A major change in the U.S. military’s plan to consolidate manpower and equipment south of Seoul as early as 2016 may be in the offing. U.S. Forces Korea officials have proposed to their South Korean counterparts that the 210th Fires Brigade remain based at Camp Casey in Dongducheon north of Seoul and about 15 [...]
The US drone campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been priceless in what it has accomplished for American forces and for the entire world. The latest casualty for al-Qaeda has been the death of their number two in Pakistan. Abu Yahya al-Libi was killoed in a recent drone strike. His death serves as a [...]
The number of successful Somali pirate attacks has fallen but international navies must not drop their guard and keep up the pressure, the commander of the EU mission said. British Rear Admiral Duncan Potts warned that the gains made against pirates off the Horn of Africa were reversible and that the fight against piracy would [...]
The number of pirate attacks between January and May this year has reduced considerably when compared to the same period last year.”Piracy is weakening and this is evident by the statistics. In 2011, the total attacks between January and May was 176, while during the same period this year it is 30. Also in 2012 [...]
Us drone strikes in Pakistan and other Middle Eastern countries has exacted a disastrous toll gainst terrorists in the region. One thing for certain is that al-Qaeda and the Taliban never accounted for anything like the drone campaign when they formulated their war plans. The drone has taken them totally by surprise and has [...]
U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan’s failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighboring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint U.S.-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down. But the idea, which U.S. officials say comes up every couple of months, has been consistently rejected [...]
This summer’s fighting in Afghanistan will be the toughest test for the country’s evolving security forces as they try to root out insurgents in the more heavily populated regions, senior defense officials told skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday. They need to pass the test before US forces leave the country so that they will know that [...]
The United States must continue to walk a tightrope in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, experts told the House on Wednesday: It must keep Iran from building a weapon without resorting to force if possible, but always keep the threat of force credible. The question is how in the world will they do so. If [...]
The extent of the cyber war campaign with Iran goes much deeper than you or I can ever imagine. If you have followed this blog at all you have probably read about the STUXNET worm that was introduced into the Iranian computer network and wreaked havoc when it did. It set their nuclear program back [...]
The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes Iran, according to a congressional report. The biggest reason for this is uncertantity [...]
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