A plan to stand-up a new Tier 2 special operations unit was announced as part of the UK’s Integrated Defense Review. The unit will be composed of four ‘battalions’ although… Continue reading "Latest On UK Army Ranger Regiment"
Over the weekend the US Navy announced that a massive shipment of military equipment had been intercepted and seized off the coast of Oman. USS Monterey (CG-61), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile… Continue reading "US Navy Captures Major Weapons Shipment Headed Towards Yemen"
The President of Nigeria has requested that the US government consider relocation of US Africa Command headquarters to Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the suggestion during a virtual meeting with… Continue reading "Nigerian President Calls For USAFRICOM To Consider Relocating To Africa"
During an interview held last week in anticipation of his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, USAFRICOM commander General Stephen Townsend called Africa “too important for Americans to ignore”.… Continue reading "General Townsend: “Africa Too Important to Ignore”"
Chad’s military announced today that the country’s president of over 30 years, Idriss Déby, has died after being injured during a visit to troops fighting rebels in the north of… Continue reading "Chad’s President Idriss Déby Killed After Clash With Rebels"
As the 11 September, 2021 deadline has finally been set for the US exit from Afghanistan and American allies are preparing to pull out as well, the future of Afghan… Continue reading "Afghanistan Pullback Sparks Concern Over Future of Afghan Interpreters"
On 13 April, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced the release of the annual threat assessment of the US intelligence community. The new report is much more… Continue reading "US Intelligence Community Releases Annual Threat Assessment"
The Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), General Paul Funk, has been appointed to conduct an independent review of US Africa Command’s investigation into the… Continue reading "Independent Review Of AFRICOM Manda Bay Attack Investigation To Be Conducted"
Claims by the government of Mozambique to have secured the city of Palma in the country’s north following an attack by fighters from the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province were… Continue reading "Mozambique Government Falsely Claims To Have Secured Palma"
Just hours ahead of the NATO Summit which saw NATO members’ foreign ministers meet on 23 and 24 March, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sat down for a discussion… Continue reading "Stoltenberg and Blinken Define NATO as a Cornerstone of the International World Order"