Cost to taxpayers for National Guard presence in D.C. nearly $500 million

Cost to taxpayers for National Guard presence in D.C. nearly $500 million

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2021 Democrats have yet to provide a rational explanation for why thousands of National Guard troops remain in Washington, D.C. What is known is the cost to taxpayers of the deployment. The Pentagon on Monday said that the total cost through March 15 will be $483 million, with $284 […]

Famed 8th Regiment is deactivated by Marine Corps

Famed 8th Regiment is deactivated by Marine Corps

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2021 As part of a plan to reshape the Marine Corps into a “more efficient, maritime-centric operation force,” the legendary 8th Marine Regiment was deactivated in a ceremony on Jan. 28 at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The deactivation marks the “transition of a storied regiment that has performed so […]

Back to war: Team Biden sets stage for troop buildup in Afghanistan

Back to war: Team Biden sets stage for troop buildup in Afghanistan

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2021 President Donald Trump’s goal of withdrawing all U.S. forces from Afghanistan over the next three months is “increasingly in doubt,” a report said. Not only will Joe Biden’s team not bring the 2,500 U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan home, but they are likely to deploy even more troops and […]

Russia’s doorstep: Biden dispatches 2 U.S. destroyers to Black Sea

Russia’s doorstep: Biden dispatches 2 U.S. destroyers to Black Sea

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2021 Joe Biden, who during the November election called reports of his family’s alleged corrupt foreign dealings “Russian disinformation,” has deployed two guided-missile destroyers to the Black Sea in what military analysts say is a clear message to Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet said that the destroyer USS […]

Why is the National Guard still in D.C.?; Gen. Flynn’s brother to head Army Pacific Command

Why is the National Guard still in D.C.?; Gen. Flynn’s brother to head Army Pacific Command

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2021 At least 5,000 armed National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C. through the end of March, reports say. Why? A memo, signed by D.C. National Guard chief Maj. Gen. William Walker and dated Jan. 25, orders troops to remain on duty at least through the end of […]

Convoy of U.S. troops enters Syria from Iraq

Convoy of U.S. troops enters Syria from Iraq

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2021 A large convoy of U.S. military personnel entered northeaster Syria on Thursday, crossing the border from Iraq, Syrian state media reported. The convoy of 40 trucks and armored vehicles was backed from the air by helicopters. The U.S. personnel entered Syria from Iraq via the al-Waleed crossing to bring […]

U.S. deploys nuclear-armed ballistic missile sub to Asia amid China’s dramatic buildup

U.S. deploys nuclear-armed ballistic missile sub to Asia amid China’s dramatic buildup

FPI / January 20, 2021 Geostrategy-Direct.com The U.S. Navy disclosed on Twitter that the nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine USS Ohio was deployed to Apra Harbor, Guam. The U.S.’s strategic submarine activity near Guam comes amid heightened tensions with China over Taiwan and the transition of U.S. presidential administrations. “The disclosure of the Ohio’s deployment is […]

Psychological warfare officer from Fort Bragg investigated over D.C. march: ‘I don’t know any violent patriots’

Psychological warfare officer from Fort Bragg investigated over D.C. march: ‘I don’t know any violent patriots’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 11, 2021 An Army psychological warfare officer who is reportedly being investigated by the Army for leading a group of patriots at the March to Save America on Jan. 6 said her group was made up of “peace-loving, law-abiding people who were doing nothing but demonstrating our First Amendment rights.” Capt. […]

Congress sides with Big Tech on New Year’s Day, overrides President Trump’s veto of defense bill

Congress sides with Big Tech on New Year’s Day, overrides President Trump’s veto of defense bill

BREAKING . . . [Editor’s Note: We have added ‘Breaking‘ as a new feature because . . . Drudge has gone away.] by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2021 Congress delivered a rebuke to President Trump during a rare New Year’s Day session, handing him his first veto override. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 81-13 to override […]

U.S. Central Command confirms deployment of B-52s to Mideast

U.S. Central Command confirms deployment of B-52s to Mideast

by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2020 The U.S. deployed nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Central Command said in a statement that the move was made “to underscore the U.S. military’s commitment to regional security and demonstrate a unique ability to rapidly deploy overwhelming combat power on short […]

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