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Iron Fist 26: Japan and the United States demonstrated their amphibious and expeditionary capabilities by conducting exercises in Tanegashima and Okinawa
28+ min ago (190+ words) The training was led by Japan's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) and showcased operational integration between the two forces. This year's edition included operations on Tanegashima for the first time, expanding Iron Fist's geographic scope and reflecting Japan and the…...
Fallen soldier remembered, honored by community
48+ min ago (227+ words) It has been less than a week since Hardin County received news that a soldier raised in the community died as a casualty of war. Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 26, was from Glendale. He enlisted into the military shortly after graduating from…...
‘The Optimist’ tells story of Holocaust survivor helped by Catholic family
43+ min ago (803+ words) (OSV News) "After Jeanine Thomas was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, she knew she needed to create a film about her friend Herbert Heller, a Holocaust survivor. "When you're faced with really wondering if you have tomorrow, when you do…...
King meets 105-year-old last surviving Mosquito bomber pilot at St James's Palace
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (373+ words) Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, aged 105 and the sole remaining bomber pilot who operated the de Havilland Mosquito during the Second World War, was received by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. During the audience, the King presented the veteran…...
German philosopher Jurgen Habermas dies
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (396+ words) Jurgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher, Suhrkamp, said he died on Saturday in…...
The ever dangerous myth of the just war
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (796+ words) Whenever war erupts, the language of moral justification is never far behind. Governments insist that force has been used reluctantly. Military leaders assure us that targets are chosen carefully. Civilian deaths are described as tragic but unavoidable "collateral damage." Even…...
Measuring 245 meters in length, weighing approximately 53.000 tons, and with a deck capable of launching Phantom fighters and Buccaneer bombers, HMS Ark Royal became the greatest symbol of British naval aviation during the Cold War, and its decommissioning left the United Kingdom without a large conventional aircraft carrier for almost four decades.
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (1020+ words) When was it deactivated in1979The Ark Royal brought an entire era of British naval aviation to a close. Its retirement meant that the Royal Navy would go decades without operating large aircraft carriers capable of launching conventional aircraft by catapult. The…...
"The Highland Hipsters Have No Idea What It Was Like Here"
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (425+ words) Tell Us What You Think of Westword: Take Our Survey Now A century ago, one in five Coloradans was of Italian descent. "It's important to preserve what we have and recognize what was here," says Jenna Peccia. "North Denver was…...
The Fallacies Of War: When The Official Story Stops Making Sense
23+ hour ago (265+ words) By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief The true costs of war rarely remain hidden forever. Casualty lists grow. Families begin asking questions. Veterans return home with stories that differ from the briefings broadcast on television. Financial costs accumulate as…...
Military Digest: Inside the 1966 Mizo rebellion and the IAF’s most controversial mission
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (852+ words) On March 28, 1966, then defence minister Y B Chavan stood in Parliament to address a flurry of rumours. The MPs were demanding clarity on reports that Mizo rebels had sniped at a helicopter carrying Lt Gen SHFJ Manekshaw, the General Officer…...