By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm Kathleen Hicks to become America’s first female deputy defense secretary who is now the second in command of the behemoth Pentagon. Gen. Lloyd Austin serves as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Hicks was
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs the media, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Pentagon is waging war on extremism within the ranks of its own U.S. military. The January 6
American and French soldiers participate in a live-fire artillery training in Djibouti, Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Air Force Senior Airman Kristin Savage) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES American and French soldiers last week participated in the first live-fire artillery training in Horn of Africa
(credit: Gary Raynaldo) United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cubans have requested President Biden to reopen the United States Embassy in Cuba to conduct immigration procedures. Thousands of Cuban families started a petition on Twitter with the hashtag #ReopenUSHavEmbassy.
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORTS Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), began receiving a 2nd round of COVID-19 vaccinations last week at Command Fleet Activities, Yokosuka (CFAY), according to a Department of Defense report. The second round
George P. Shultz, U.S. Secretary of State, July 16, 1982 to January 20, 1989 ( Credit: U.S. Department Of State) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who served as President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state during the peak
His Excellency Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin on Friday spoke with Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to an enduring
(credit: icc.int) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Friday that the Court’s territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine extends to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III signed a memo directing commanding officers and supervisors at all levels to select a date within the next 60 days to conduct a one-day “stand-down” to discuss extremism in the ranks with their
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Friday that 1,110 active duty service members will support five Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccinations centers. The