5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History
Foreign aid often is connected to wars overseas. The top five recipients of U.S. aid (including both USAID and non-USAID ...
Duty Calls: Malta veterans group needs assistance in building back funds
Malta veterans group needs assistance in building back funds. Malta Veteran Appreciation Program volunteers are selling $100 ...
Survival Test in ‘Extracted,’ ‘Black Hawk Down’ Documentary, More ‘Origin’ Stories, Roku Romcom ‘This Time Next Year’
A Netflix docuseries revisits the harrowing events depicted in the film Black Hawk Down. A murdered Vietnam vet triggers post ...
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This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
Nuclear’s Long Shadow In The Philippines
It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...
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Vietnam: The War That Changed America, Apple TV+ review - painful and poignant stories from a terrible conflict
It’s been 50 years since the USA bowed to the inevitable and pulled out of Vietnam, in the midst of harrowing scenes of anguish and chaos.
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Fact check: The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
The news release then listed 12 examples, plucked from the websites of right-wing media. But the numbers cited – as low as ...
The Aviationist4d
Thunder in the Heavens: A Brief History of the Aircraft of the USAF Thunderbirds
Entertaining crowds since 1953, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds are one of the world’s best known aerial demonstrations teams, dazzling ...
Why Is Trump Trying to Lose Our New Cold War With China?
Trump and his team are still clear about the risks of China’s growing influence—Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as much ...
The Aviationist7d
U.S. F-16 Fighters Shot Down Drones with Laser-Guided Rockets in Combat
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...
The New Yorker7d
The U.S. Military’s Recruiting Crisis
The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...
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Secret Stimulants of the Vietnam War: How Drugs Forged an Unstoppable Soldier...
US President Lyndon B. Johnson has inherited an ongoing crisis in the south-east Asian nation of Vietnam from his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. The crisis involves the spreading of communism from ...