PROUD BOYS marching in front of the US Supreme Court along First Street between Maryland Avenue and East Capitol Street, NE, Washington DC on Wednesday morning, 6 January 2021 (by Elvert Barnes Photography/Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES PENTAGON – WASHINGTON – The
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said he and others in uniform take an oath to the U.S. Constitution and not to any president or individual. Gen. Milley made the comments at a
Abdul Latif Nasir, a native of Morocco, has been held at U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba since May 2002 without charge. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – The Biden Department of Defense announced Monday that Abdul Latif Nasir has been
A graphic illustrating the intended coverage of the JADC2 concept. (Credit Graphic: US DoD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. military is seeking the ability to function in all areas of sea, land, air, space and cyber, with a
Retired U.S. Army lieutenant general Michael Flynn at a campaign rally for Donald Trump at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona Oct. 29. 2016. (Credit: Gage Skidmore / Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIME WASHINGTON DC – Trump’s former national security adviser Michael
The entrance to Camp 1 in Guantanamo Bay’s Camp Delta. (Wikipedia Kathleen T. Rhem) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Of the 40 detainees incarcerated inside the Guantánamo Bay detention center, 32 have accepted the first dose of the COVID-19
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – In line with President Biden’s direction, all eligible Department of Defense personnel and beneficiaries can now make an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccination, the Pentagon announced this week. Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Biden Pentagon said the Department of Defense will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At the direction of President Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military to take bold action to address sexual assault and harassment in the force.
General Lloyd Austin III, US CENTRAL COMMAND UNITED STATES ARMY (credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President-elect Joe Biden plans to name Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army four-star general, as his pick for secretary of defense, who would