by Kevin Schmidt | Nov 9, 2017 | National Security
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — At the Fort Irwin National Training Center in southern California, the U.S. Army trains soldiers for overseas military operations partly by staging fights in realistic cities built throughout a massive training site in the Mojave Desert. In the...
by Casey Egan | Nov 9, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Days after President Donald Trump shifted rhetoric towards North Korea by urging North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to “make a deal,” State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said Thursday that both Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson believe...
![TSA administrator pushing Congress for more funding]()
by Oyin Falana | Nov 8, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Transportation Security Administrator David Pekoske Wednesday pushed Congress for funding to improve airport security by adding new X-ray measurement technology to better detect explosive devices. “To invest in the CT (computed tomography) technology...
![Pentagon: Raqqa, Syria still too dangerous for civillains to return]()
by Ricky Zipp | Nov 1, 2017 | Featured, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Syrian city of Raqqa, the former self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State caliphate, is still too dangerous for civilians days after its liberation, the Special Operations commander for the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday. At a...
![What’s next for Raqqa?]()
by Oyin Falana | Oct 19, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON- The U.S. now is focused on helping to restabilize Raqqa after liberating 95 percent of the city from ISIS, ridding the area of mines, restoring security and working to “allow the voluntary safe return of Syrians to their homes,” State Department...
![Pentagon says Raqqa 90 percent clear, despite reports of ISIS’ defeat]()
by Ricky Zipp | Oct 17, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – More than 90 percent of Raqqa has been cleared of ISIS forces and 350 ISIS fighters have surrendered in the last week as operations by the U.S.-led coalition continue in the self-proclaimed capitol of the Islamic State, a military spokesman said Tuesday....
