He also promoted women within the Pentagon’s ranks, appointing the first woman deputy secretary of Defense, first woman secretary of the Army and first woman chief of naval operations and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “As Commander in Chief, President Biden has shown h...
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile: On Sunday, February 19, 2023, South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, after Pyongyang threatened a harsh response to upcoming US-South Korean military maneuvers. North Korea ...
National debt $9.407 trillion June 5, 2008[65] Poverty 12.3% or 13.3% 2006[5][66] The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier The president holds the title of commander-in-chief of the nation's armed forces and appoints its leaders, the secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Th...
This is the first instance since independence, of a three-star Lieutenant General rank officer taking over as a four-star General after retirement. The Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces (CDS) is the military head and permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)...
Some favorites, just off the top of my head: 1. Who killed Jimmy Hoffa, and where is he?2. What happened to Amelia Earhart? 3. What the hell crashed to the ground at Roswell?4. Did anyone else shoot Kennedy?5. Who was Jack the Ripper? And if we have time left over, where did...
Cuba has selected First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed Raul Castro as president of Cuba. Miguel is the first leader outside the Castro dynasty to lead the country since the 1959 revolution. Raul Castro will remain head of the Communist party, ...