Thirty-eight African American women graduates in the Class of 2020 pose for a historic photo at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 13, 2020. It was the largest class of African American women in one graduation class. (credit: US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks held an introductory phone call with U.K. Permanent Secretary for Defense Sir Stephen Lovegrove Wednesday to reaffirm the continuing importance of U.S.-U.K. defense cooperation. The two leaders exchanged views on defense priorities and
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has approved a request by the U.S. Capitol Police for continued National Guard support through May 23, 2021, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The request was made amid security concerns of further violence
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Pentagon denied reports that undercooked food made more than a dozen Michigan National Guard troops guarding the U.S. Capitol sick, sending some to the hospital. U.S. lawmakers send a letter to the Pentagon alleging
DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT The crew of the 89th Airlift U.S. Air Force President’s Wing celebrated its first African American Heritage Flight at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The historic flight was made last month to observe Black History in aviation and the Air Force.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Pentagon is reviewing a Capitol Police request to keep some 2,200 National Guardsmen deployed at the U.S. Capitol another 60 days. The request was made amid security concerns of further violence following January’s
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES There are no current reports of U.S. servicemember injuries from this morning’s rocket attacks on the air base at Al Asad in Iraq, the Pentagon said. At least 10 rockets targeted an military base in western Iraq that
Satellite image, showing the damage to at least five structures at Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq in a series of precision missile strikes launched by Iran 8 January 2020 (wikipedia / © 2020 Planet Labs, Inc. cc-by-sa 4.0) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million aid package for Ukraine that includes training and equipment, and advisory efforts to help the Eastern Europe nation preserve its territorial integrity amid Russian aggression. The military aid package reaffirms the U.S.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Just into office as President of the United States a little over a month, Joe Biden flexed the administration’s military muscle with a surprise airstrike on Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria. The Pentagon said the U.S. conducted retaliatory