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Navy Sails 300 Evacuees from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, U.S. Mobile Sea…
A high-speed Navy catamaran moved about 300 evacuees from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, arriving in the port of Jeddah Monday, USNI News…
New Military Offensives Put al-Shabab Terrorist Group on the Back Foot
Can Somalia finally defeat al-Shabab?
VIDEO: First Black Four-Star Marine Takes Charge of AFRICOM
The first Black four-star Marine general assumed command of the U.S. Africa Command during a Tuesday ceremony in Germany. Gen.…
Senate Confirms First Black Marine For Fourth Star to Lead U.S.…
The Senate on Monday approved the promotion of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley to the rank of general, which will make him…
Airshow At Edwards Air Force Base | Greece To Buy F-35s | Lockheed…
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Federal Contracting won a $92.4 million deal for a B-21 Combined Mission Operations Planning Facility and Field Training…
White House Nominates First Black Marine for Fourth Star
President Biden has nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley to lead U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon announced on…
AFRICOM: China, Russia Expanding Influence in Africa
This post has been updated to correct where Russian mercenaries have been operating in Africa. China’s ambitions in Africa are…
The Islamic State Isn’t Defeated, But the United States Is AWOL
The Biden administration is correct to say that counterterrorism should not simply be a military problem. In Mozambique, Biden…
Navy Deployed USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams Near Major African Drug…
The Navy is taking its sole ship assigned to U.S. Africa Command to places the service hasn’t been in almost a decade – including…
Deployed to Africa, USS ‘Woody’ Williams Key Platform to Train,…
The small, rigid-hulled inflatable boat sped from the Brazilian Navy Frigate BNS Independencia (F-44) last week, taking an armed…
How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the…
The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.
AFRICOM: U.S. Forces ‘Commuting to Work’ to Curb Rising Terror Threat…
After leaving Somalia in December, U.S. forces are “commuting to work” from other parts of Africa and Europe to combat the rising…
The Pentagon Should Partner with Congo’s Military
Only the Congolese military can bring peace to the Congo, but it needs U.S. assistance.
Harmonizing Counterterrorism and Great-Power Competition
For all the talk of a shift away from counterterrorism and toward great power competition, the reality is that with a modicum of…
AFRICOM: Chinese Naval Base in Africa Set to Support Aircraft Carriers
A recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea is large enough to support an aircraft…
Pentagon Says UAE Funding Russia’s Shadowy Mercenaries in Libya
The Defense Department’s inspector general found that the United Arab Emirates is financing Russian Wagner Group mercenaries—just…
Trump’s Plan to Withdraw From Somalia Couldn’t Come at a Worse Time
Whether political theater or not, calls to leave could exacerbate violence and increase the influence of Russia and China.
NG Tapped To Develop GBSD | Sweden Offered Gripen To Croatia |…
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Northrop Grumman Systems won a $13.3 million contract for a tested and fully qualified design of the Ground Based…
Some Germans Will Be Happy to See U.S. Troops Leave
Left-wing groups say the troop presence has made Germany complicit in U.S. drone wars.
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams In Eastern Mediterranean for Training as…
The Navy’s second expeditionary sea base is starting training operations with regional partners off Greece this week, even as the…
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