Navy warship commander relieved of duty after backward rifle scope photo
The commander of a Navy destroyer escorting the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty since being spotted about four months ago. photograph Firing a rifle with a rear-facing scope. The image drew considerable ridicule for the Navy on social media. San Diego Union-Tribune The captain […]
US Navy warship commander relieved of duty following image of him shooting rifle with scope mounted backward
The captain of the USS John McCain has been relieved of his duties, months after he was mocked on social media for posting a photo of himself firing a rifle with a reverse-mounted scope. Commander Cameron Yaste was recently relieved of command “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command the guided-missile […]
Zelensky Fires Ukraine Air Force Commander After F-16 Crash
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy fired the commander of the country's air force on Friday, four days after an F-16 fighter jet Ukraine received from the West crashed in a Russian bombing raid, killing the pilot. The order dismissing Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschchuk was posted on the presidential website. “We have to […]
Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the commander of the country's air force on Friday, four days after an F-16 fighter jet Ukraine had received from the West was shot down in a Russian air strike. The order dismissing Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschchuk was posted on the presidential website. “We have to protect our people. We […]
Israeli army says it has killed 5 more West Bank terrorists, including a well-known local commander
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it killed five more terrorists, including a prominent local commander, in a major operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday. The death of Mohammed Jaber, known as Abu Shujaa, a commander of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, in Noor Shams refugee camp on the outskirts of the […]
Top Russian commander suggests Moscow is ‘ahead’ in AI race against U.S., China
The Russian Defense Ministry’s technological chief claimed this week that Russia is “leading the way” in the artificial intelligence (AI) race that erupted during the Ukraine war, but a leading expert has rejected this. “We are very excited about this new technology,” General Vasily Elistratov, the Kremlin’s head of AI development, said at a military-technical […]
Ex commander of Tim Walz’s unit joins ‘stolen valor’ attacks
Former National Guard battalion commander Tim Walz has become the latest to attack the vice presidential candidate for stealing his honor, calling it an “insult” for Walz to claim a title he didn’t earn and accusing him of running because the job had become too tough. John Kolb, who became a lieutenant colonel in the […]
Commander Confirms Tim Walz Knew of Upcoming Deployment Before Retiring
Former commander and retired Army Command Sergeant Major Doug Julin acknowledged Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential candidate, knew about the Iraq deployment for months, well before he decided to retire and miss it. Julin also said that Waltz, who was then the battalion’s command sergeant major, had committed to […]
DIRECT RESPONSE: IDF targets Hezbollah commander with retaliatory strike
Fox News’ Trey Yingst reports on the IDF strike against Hezbollah in retaliation for a deadly attack that killed 12 Israeli children. source
Israeli Drone Targets And Kills Elite Hezbollah Unit Commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an attack targeting a senior Hezbollah official in southern Lebanon on Monday, the New York Post reported. Ali Jamal al-Din Jawad, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit, was killed when an Israeli drone struck his vehicle in the village of Abba. videoThe footage shows Jawad’s car being […]