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The US is asking Vietnam to stop helping Russian bomber flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use a former US base to refuel nuclear-capable bombers engaged in shows of strength over the Asia-Pacific region,...
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Expert: Putin is engaged in 'an existential struggle' with the West
Vladimir Putin sees Russia and the West as being locked in "an existential struggle,"reports USNI News, citing an expert at a Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday. Eugene Rumer, the director of the...
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How ‘American Sniper’ became the highest-grossing US film of 2014
The sensational box-office run of “American Sniper” hit its peak this week with news the bio pic of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle is now the highest-grossing US film of last year with $337.4 million. Not...
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These are the 24 coolest military aircraft flying right now
Lockheed Martin has over 3,100 F-35s on order, meaning that the world's skies could soon be crowded with variations on the same advanced warplane.But there are lots of other amazing military planes out...
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Here are the most likely candidates to replace Iran's ailing Supreme Leader
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is reportedly dying.The ayatollah, the final arbiter of all of Tehran's internal and external policies since 1989, is thought to have terminal cancer and his death...
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New evidence proves Putin had always planned to annex Crimea
In early 2014, the world was caught off guard by one event after another in a crisis that culminated with Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.Moscow also claimed to be...
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Video shows US aircraft landing on a French aircraft carrier amid ISIS fight
Not only did French combat planes operate from the flight of USS Carl Vinson and were refueled by VFA-81 F/A-18E Super Hornets over the Arabian/Persian Gulf.C-2A COD (Carrier On Board Delivery) planes...
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The Marines are having to defend against criticism of their new amphibious...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill today voiced concerns about the US Marine Corps' new amphibious vehicle, questioning the service's selection of wheels over the venerable tracked design.Marine Corps leaders...
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The US Navy's combat dolphins are serious military assets
Canines aren't the only animals who can land jobs in the military.The US has trained bottlenose dolphins to carry out a range of military tasks, from locating underwater mines to flagging the presence...
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ISIS used 13 suicide bombers in a single battle, including an Australian...
The Islamic State utilized at least 13 suicide bombers in an attack on the city of Ramadi on March 12, the besieged capital of the western Iraqi province of Anbar.Many of these suicide bombers were...
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Bremmer: 'It's extremely unlikely' Putin ordered Nemtsov's killing
There has been no shortage of rumors and theories swirling around the Kremlin over the past two weeks centered around Russian President Vladimir Putin. No images of Putin have been released to the...
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Russia fires back in response to US concerns over refueling bombers in Vietnam
MOSCOW/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia on Friday rejected US concerns about its use of a former American base in Vietnam for the refueling of Russian bomber flights around US territory in the Pacific,...
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Military dolphins help defend the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons
Naval Base Kitsap, a marine base 20 miles from Seattle, may be home to the world's largest single-location arsenal of nuclear weapons, and it's defended by dolphins trained by the US Navy."Nearly...
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If Putin is dead or incapacitated, here are three scenarios for what might...
For a decade and a half, Vladimir Putin has sat at the top of a closed, hierarchical, and personality-based political system that allows for no competition.As a result, opinion polls in Russia...
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17 terms only military working dog handlers will understand
All military working dog (MWD) handlers go through the same basic handlers course and advanced dog training schools no matter what branch they are in. As a result, all handlers in the military use key...
View ArticleThis air base in Qatar carries out American airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
The Al-Udeid Air Base acts as the headquarters for US Central Command in its efforts for "Operation Inherent Resolve" in Iraq and Syria. The base, located around 30 miles from Qatari capital Doha, is a...
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Russia starts massive show of force as Putin reappears
More than 45,000 Russian troops as well as war planes and submarines started military exercises across much of the country on Monday in one of the Kremlin's biggest shows of force since its ties with...
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Here are some unbelievable photos from the US's premier aerial combat exercise
Red Flag 2015-2 featured previously unannounced participants, and even virtual participants in an all-time first.In addition to the variety of USAF squadrons, the air combat exercise held Mar. 2 to 13,...
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These charts helped US troops identify enemy aircraft during World War II
Distinguishing between friendly and enemy forces can be difficult in war, and World War II posed its own basic battlefield challenges. US soldiers — most of whom were conscripted men who might not have...
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Why Lithuania is preparing for a Russian invasion
The three Baltic States are fearful of a possible Russian invasion, although Lithuania may have particular reason for concern. Wedged between Russian ally Belarus and the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of...
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