Several American military bases across Europe under heightened state of alert The level was raised to the second highest state of alert, which applies when intelligence indicates some form of terrorist action is likely, according to the Army....
A report released in May by the Overseas Basing Commission (OBC) - an independent panel appointed to advise Congress on the Defense Department's troop realignment strategy - criticized the Pentagon for putting unnecessary stresses on an already overstretched military. Repatriation of tens of thousands...
It is simply the footprint for a more ambitious plan, which involves establishing half a dozen or so low maintenance bases and airports for US forces across Africa. Early this year, troops from the US "Special Command Operations Europe" worked under the PSI in Mali and Mauritania, while ...
The imperial American behaviour is evident in their more than 800 military bases around Europe and the world, as well as through unilateral sanctions (thus illegal), the weaponisation of the dollar and the reserves of sovereign countries in dollars, and the extraterritorial reach of their laws, ...
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Three U.S. military bases have been named after these Confederate leaders (clockwise): Gen. John B. Hood, Gen. Pierre Beauregard and Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon. (National Archives) In the debate over Confederate symbols in the U.S., the10 Army basesnamed afterConfederate generals...
Having declared independence from France in 1953, Cambodia was a sacrificial lamb during the Vietnam War. In 1969, US bombing raids targeted North Vietnamese military bases inside Cambodia. In five years of subsequent civil war, North Vietnam overran large areas of eastern Cambodia, which it ga...
How much does it cost to rename military bases and American landmarks? Spoiler alert: millions of dollars – and maybe a little hypocrisy. Laura MannweilerFeb. 21, 2025 10 Youngest Presidents Nine U.S. presidents were in their 40s when they took office. Kenneth T. Walsh a...
How much does it cost to rename military bases and American landmarks? Spoiler alert: millions of dollars – and maybe a little hypocrisy. Laura MannweilerFeb. 21, 2025 The Price Tag of Trump’s Renaming Spree Nine U.S. presidents were in their 40s when they took office. Ke...
Outside of Europe, the UK stationed military forces in bases that were designed both to support friendly countries and oppose Soviet influence. As its empire contracted, the UK struggled to find the manpower and the resources needed to sustain its overseas presence. It regarded its relationship ...