Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brown was only the second Black general to serve as chairman. (Credit: U.S. Airforce) By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen.
Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States and Botswana co-hosted the 2024 African Chiefs of Defense Conference last week in capital city Gaborone with top military leaders from across Africa. The
United States Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (Credit: uscongress) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks visited the headquarters of AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany while on a bipartisan delegation this week. The delegation received a
Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law after the former prime minister told neutrals at a rally to stand with ‘nation, justice and country’, not thieves. Police
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington DC (Photo Credit: US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Austin released a statement
Pentagon Press Briefing room at the Pentagon in Washington DC (Credit: US DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a $768 billion defense policy bill, boosting the Pentagon’s budget some
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III briefs media members, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON DC – PENTAGON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Tuesday pledged cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials
EU-Japan-Djibouti conduct joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Aden May 10, 2021 (Credit: Copyright 2021 Japan Ministry of Defense) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Union, Japan and Djibouti carried out a trilateral joint naval exercise this week in the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday issued a memorandum announcing the Immediate Actions to Counter Extremism in the military and the Establishment of the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG). Among the immediate actions is the