, a national security source reportedly informed Fox News.
The source says that Russia 'may soon launch attacks against critical U.S infrastructure" after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out a statement last week saying that every organization within the United States is 'at risk from cyber threats'.
CISA stated "[e]very organization in the United States is at risk from cyber threats that can disrupt essential services and potentially result in impacts to public safety".
CISA also warned companies and organizations in the United States to take immediate steps to guard against a cyberattack and referred to the recent attacks against Ukrainian government websites which Ukraine intelligence says Russia and Belarus had a hand in carrying out.
Fort Knox Military Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Breached Gate - Fort Knox military police has shot and killed a man who breached the main gate at the Fort Knox Army installation in Kentucky.
The incident happened early on Sunday when a man began driving toward police officers at Fort Knox after running away from them through the front gate near the U.S. Bullion Depository.
Before the incident, officers responded to a call on Saturday of a person that seemed suspicious outside the gate, according to a statement by the Army post.
The man then fled through the Chaffee Gate in a vehicle and onto the post when the officers arrived on the scene.
After the conclusion of the pursuit, officers attempted to deescalate the situation by communicating with the man for around 90 minutes after which the man tried to run the officers over with his vehicle.
When the man began ramming the officers, the officers began firing at him, at which point he was killed in the gunfire and declared dead at the scene.
The man was 41 years old according to officials and not affiliated in any way with the military. His identity has not yet been released and is pending notification of kin.
"Although a motive is unknown, there is no initial indication that this incident was extremist or terrorist related" the release stated.
The officers involved have been placed on routine leave pending an investigation of the incident.
Seven Sailors Injured On Aircraft Carrier Carl Vinson - Seven sailors were reportedly injured today on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
The seven sailors were injured when an F-35 jet had a 'landing mishap' on the deck of the aircraft carrier while deployed in the South China Sea.
Three sailors were medivacked off of the carrier and are currently in stable condition. Four others were treated onboard the carrier.
US And Russian Stocks Crash Over Tensions And Fear Of War In Europe - Both US and Russian stocks are crashing over tensions in Europe and fears of a Russian invasion on Ukraine.
On Monday the rouble fell to its lowest point in over a year against the dollar at 78 rubles. Russian stocks also did a free fall by 8 percent to a 14 month low after two weeks of steady decline.
US stocks also plunged with the DOW falling 1,000 points by 3.15% in a single day. The S&P fell by 3.8% and the Nasdaq Composite fell by 4.48%.
Maine National Guard Returns Home From 10 Month Africa Deployment - 130 soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard have returned home from their 10 month deployment to Africa.
The soldiers were greeted by Senior leaders on Saturday on the flight line before marching in to music performed by the 195th Maine Army National Guard Band where their family members waited according to WABI-TV.
The soldiers included Bravo Company, 172nd Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion according to the Facebook page for the Maine National Guard.
DOD To Spend $52 Million On Blimps To Surveil U.S. Border With Mexico - The Defense Department has agreed to pay $52.5 million for blimps that will be used to help surveil and patrol the U.S. border with Mexico.
The blimps were originally requested in 2018 and called for an additional 1,500 troops to be deployed to the border mission.
Currently there are about 2,400 troops deployed along the U.S. border with Mexico with 3,000 troops being authorized to deploy through the end of September.
Federal Court Issues Nationwide Pause On Biden's Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate - A Texas federal court has issued an injunction against Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers and paused implementation of the requirement.
Judge Jeffrey Brown said that the case was not about whether people should be vaccinated, or even about federal power in general, "It is instead about whether the president can, with the stroke of a pen and without the input of Congress, require millions of federal employees to undergo a medical procedure as a condition of their employment".
"That, under the current state of the law as just recently expressed by the Supreme Court, is a bridge too far" the judge stated.
Judge Blocks Defense Department From Taking Action Against 35 Sailors Who Refused Vaccine And Sued Biden Administration - In early January a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Defense Department from taking any action against a group of 35 sailors who refused to get the vaccine and sued the Biden administration saying that the mandate violates their religious freedoms.
U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor stated that the pandemic 'provides the government with no license to abrogate' the freedoms that any American has and that members serving have a right to avoid getting vaccinated for religious reasons.
A 26 page order O'Connor wrote stated "This Court does not make light of COVID-19′s impact on the military. Collectively, our armed forces have lost over 80 lives to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic".
The judge also added that the "loss of religious liberties outweighs any forthcoming harm to the Navy" and that "and that "even the direst circumstances cannot justify the loss of constitutional rights".
Federal Reserve Weighing Launching Digital Currency - The Federal Reserve is currently weighing launching a digital currency as it explores the benefits and drawbacks.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell put out a statement saying "We look forward to engaging with the public, elected representatives, and a broad range of stakeholders as we examine the positives and negatives of a central bank digital currency in the United States".
Marine Charged Over Truck Rollover That Killed 2 And Injured 17 - A Marine has been charged over the truck rollover that killed 2 marines and injured 17.
The driver of the truck was allegedly 19 year old Louis Barrera of Springfield, Tennessee and has been charged with exceeding a safe speed which is what is believed to have caused the truck to roll over. He was also charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
The identities of those who were killed in the accident have not yet been released and are being withheld pending the notification of next of kin.
State Of Emergency Declared In South Carolina- A state of emergency has been declared in South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Maine, Georgia and Virginia, ahead of icy weather that may cause travel issues and power outages all the way to the coastline.
A massive storm is coming in that has triggered winter storm alerts that stretch over 1,000 miles, including South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Maine, Georgia and Virginia which all have declared a state of emergency.
Marine Truck Carrying Troops Rolls Over, Multiple Casualties- A Marine truck carrying troops has rolled over inflicting 'multiple casualties' outside of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Current reports indicate at least 2 Marines have been killed and 17 have been wounded in the Marine truck accident.
Several Marines were injured after being ejected from the back of the truck after it attempted to make a turn onto a highway.
The official 2nd MLG Twitter account Wednesday stated "We are aware of a vehicle rollover in Jacksonville, North Carolina, involving service members with 2nd MLG. We are working closely with @camp_lejeune and Onslow County officials to gather details regarding this incident. We will release more information as it becomes available".
The Marine truck rolled over at around 1pm local time after a troop transport carrying Marines from the 2nd Marine Logistics Group rolled over near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina located near the Stone Bay area.
Onslow County has sent rescue vehicles to the scene of the accident. Camp Lejeune's fire and emergency services are on the scene to provide support as well.
WarshipCam Shows Significant Navy Movement - WarshipCam is showing a significant movement of Navy warships around the globe.
Warship movement for January 18th so far is as follows (Taken from WarshipCam on Twitter):
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer leaving San Diego - January 18, 2022
USS Tripoli (LHA 7) America-class amphibious assault ship leaving San Diego - January 18, 2022 #usstripoli #lha7
USS Annapolis (SSN 760) Los Angeles-class Flight III 688i (Improved) attack submarine leaving San Diego - January 18, 2022 #ussannapolis #ssn760
USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303) Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship eastbound in the Strait of Gibraltar - January 18, 2022 #usnsmendonca #takr303
Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer coming into Pascagoula, Mississippi for final fitting out - January 18, 2022 #usslyndonbjohnson #ddg1002
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship leaving Norfolk, Virginia - any ideas for what's on deck? - January 18, 2022 #ussiwojima #lhd7
USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13) Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #usnsmedgarevers #take13
USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7) Cable Repair Ship leaving Yorktown, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #tarc7 #usnszeus
USS Bataan (LHD 5) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #ussbataan #lhd5
USS Arlington (LPD 24) San Antonio-class amphibious transportt leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #ussarlington #lpd24
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #usskearsarge #lhd3
USCGC Tampa (WMEC 902) Famous-class medium endurance cutter leaving Portsmouth, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #uscgctampa #wmec902
USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO-188) Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #usnsjoshuahumphreys #tao188
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer leaving Norfolk, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #ddg98 #ussforrestsherman
USS Anchorage (LPD 23) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock heading to the ammo pier in San Diego - January 18, 2022 #ussanchorage #lpd23
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship leaving Little Creek, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #ussgunstonhall #lsd44
USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) dock landing ship leaving Little Creek, Virginia - January 18, 2022 #usscarterhall #lsd50
Spanish Navy research/survey vessel ESPS RV Hesperides (A33) leaving Ushuaia, Argentina - January 18, 2022 #espsrvhesperides #a33
Royal Norwegian Navy (Outer Coast Guard) patrol boat KV Bison (W323) coming into Tromso, Norway - January 18, 2022 #kvbison #w323
Royal New Zealand Navy Protector-class offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington (P55) leaving Auckland Harbor, New Zealand for humanitarian aid to Tonga - January 18, 2022 #hmnzswellington #p55 #hmnzs
USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF-11) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport coming into Yokohama, Japan - January 18, 2022 #usnspuertorico #tepf11
Major Airlines Warn Of Catastrophic Aviation Crisis Due To 5G Service - The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo airline carriers warned on Monday of a 'catastrophic' aviation crisis after AT&T and Verizon reported that they are about to roll out their 5G service.
The airlines stated that the C-Band 5G service may make a large number of widbebody aircraft unusable and 'could potentially strand tens of thousands of Americans overseas'.
The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and other airlines put out a statement saying "Unless our major hubs are cleared to fly, the vast majority of the traveling and shipping public will essentially be grounded".
The FAA has also put out a warning stating that interference from the 5G service could potentially affect the sensitive instruments on the aircraft such as altimeters and also impact low visibility operations.
The airlines have requested that "5G be implemented everywhere in the country except within the approximate 2 miles of airport runways" at key airports.
"Immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant operational disruption to air passengers, shippers, supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies" they stated.
UK Condemns Act Of Terrorism In Texas - British foreign minister Liz Truss has put out a statement on Twitter condemning the 'act of terrorism' from a gunman who was a British citizen at the Beth Israel Temple, in Texas.
"My thoughts are with the Jewish community and all those affected by the appalling act in Texas. We condemn this act of terrorism and anti-Semitism" he stated on Twitter.
"We stand with US in defending the rights and freedoms of our citizens against those who spread hate" she stated.
Hostages At Beth Israel Temple Safe, Gunman Dead - The hostages at the Beth Israel Temple in Colleyville, Texas have been freed and are safe and the gunman has been killed.
There were reports of an explosion and gunshots after an offensive move to rescue the hostages. All hostages were rescued safely and the hostage taker was shot dead.
*ONGOING* Hostage Situation At Beth Israel Temple In Colleyville, Texas - *ONGOING* There is currently a hostage situation at the Beth Israel Temple in Colleyville, Texas involving a gunman and an unknown amount of hostages. The White House is closely monitoring the situation and the President has been briefed.
The gunman is reportedly threatening to kill police officers. SWAT operations are being conducted around the 6100 block of Pleasant Run Rd. All residents are being evacuated from the area. Residents are being told to avoid the area at this time.
The gunman has now reportedly demanded that the Hostage Rescue Unit allow him to see his sister, Aafia Siddiqui who is a Pakistani neuroscientist currently imprisoned in the United States serving an 86-year sentence for attempting to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008.
SWAT is currently negotiating with the gunman.
USS Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier Departs Bremerton For Dismantling - The USS Kitty Hawk, the nation's last oil-fired aircraft carrier departed Bremerton, Washington on Saturday for a 16,000 mile journey around South America, after which it will be dismantled at a Texas shipyard.
The Kitty Hawk will be joining the same fate as the rest of Bremerton's dismantled fleet, the USS Constellation, USS Independence and USS Ranger.
The International Shipbreaking Ltd purchased the carrier along with USS John F. Kennedy for only a single penny.
Alan Baribeau, a spokesman for the Naval Sea Systems Command stated "The contract values reflect that the contracted company will benefit from the subsequent sale of scrap steel, iron, and non-ferrous metal ores".
Religious Exemptions For Vaccine Mandate Allowed For First Time By Marine Corps - The Marine Corps has become the first service to approve religious exemptions for the vaccine mandate in the military.
Two Marines have been handed waivers to the vaccine mandate for religious reasons according to a Marine Corps announcement on Thursday.
The two Marines were approved after 3,350 requests were made and 3,212 were denied for a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate.
The Marine Corps have not commented on why those requests were denied, or why the two that were approved were allowed an exemption. 138 requests are yet to be processed.
The Marine Corps statement said "At every step, each accommodation request is given full consideration with respect to the facts and circumstances submitted in the request. In each case, every reviewer weighs the compelling government interest against the individual’s request and the circumstances of their situation".
China Using Internal Surveillance Network To Mine Data On Foreign Targets - The Washington Post has reported that China is using part of its internal surveillance network to mine data from western social media and provide agents with information on foreign targets.
The Washington Post reported that China's public opinion analysis software used to detect politically sensitive online information is also being used to mine data on foreign targets through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
China is not only using existing software to mine data, but also investing money into creating more specific data mining software. One program that costed china $320,000 mines data from Twitter and Facebook and creates a database of foreign journalists and academics.
Another program which is called a "foreign personnel analysis platform" that costed China $300,000 was programmed to mine social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube and look for 'well known Western Media journalists' and 'key personnel from political, business and media circles'.
Russian Nuclear Submarine Carrying 160 Nukes Surfaces Off US Coast - Russian news, Pravda has claimed that a Russian nuclear submarine with 160 nuclear warheads on board appeared off the U.S. coast and went unnoticed.
Pravda stated that the Russian nuclear submarine was of the Borey project which carries 16 Bulava ballistic missiles, each capable of carrying up to 10 nuclear warheads.
Pravda claimed that the nuclear submarine approached the U.S. coast unnoticed before starting back to its base, and that Russian nuclear submarines will be able to 'constantly patrol the waters near the US coast in the event that Russia decides to build a naval base in Cuba or Venezuela'.
NORTHCOM Launches Investigation Into U.S. Troops Ordered To Mexican Border - NORTHCOM military commanders have launched an investigation into the U.S. troops ordered to the shared border between U.S. and Mexico by the President.
Another investigation was also launched by House lawmakers into the National Guard troops that were sent to the shared border between the United States and Mexico.
The reason behind the investigation has not yet been made known to the public, but Northern Command announced that it was to examine a 'wide range of alleged issues' that have taken place between troops deployed along the southwestern border.
Around 2,400 U.S. service members are currently deployed along the southern border with Mexico which includes both active duty members and National Guard from around 20 states.
Part of their job at the border has been to monitor security cameras and sensors aimed to alert U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of any suspicious activity along the southern border.
NORTHCOM released a statement regarding the investigation stating "The independent investigation team will take the time required to thoroughly answer the commander’s inquiry, identify concerns, and report findings, as directed. The full extent of the issues, if any, will be determined by the investigation team. Due to the ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide any additional details at this time".
Nearly 30,000 US Troops Defy Vaccine Order - U.S. Military data shows that around 30,000 US troops remain unvaccinated, defying the vaccine order put in place.
A vaccine order for the U.S. military began to be enforced in August and the deadline to be vaccinated has passed, yet many refuse to take the vaccine.
Service members who refuse to be vaccinated are not limited to lower ranking officers. Commanding officers and service members who are nearing retirement and at risk for losing their pensions have also refused the jab.
Over 97% of the U.S. military are reported to have been vaccinated however.
Air Force Denies Requests For 2,100 Vaccine Exemptions - The Air Force stated on Tuesday that it has denied about 2,100 exemption requests for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Air Force said that it has received over 10,000 religious exemption requests from the 'total force' which includes active duty personnel, National Guard and Reserve.
2,000 of the requests that were received for religious exemption were denied with the reason given as being "due to military readiness considerations" according to the Air Force.
The Air Force stated in a release on Wednesday "Each commander determines if the accommodation can be made without adversely impacting military readiness based on the health and safety of the unit and member, unit cohesion, and good order and discipline".
Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones said "Each member’s request is carefully considered to balance the government’s compelling interest in mission accomplishment with the service member’s sincerely held belief".
The Air Force stated that over 95% of the total force Airmen and Guardians have now been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Air Force stated "Service members who continue to refuse to obey a lawful order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after their exemption request/final appeal has been denied or retirement/separation has not been approved will be subject to initiation of administrative discharge proceedings".
66 More Marines discharged For Refusing Vaccine. Total: 169 - 66 more US Marines have been discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine this week, making total of discharged Marines: 169.
US Senate Passes Bill Allowing Capital Police To Request Assistance Of National Guard - The US Senate has passed a bill that gives the chief of the Capital Police the power to request the assistance of the National Guard and Federal Law enforcement agencies in an emergency such as was declared on January 6th.
According to the bill, it is 'An Act to empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the Capitol Police Board".
6.2 Earthquake Strikes Northern California - A 6.2 earthquake has struck off shore in Northern California around Cape Mendocino.
The depth of the earthquake was about 5.6 miles deep around the small community of Petrolia. The earthquake occured along the wilderness of California's Lost Coast region in Humboldt County..
It did not trigger any tsunami warning due to the nature of the fault system according to Dr. Luxy Jones on Twitter.
Another US Air Force Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails - The US Air Force conducted another hypersonic missile test for the rocket booster, but like the two other hypersonic tests this one failed as well. The prototype missile never even left the wing of the B-52H bomber that was carrying it.
The test carried out was for the rocket booster of the prototype AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile, or ARRW.
Air Force Brigadier General Health Collins told The War Zone, "On 15 Dec. 2021, the Department of the Air Force attempted a booster test flight of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) from a B-52 Stratofortress. The launch sequence was aborted before release with an unknown issue. The missile will return to the factory and analysis of the telemetry and onboard data will begin immediately. The program will seek to resume flight test as quickly as possible".
The last hypersonic missile test was in April, at which time an unknown issue caused the mission to be scrapped after the missile remained on the wing of the B-52H.
Tornado Watch In Multiple US States - Tornado watch in Albert Lea Minnesota, Sioux City Iowa, Ames Iowa, Des Moines Iowa, Omaha Nebraska, Grand Island Nebraska, St. Joseph Missouri and Junction City Kansas.
Damaged Connecticut Submarine That Collided An Undersea Mountain In October Docks In San Diego - The damaged submarine Connecticut which collided with an undersea mountain in October traveled from Guam and has safely docked in San Diego, California.
Navy officials have chosen not to disclose why the submarine is in California, what damages were sustained during the collision or when it will be traveling north to Puget Sound, Washington for repairs at the Naval Shipyard there.
Air Force Discharges 27 People For Refusing To Get COVID Vaccine - The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Air Force gave its personnel until November 2nd to get vaccinated. Thousands refused and/or requested a religious exemption. No religious exemption to date has been approved however.
Man Shot And Killed After Attacking Air Force Personnel At Maxwell Air Force Base - A man who attacked two Air Force personnel and a civilian woman at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery Alabama was shot and killed by security after the man attempted to reach for a gun.
The victims and attacker were taken to the hospital where the attacker was pronounced dead due to sustained injuries.
The civilian, Lakiesha McCall was going to see her sister who is currently serving in the military for friends and family day at the base. She was gettin a visitor pass when the attacker got out of his vehicle and began charging at her.
The attacker began hitting her sister and mother and then started towards her and threw her against a wall and repeatedly hit her head against the concrete.
"I really thought I was doing to die. I thought I was going to be taken from my kids. I don’t know what I could have told my kids, because I just went to have just like a simple day with my sister" she said to WSFA.
Air Force security arrived at that point at which time he attempted to grab a gun and was fatally shot.
China Offers Emergency Humanitarian Help To US After Massive Tornado Damage Across Multiple States - China has put out a hand to offer humanitarian help to the United States after a massive tornado ripped through multiple states causing extensive damage and killing 100+ people.
Xu Wei, a CIDCA spokesperson stated on China's state run media agency CGTN "We have noticed that a number of U.S. states have been hit by severe tornadoes recently, causing significant casualties and property damage".
"We expressed our condolences and willingness to provide emergency humanitarian help to the affected people according to the needs of the U.S. side".
"China extends sympathy over the heavy casualties and economic losses caused by tornadoes in six middle states in the US including Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee. We wish the injured a speedy recovery and hope the affected people could rebuild their home soon".
National Guard Deployed To Kentucky After 18 Tornadoes Killed 50 To 100+ People - The national guard has been deployed to Kentucky after 18 tornadoes reportedly killed at least 70 people. Kentucky Governor Says He Fears At Least 70 to 100 Dead.
18 Tornadoes that swept through Kentucky leveled scores of buildings including an Amazon warehouse in Illinois and left what is thought to be the longest tornado path in recorded history.
Navy Commander Fired For Refusing Vaccine - Commander Lucian Kins, second in command of the USS Winston Churchill was relieved of his duties on Friday by Navy Captain Ken Anderston, commander of the Naval Surface Squadren 14 for refusing to be vaccinated from the COVID-19 virus.
Commander Kins also refused to be tested for the virus. One official stated that Kins had requested a religious exemption but was denied. Kins is currently undergoing the process of appeal for that denial.
Washington made the vaccine mandatory for all service members who had until late November to get their vaccinations or request an exemption.
There have been thousands of requests for exemptions by service members but so far none of the exemptions requested have been approved.
Governor Of Tennessee Green Lights Sending Troops To Mexican Border - Tennessee governor Bill Lee has authorized deploying more National Guard to the southern border with Mexico early next year citing the drug crisis impacting national security.
The Governor said "An open border has far-reaching consequences that are fueling a drug crisis impacting both our national security and the safety of our state".
The governor has authorized sending about 50 Tennessee National Guard members to the southern border and stated, "I have authorized additional Tennessee Guard support at our Southern border as we look to address drug trafficking at the source." -Gov. Bill Lee
There are currently around 300 Tennessee National Guard members stationed at the border with Mexico as the border crisis continues to increase.
With the building of the border wall stopped and large gaps in the wall, illegal immigrants are pouring into the country in large numbers.
Over 1.6 million illegal immigrants have crossed the border this year alone, which is the largest increase in illegals crossing the border in the last twenty years.
Some of the illegal immigrants crossing over into the United States have turned out to be drug traffickers and hardened criminals, some of which have murdered Americans after being caught and released back into the population.
Republicans are challenging the Biden administration's 'catch and release' policy in states such as Florida claiming that releasing people back into the population who illegally cross into the country is unlawful and taxing state resources.
US Builds New Radar That Detects Ballistic And Hypersonic Missiles In The Indo-Pacific - The Missile Defense AGency (MDA) has announced that it has built a new radar that detects both ballistic and hypersonic missiles in the Indo-Pacific region called LRDR, or Long Range Discrimination Radar.
The Long Range Discrimination Radar, which is yet to be tested has been deployed in Alaska and has a 'wide field of view' that can detect enemy threats from the entire Indo-Pacific region.
The MDA director Jon Hill stated that a 'rogue nation' in the Indo-Pacific Command region is 'targeting the U.S." and has 'demonstrated ballistic missile capability time and time again very recently".
"The radar was strategically placed in Alaska, so with this wide field of view that we can capture threats coming from that region" Hill stated. Threats that may include North Korea and China. He said that the radar will need to be tested before making it fully operational.
The MDA also said that the new radar system can track satellites, as well as small pieces of space debris which will be especially helpful to track the thousands of space debris created when Russia shot a missile at one of its own satellites and created 'over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris".
Biden Orders Release Of 50 Million Barrels Of Oil From Reserves - In an attempt to lower surging gas prices Biden has ordered the release of 50 million barrels of #oil from the emergency reserves.
The White House put out a statement saying, "Today, the President is announcing that the Department of Energy will make available releases of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower prices for Americans and address the mismatch between demand exiting the pandemic and supply".
"And, as a result of President Biden’s leadership and our diplomatic efforts, this release will be taken in parallel with other major energy consuming nations including China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom".
"This culminates weeks of consultations with countries around the world, and we are already seeing the effect of this work on oil prices. Over the last several weeks as reports of this work became public, oil prices are down nearly 10 percent".
"The U.S. Department of Energy will make available releases of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in two ways: 32 million barrels will be an exchange over the next several months, releasing oil that will eventually return to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the years ahead".
The exchange is a tool matched to today’s specific economic environment, where markets expect future oil prices to be lower than they are today, and helps provide relief to Americans immediately and bridge to that period of expected lower oil prices".
The exchange also automatically provides for re-stocking of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over time to meet future needs".
US Space Force General Says Chinese And Russians More Advanced Than US On Hypersonic Missiles - US Space Force General David Thompson spoke at a security forum and said that the United States is not as advanced as the Chinese or Russians when it comes to Hypersonic missiles.
Thompson stated, "We are not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs. We have catching up to do very quickly, the Chinese have an incredible hypersonic program. It's a very concerning development ... it greatly complicates the strategic warning problem."
An report by the US congress had stated that Russia and China have "a number of hypersonic weapons programs" and have "likely fielded operational hypersonic glide vehicles - potentially armed with nuclear warheads".
Thursday, Russia test fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Gorshkov frigate. The report by the US congress said, "China has also demonstrated a growing interest in Russian advances in hypersonic weapons technology" and that "Chinese papers on hypersonic weapons include references to Russian weapons programs".
Two hypersonic missile tests were carried out by China in August, one missile circled the globe at such a low altitude that US radars were entirely unable to detect it as it sped over 5 times the speed of sound.
Russia Deploys 2 Nuclear Bombers Close To Alaska For Hours - Russia deployed 2 Tu-95MS long range nuclear bombers to international airspace near Alaska for hours on Friday.
Russia's Ministry of Defense put out an announcement regarding the bomber flights on Friday, which flew the Chukchi and Bering Sea and lasted about 10 hours in total.
U.S. Navy Relieves 3 Leaders After Submarine Incident - The U.S. Navy has relieved three senior leaders of the USS Connecticut after an investigation into the incident in which the U.S. Seawolf fast attack submarine collided with a previously uncharted underwater mountain in the South China Sea which injured 11 sailors last month.
The U.S. Navy put out an announcement that it was relieving the USS Connecticut commanding officer, Commander Cameron Aljilani, executive officer Lieutenant Commander Patrick Cashin and Chief of the Boat Cory Rodgers.
The reason given for relieving the three officers was "loss of confidence" in the officers which was described in a statement the Navy released.
"Thomas determined sound judgment, prudent decision-making, and adherence to required procedures in navigation planning, watch team execution and risk management could have prevented the incident"
The statement that the 7th Fleet put out after the investigation of the incident was as follows: "The investigation determined USS Connecticut grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region".
Washington D.C. On High Alert After Threat Of ISIS Attack Related To Afghan Refugees - Police in Washington D.C. are on high alert after a threat of an ISIS attack that U.S. officials say is related to refugees from Afghanistan.
Fairfax county police chief Keven Davis told CBS news on Friday, "We have increased our police presence throughout the county to include major thoroughfares, transit hubs, shopping plazas and shopping malls. It’s just our responsibility to have a greater presence, to be more aware and to ask the community to have their eyes and ears peeled for suspicious activities".
DHS intelligence chief John Cohen said, "Right now we’re seeing a dramatic increase — or an increase — in online activity by media operations associated with different al Qaeda elements and Islamic State".
Russian Aircraft Enters Into Alaskan Air Defense Zone - A Russian aircraft flew into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday but did not enter into US or Canadian airspace.
The Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone extends hundreds of miles around the Alaskan coast which is monitored for national defense. Russia is located only two miles from Alaska at its closest point.
Air Force Lieutenant General David Krumm said, "We remain vigilant in our execution of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America in order to deter strategic competitors from threatening the shared interest of the U.S., our allies and partners".
US House Democrats Vote To Remove Funding For Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System - The US House Democrats have voted to remove funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system on Tuesday due to pressure from progressives according to Politico.
U.S. Navy Conducts Successful Trident Missile Test - The U.S. Navy has conducted a successful two missile flight test of the unarmed life extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from aboard the Ohio class submarine, USS Wyoming (SSBN-742).
The tests were conducted on a test range off of the east coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida on September 17th and were part of a demonstration and Shakedown Operation named DASO-31 in which the objective was to both evaluate and demonstrate the readiness of the SSBN's Strategic Weapon System (SWS) and the crew.
Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe who is the director of the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems programs said, "Today’s [Sept. 17] test demonstrates the unmatched reliability of our sea-based nuclear deterrent, which is made possible by a dedicated team of military, civilian and industry partners who bring expertise and dedication to the mission that is truly extraordinary,” said Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, director of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs. Further, “This same team is now developing the next generation of the Trident Strategic Weapon System, which will extend our sea-based strategic deterrent through 2084."
"This same team is now developing the next generation of the Trident Strategic Weapon System, which will extend our sea-based strategic deterrent through 2084." he continued.
Russia, China And Other Countries Say US Must Be Punished For War Crimes - Russia, China, North Korea and other countries have put out a statement to the UN Tuesday saying that the United States committed war crimes in Afghanistan and is calling on the United Nations to bring them to justice. Read more
Recently Declassified copy of the report on the September 11th, 2001 attacks - Recently declassified report on the September 11th, 2001 attacks, with still classified portions of the document marked out for security reasons. Read more
U.S. Navy Declares 5 Missing Sailors From Helicopter Crash Dead - The U.S. Navy has declared the five missing sailors from the recent helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego as dead.
The Navy has changed their search and rescue to 'recovery', and the US Pacific Fleet stated on Saturday, "In accordance with Navy policy, the identities of the Sailors are being withheld for 24 hours following the notification of their next of kin. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and shipmates".
The sailors were aboard an MH-603 Seahawk helicopter on Tuesday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln when it fell off of the ship and into the ocean leaving five sailors missing and six injured.
White House Says There Is Still Active Threat From ISIS-K In Kabul - The White House has said that there is still an active threat from ISIS-K in Kabul, and believes that terrorists may be able to sneak into the country on the private flights going into Afghanistan to aid in evacuation efforts.
The white house says that they fear ISIS-K attacks could target military bases in the United States as a result of the private evacuations. Evacuations which would not have been necessary at all if Washington had evacuated Americans and Afghan allies out of the country before the hasty withdrawal.
Biden Asked Afghan President To Lie About Imminent Taliban Invasion - AFGHANISTAN - In a transcript of the final phone call between Joe Biden and Ashraf Ghani, the then President of Afghanistan, Biden openly told Ghani to lie about the situation in Afghanistan and change the 'perception' and 'project a different picture' to the public. Read more
US Navy MH-60S Helicopter Crashes, 1 Rescued And 5 Are Missing - A US Navy helicopter crashed conducting 'routine flight operations' 60 miles off the coast of San Diego yesterday. One crew member has been rescued and five crew members are unaccounted for and search and rescue efforts are underway.
Five other crew members involved in the crash are currently in stable condition. Two of the Abraham Lincoln sailors were transported offshore for treatment, 5 of the sailors had minimal injuries and have remained aboard the ship. Investigation as to the cause of the crash is underway.
US Officials Gave Taliban List Of Names Of Americans And Afghan Allies To Evacuate - U.S. officials gave a list of names of Americans and Afghan allies to evacuate to Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan. One defense official who asked to remain anonymous has called it a 'kill list' according to POLITICO. Read more
ANTIFA And Proud Boys Clashed Violently On Sunday - Portland Police Will Not Intervene - ANTIFA and Proud Boys clashed on Sunday, throwing tear gas and explosives at each other in the streets of Portland while local police were "no where to be seen" and had urged citizens to "choose love" during the planned Proud Boys rally.
Portland police anticipated the violence and had stated before the planned rally during the one year anniversary of last years violent clashes between Trump supporters and ANTIFA, that they would not interfere or intervene in any way.
Chief Lovell stated that he understood the optics of that decision, but that they have to make tactical decisions. "But we have to make tactical decisions that put us in a place where we’re likely to be successful in making an arrest or taking someone into custody. To the extent that we can, we will make arrests whether it’s after something takes place or if it’s possible to make one at a different time, we’ll do that".
Former White House Doctor Says Biden No Longer Cognitively Prepared To Be Our President - WASHINGTON - Former White House doctor Ronny Jackson, who served both under Obama as well as Trump has stated in a Fox News interview on Friday that Biden is no longer "cognitively prepared" to serve as the President of the United States of America. Read more
Capital Officer Who Shot And Killed Ashli Babbitt Cleared In Internal Probe - The Capital officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt has been cleared from charges in an internal probe with a memo that says "no further action will be taken" and that the officer was "formally exonerated" according to NBC news. This after the FBI found the attack on the Capital not organized by pro Trump groups, but by individuals. Read more
The FBI Has Found The Storming Of Capital Building Not Organized By Pro Trump Groups - WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has concluded that the storming of the United States Capital on January 6th, 2021 was not in fact organized by pro Donald Trump groups in order to alter the election results for the 2020 election. Read more
Bipartisan Effort Underway To Probe Biden Administration Over Afghanistan - Various members of U.S. congress, including many democrats are now seeking to probe the Biden administration over the events that have unfolded in Afghanistan after a growing consensus that the entire situation was not handled as it should have been. Read more
DHS Puts Out Nationwide Terror Alert From Domestic And Foreign Terrorists - The DHS has issued a nationwide terror alert for both domestic and foreign terrorists due to "targeted violence" all over the US on and around September 11th but more focused on internal threats than external. Read more
Pentagon Locked Down For 1 Hour After Officer Killed In Attack - The Pentagon was locked down for an hour after a Pentagon officer was attack outside the building at a Metro bus stop after an altercation where the suspect is suspected to have stabbed the officer and fought over the officers weapon when it went off.
Law enforcement said that there looks to have been a fight over the officer's gun, during which the weapon went off and the suspect, 27 year old Austin Lanz from Georgia was shot and killed. There were also 'several casualties' due to the incident.
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency put out a Tweet saying, "The Pentagon Force Protection Agency mourns the tragic loss of a Pentagon Police Officer killed during this morning's incident at the Pentagon. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Officer's family. Additional info on the officer will be forthcoming, following full next of kin notification".
US Air Launched Mach 7 Hypersonic Rapid Response Missile In Development - The US Air Force is currently developing the AGM-183A, or hypersonic Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon capable of going mach 7 speeds which is seven times the speed of sound, or over 5,370 miles per hour. Read more
Guided Missile Destroyer USS Mustin Back In San Diego After 15 Years - Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer, USS Mustin is back in San Diego after being stationed in Japan for the last 15 years.
The USS Mustin was officially commissioned in San Diego in 2003. With its return to San Diego it will be undergoing a two year modernization project.
Commander Robert Briggs who commands the Mustin stated, "Planned maintenance availabilities like these are critical to ensuring ships are maintained and equipped to perform combat-ready tasking when called upon and achieve their expected service life".
Briggs continued, "I couldn’t be more proud of Mustin's accomplishments. As we transition into the maintenance phase over the following months, the crew is focused on upgrading the combat systems and engineering plant, and eventually returning this warship back to sea."
US Navy Sets Off 3.9 Earthquake Off Florida In Carrier Shock Trial Tests - The US Navy set off a magnitude 3.9 earthquake during shock trial tests of its newest aircraft carrier 100 miles off Flagler Beach, Florida.
The USS Gerald R. Ford was first commissioned in 2017 and costed 13 billion dollars to build, which makes it the world's most expensive warship to date.
U.S. Deploys Fighter Jets Off Hawaii In Irregular Air Patrol - The Federal Aviation Administration requested that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command deploy fighter jets off Hawaii during the weekend in an "Irregular air patrol".
The 154th Wing deployed two F-22 Raptors at 4PM on Sunday, and another Raptor at 5PM. A KC-135 Stratotanker which is used for refueling was also requested.
No other information was given about the incident which was disclosed as "Situation Resolved" after which the aircraft returned back to base. Pacific Air Forces stated that they cannot "Discuss further specifics of the situation".
Federal Judge Strikes Down California Ban On 'Assault Weapons' - Federal judge strikes down California ban on 'assault' weapons ruling the ban unconstitutional.
East Coast Fuel Supply Cut Off By Ransomware Hackers - The fuel supply to most of the east coast has been cut off for three consecutive days in a row after a hacker group knocked out a major pipeline, causing gas futures on the stock market to surge by over 4%, and fuel suppliers to become nervous about gasoline shortages across the eastern United States. Read more
Armed Intruder Shot Attempting To Drive Into CIA Headquarters With Car - Security officers at the CIA building negotiated with the armed intruder for a matter of hours before they got out of their vehicle brandishing their weapon and was shot by FBI agents. Read more
Top US Commander Says Russia Flights Around Alaska Are Straining Our Units - Numerous U.S. officials have stated that Russian activity around Alaska have increased significantly as of late, and the head of Alaskan Command has just put out a statement saying that the recent increase has put a strain on U.S. assets. Read more
