On March 23, 2015 the Department of Defense gave a press briefing by Adm. Haney, the commander of US Strategic Command at the Pentagon. His comments at the briefing touched upon the nuclear challenges our country faces, particularly from Russia and China. Within that same category of threat Adm. Haney also mentioned cyber space as something we should […]
Defense Department to invest in underwater drones, sea mines, high speed strike weapons, laser and rail gun technologies in FY 2016
On March 17, 2015 Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work gave a speech at the Credit Suisse Defense Conference in Washington, D.C., in which he mention the fact that the Pentagon is investing in what he calls “potentially game changing new technologies.” Bob Works even went so far as to name some of them. By […]
US military lead coalition conducts multiple airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria over the weekend
From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 4, 2015 – U.S. and partner-nation fighter and bomber aircraft conducted six airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Separately, U.S. and partner-nation fighter aircraft conducted […]
US has launched over “1,700 targeted airstrikes” against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq
On December 11, 2014 Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida asked and was given permission to address the US House of Representatives questioning the Congress’s lack of responsibility in matters of war and peace for 1 minute: “Mr. Speaker, on August 8 of this year, we went to war with ISIL. Since that day, we have […]
Women and children reportedly killed in US led airstrikes against ISIL in Syria. Pentagon refuses comment
The US-sponsored international coalition against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria has “killed 865 people since the start of the airstrikes in late September, at least 50 of them civilians”, a new report from the UN chief reveals. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggesting that the strikes alone “cannot defeat the militant Islamist group” and cited estimates […]
Unconfirmed reports suggest hundreds of ISIL terrorists killed or wounded during 10 targeted airstrikes over two days in Syria
I received the following email update on the war against ISIL from U.S. Central Command, which surprised me a bit. In one day the US and its coalition partners conducted 10 targeted airstrikes against ISIL using a combination of attack and fighter aircraft in just a two day period! Wow! For those who doubt the […]
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