NYT: U.S. Personnel Told Not to Report Child Rape by Afghan Security Forces
The American command in Afghanistan has told U.S. service members to ignore child rape by Afghan soldiers and police officers, reports The New York Times (NYT).
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Kelly Ayotte: China May Be Withholding Location of U.S. Personnel Remains
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, suggested that China may be withholding information that prevents the Pentagon from locating the remains of missing U.S. personnel.
Obama to Nominate Eric Fanning for Army Secretary: Would Be First Openly Gay Man to Serve
President Barack Obama is nominating longtime Pentagon official Eric Fanning to be the Army’s new secretary. If confirmed, Fanning would be the nation’s first openly gay leader of a military service.
Report: Bashar Al-Assad Regime Starts Using Russian-Supplied Weapons
The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has begun using new weapons provided by Russia, Reuters learned from an unnamed Syrian military source.
Top Pentagon Officials: China’s Influence over North Korea Waning
The U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) chief and the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs expressed concern about China’s declining influence over volatile and nuclear-armed North Korea.
CentCom General: Only ‘4 or 5’ U.S.-Backed Moderate Rebels Still Fighting in Syria
Army General Lloyd Austin, in charge of the anti-ISIS war effort from the U.S. Central Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that only “four or five” members of the U.S.-trained moderate rebel force are still fighting the Islamic State in Syria.
Pentagon on Russia in Syria: We’ve Voiced Our Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), when asked if it was planning to take action to prevent Russia’s military buildup in Syria, said it was tracking the situation closely and had voiced its concerns to the Russians.
Chinese Admiral on South China Sea: ‘It Belongs to China’
A Chinese commander, sitting alongside a fellow military leader from the United States and another one from Japan, defiantly said China owns the South China Sea at a conference in London.
Marines: All-Male Combat Squads Perform Better than Units with Women
All-male ground combat Marine units “demonstrated higher performance levels” when compared to squads with females, revealed a Marine Corps study that examined the implications of integrating women into all ground combat arms occupations and units.
U.S. Deploying Additional Troops, Support Equipment to U.S. Sinai Force
The United States is beefing up protection for its peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai by deploying at least 75 additional troops and military equipment to the region in the wake of a roadside bomb attack last week that injured American troops, according to U.S. defense officials.
NYT: Leaders of U.S.-Trained Syrians Assured Al Qaeda Proxy it Would Not Be Attacked
Two U.S.-backed leaders of the of the first group of Syrian rebels deployed under the $500 million train-and-equip program authorized by Congress last year met with members of the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria last July and assured them that the American-trained force would not attack them, The New York Times (NYT) reported recently.
Obama Makes Excuses for Chinese Warships in U.S. Waters
Pentagon officials said Thursday that Chinese naval vessels that appeared near Alaska during President Barack Obama’s visit this week passed through U.S. territorial waters–and hastened to defend China’s actions as being consistent with international law.
Colonel: U.S. Soldiers Should Not ‘Impose’ on All Afghan Customs, Including Child Rape
United States soldiers should tolerate all Afghan customs even if they go against American values of morality, suggested Col. Steve Johnson, referring to a decorated Green Beret who has been reprimanded by the U.S. Army for “striking” a child rapist in Afghanistan in September 2011.
Think Tank: Iran Begins Military Shopping Spree in Russia
Iran has embarked upon a shopping spree, heavily focused on its military, ahead of the billions of dollars in sanctions relief funds it expects to receive, courtesy of the nuclear deal it reached with the U.S and five other world powers, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank points out.
Pentagon: Taliban ‘Desperate’ to Stay Relevant, Incapable Of Achieving National Level Victories
The Taliban, under pressure from a capable Afghan security force that has performed admirably during the 2015 fighting season, is struggling to remain relevant and remains incapable of taking over the country, a Pentagon spokesman told Breitbart News.
Pentagon Investigates Allegations of Skewed ISIS War Reports
A civilian analyst with the Defense Intelligence Agency has charged that military officials have been providing excessively optimistic assessments of the bombing campaign against ISIS to other branches of the administration, including the White House. The Pentagon inspector general is reportedly investigating these allegations.
EXCLUSIVE— Benghazi Witness: U.S. Provided Arms to Jihadists Who Killed Americans in 9/11 Attack
The Obama administration may have provided the weapons used by some Islamist extremists to kill four Americans at the United States’ compound in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, according to a Libyan source who told Breitbart News he witnessed the attack first hand.
Afghan Authorities Commend Green Beret for Shoving Rapist, U.S. Army Reprimands Him
Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland, a decorated Green Beret fighting to stay in the military, earned the respect and admiration of a police chief in Afghanistan for shoving a local police commander into the ground who allegedly laughed about raping a 12-year-old boy, Breitbart News has learned.
Meanwhile, Martland’s supporters believe
U.S. Moves Nuclear-Capable B-2 Bombers to Keep North Korea in Check
The weekend’s crisis on the Korean peninsula ultimately ended with North Korea expressing “regret” over the severe injury of two South Korean soldiers by land mines in the DMZ, while South Korea agreed to turn off the propaganda loudspeakers that had infuriated the North and led to declarations that it was preparing for all-out war.
U.S. To Deploy F-22 Warplanes to Europe As Part of Ukraine Response
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is set to deploy F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to Europe very soon to show its “commitments to the security and stability” of its European allies, said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James.
White House, Congressional, Homeland Security Staff Included in Ashley Madison Hack
The Obama Administration let Chinese hackers walk away with a vast trove of data on government employees and contractors earlier this year, including the entire database of people who applied for security clearances. he last thing we need is for bureaucrats, officials, and military members in sensitive positions to be setting themselves up for manipulation by foreign agents by diddling around on adultery websites such as Ashley Madison.
Army Introduces First Two Women to Graduate Ranger School
Two women are expected to officially make their mark in history when they graduate from the Army’s Ranger School on Friday after passing the mentally and physically demanding two-month program.
Gen. Dempsey: Iran Will Use Sanctions Relief to Promote ‘Revolutionary Ideology’
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the highest-ranking military officer in the United States armed forces, conceded that Iran will use the sanctions relief funds it is expected to receive under the nuclear deal “to propagate” its “revolutionary ideology,” which it has done in the past through the use of proxy terrorist groups.
Pentagon on Sinai Withdrawal: U.S. May Take Action to Ensure Force Protection
WASHINGTON D.C.—The United States may take additional measures to ensure the protection of its lightly-equipped peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, said a Pentagon spokesperson.
U.S. Military Cancels Hearing for Five 9/11 Suspects Held at Guantanamo
A U.S. military judge called off a pretrial hearing for five Guantánamo Bay detainees accused of playing a role in the Sept. 11 attacks against the American homeland, said a Pentagon spokesman.
