Tag: armed forces
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Army commander: Latvia’s potential adversary becomes clear – we can only expect cruelty – Baltic News Network
The war in Ukraine has made Latvia’s potential adversary much clearer – we can only expect cruelty from them, said the commander of the Latvian National ... -
Fontana resident joins US Navy Ceremonial Guard | News
Fontana-native Airman Marco Ruiz underwent an intensive 10-week training program to become a member of the US Navy’s elite Ceremonial Guard. “I joined the Navy because ... -
Commander of the Northern Army, Lieutenant General Dwivedi
General Officer Commanding-in-C (GOC-in-C) Northern Command Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday that the command was in a “high state of readiness” to deal with ... -
Until last month, Florida National Guard soldiers were at a bombed out Ukrainian base
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Florida National Guard unit of 165 soldiers was at a bombed-out Ukrainian military training facility last month. At least 35 people ... -
US Army Commander in PH for Planned War Games – Manila Bulletin
A senior United States Army official visited the Philippines and paid a courtesy visit to General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of ... -
Governor Dunleavy Joins Lawsuit to Defend National Guard Members’ Medical Freedom – Mike Dunleavy
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas in federal court to stop the federal government from requiring members of the National Guard to get COVID-19 vaccines ... -
Japanese Ambassador meets Army Commander
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Hideaki Mizukoshi on the eve of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka ... -
UNIFIL peacekeeper injured in attack in southern Lebanon – Middle East Monitor
A patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was attacked yesterday and its members were robbed in the village of Ramyah, in the ... -
WWII Coast Guard veteran hailed at 98: ‘Luckiest’ Gena Fischle in Coronado
Calling herself “the luckiest girl in the world,” U.S. Coast Guard veteran Elizabeth “Gena” Fischle expressed her best wishes Sunday on her 98th birthday. Organized by ... -
Operation “Snow Leopard” still ongoing, troops on alert: army commander
“Operation Snow Leopard” is still ongoing with troops on high alert and ready for any eventuality as disengagements in Ladakh continue to focus on talks, the ... -
Pivotal year 2021 for armed forces in J&K and Ladakh: Army Commander | India News
UDHAMPUR (J&K): A senior army officer called Saturday 2021 a “decisive year” for the armed forces on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir ... -
Army Commander Lt Gen YK Joshi
The army commander praised all ranks of the northern command (representational) Udhampur (J&K): A senior army officer called Saturday 2021 a “decisive year” for the armed ... -
Advisor to Sudanese army commander accuses protesters of…
Adviser to Sudanese army commander says those who uphold ‘no partnership, no negotiation, no legitimacy, no haggling’ slogans have attacked the army’s legitimacy, and described them ... -
UN condemns Kazakhstan for use of peacekeepers by its forces: Reports
The United Nations condemned Kazakhstan after images were released showing its armed forces wearing the distinctive UN peacekeepers during the violence and crackdown on protests last ... -
Martyr Soleimani took the global oppression breathless in his life
The commander of the army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Saturday that the counterterrorism commander, Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, ... -
UN urges Lebanon to investigate attack on peacekeepers – Middle East Monitor
A group of unknown perpetrators attacked United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, according to a UN official. The “blue helmets” saw their vehicles ... -
Ukrainian robot vehicle “Peacekeeper” passes factory test
The Ukrainian design and production company Synergy has completed the final factory tests for its new modular unmanned ground vehicle Mirotvorets (Peacekeeper). Managing Director Synergy Ruslan ... -
Veteran Families Appreciate the Volunteer Service of Marion Honor Guard
BUSHNELL – Tim Hollamby – the only person at his father’s funeral – has a lasting memory and a sense of pride in his late father’s ... -
Malawian army commander condemns speculation about government takeover – Malawi 24
Malawi Defense Forces (MDF) Commander Gen. Vincent Nundwe has lambasted speculations that Malawian soldiers are planning to strike and take power, saying the people spreading such ... -
Yemeni army commander killed in fighting outside Marib – Eurasia Review
By Saeed Al-Batati A Yemeni army commander was among at least 100 fighters killed in the past 24 hours outside the central town of Marib, as ... -
Army chief meets with Mexican army commander
TBS Report 13 December 2021, 19:40 Last modification: December 13, 2021, 8:29 PM Army Chief of Staff Gen. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed met with Mexican Army Commander ... -
India Army Commander to attend Indian CDS funeral
COLOMBO (New 1st); Chief of Defense Staff and Army Commander General Shavendra Silva departs for New Delhi early Friday (10) to attend the military funeral of ... -
NOCPCO to disintegrate from COVID-related activities
COLOMBO (New 1st); The National Operations Center for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Epidemic (NOCPCO) will be converted into an operations center for green agriculture as ... -
India recalls sacrifice of Indian peacekeeper to UNSC
ANI | Update: 08 Dec. 2021 11:27 STI new York [US], Dec. 8 (NNA): India on Tuesday recalled the sacrifice of Indian peacekeeper Sepoy Johnson Beck ... -
General: “No Culture of Sexual Harassment in Wyoming Guard” | Wyoming News
Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Wyoming National Guard Adjutant General Gregory C. Porter reported on Monday that there is no ... -
ND Guard Welcomes New Commander for Land Component Command
CAMP GRAFTON TRAINING CENTER, ND – The Land Component Command of the North Dakota National Guard welcomed a new leader today after completing a change of ... -
Northern Army Commander interacts with ‘bravest of the brave’ veterans at Pathankot rally
Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Yogesh Kumar Joshi spoke to “bravest of the brave” veterans at Mamun military station in Punjab on Saturday and urged them ... -
joshi: Northern army commander interacts with veteran soldiers and urges them to continue protecting the nation | India News
PATHANKOT: Northern Army Commander Lt. Gen. YK Joshi on Saturday interacted with the “bravest of the brave veterans” at the Mamun military station in the Punjab ... -
Ukrainian Army Commander and CEO Baykar Makina talk about combat drones for …
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi and CEO of Turkey-based Baykar Makina, Haluk Bayraktar, discussed the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ... -
Ukrainian Army Commander and CEO Baykar Makina discuss plans for combat drones
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi and Turkey-based Baykar Makina CEO Haluk Bayraktar discussed the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Working Group for the Ukrainian ... -
Thousands of demonstrators in Khartoum against the decisions of the army commander
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital Al-Khartoum on Saturday to protest the decisions of Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, the army commander, while the ... -
The Sudanese army commander signs a decree establishing a provisional Sovereign Council.
KHARTOUM: According to Sudan TV, the General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan signed a constitutional proclamation establishing a temporary Sovereign Council headed ... -
Army Commander Andres Centino is the new AFP chief
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 12) – The Commander of the Philippine Army, Lieutenant General Andres Centino, has been appointed the new Chief of the Armed ... -
Former peacekeeper remembers Canada’s ‘forgotten battle’ in the former Yugoslavia
A British Columbia veteran looks back on what for many years was one of Canada’s forgotten battles. Tony Spiess is a retired Canadian peacekeeper who served ... -
Saudi army commander killed in Houthi missile attack on military base
About three ballistic missiles launched by Houthi rebels hit a Saudi military installation near the Yemeni border on Wednesday evening, Sputnik reported, citing multiple sources. The ... -
Ukrainian army commander says expansion of Russian military aggression is not excluded
At the opening of the 5th Annual Multinational Conference on Improving Sergeant Training in Ukraine under NATO’s Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP), the Commander-in-Chief of the ... -
Arab League meets Sudanese army commander and ousted prime minister in Khartoum
The Arab League delegation, led by Ambassador Hossam Zaki, concluded its two-day visit to Khartoum after meeting with several Sudanese officials and personalities, the most prominent ... -
Army commander inaugurates national and social development projects in Jaffna
General Shavendra Silva General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Army at the invitation of the Headquarters of the ... -
St. Catharines soldiers stand guard for veterans
Despite decades of service and retirement, two men from St. Catharines are still on duty and distribute poppies. Sgt. Major Harry Mussell and Sgt. Major David ... -
New army commander with links to Vernon faces sex allegations – Vernon Morning Star
An army commander faced with allegations of sexual misconduct has a background in Vernon. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service revealed last week that it was ... -
New army commander with ties to Vernon faces sexual allegations – Saanich News
An army commander faced with allegations of sexual misconduct has a background in Vernon. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service revealed last week that it was ... -
Senior army commander says 90% of military personnel are fully vaccinated
A senior military commander in Western Canada says he doesn’t expect much opposition from Canadian Forces personnel over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Ottawa demands that federal employees, ... -
Senior Army Commander Says 90% of Canadian Military Are Fully Immunized
Breadcrumb Links New national Brig.-Gen. Bill Fletcher, who is in charge of the 3rd Canadian Division Western Canada, said he’s not worried about a decline of ... -
Senior Army Commander Says 90% of Military is Fully Immunized – Vancouver Island Free Daily
A senior military commander in Western Canada says he doesn’t expect much opposition from Canadian Forces personnel over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Ottawa demands that federal employees, ... -
New army commander investigated for “historic allegations” – Canada News
Photo: Canadian Armed Forces The new Commander of the Canadian Army, Lieutenant-General. Trevor Cadieu denies any wrongdoing after the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service revealed on ... -
Army postpones appointment of army commander following misconduct investigation
The Canadian military has postponed the appointment of its next army commander because the man it chose for the role is under investigation for misconduct. Lt.-Gen. ... -
Brig. General Wilbur Mamawag is Acting Army Commander in the Eastern Visayas
Brigadier General Wilbur Mamawag has been appointed Acting Commander of the 8th Infantry Division (ID). Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army Facebook page CITY OF TACLOBAN ... -
Germany Suspends Soldiers From Military Guard Over Right-Wing Allegations | News | DW
Germany is investigating a far-right organization within the army’s honor guard battalion, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. The group presents itself as the “pack of ... -
New army commander under investigation for “historical allegations”
OTTAWA –The Department of National Defense says the new commander of the Canadian army is under investigation by military police. Lieutenant-General. Trevor Cadieu was to take ... -
Southern Army commander urges veterans to exercise restraint during festivals to avoid spike in cases
Reaching out to veterans of the armed forces in a personal message, Southern Army Commander Lt. Gen. JS Nain urged them to exercise restraint during festivals ... -
Southern Army Commander urges veterans to exercise restraint during festivities to avoid wave of Covid
Reaching out to veterans of the armed forces, the Commander of the Army of the South, Lt. Gen. JS Nain, urged them to exercise restraint during ... -
“Army chief must take the correct course”: former army commander on Aarti video, Chinar Corps Tweet
In a forceful and candid interview, which will not please the current leadership of the military, one of his most esteemed former army commanders sharply criticized ... -
Morocco appoints new army commander
Posted September 15, 2021 Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Wednesday appointed a prominent general in charge of operations in the disputed Western Sahara as his deputy ... -
Iraqi army arrests officers amid crackdown on military escorts for election candidates
A senior Iraqi general said the arrests were part of efforts to keep the distance between the military establishment and political activities ahead of next month’s ... -
Drill Sparks scares 9/11 “crash” as fighter plane escorts plane and “bang” heard over Paris
A 9/11 anniversary Air Force exercise involving an airliner and a jet raised fears of a crash after a loud bang was heard. Eyewitnesses in Paris ... -
Pakistani UN peacekeeper martyred in western Sudan
RAWALPINDI – A Pakistani peacekeeper serving in the United Nations Mission in Darfur, Sudan embraced martyrdom while on duty, a press release from the media wing ... -
Threat of Russian provocations on the growing border, mainly in the Donbass
The number of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine has not changed much today, while at the same time there has been an increase in ... -
Colombian court rejects indictment of former army commander for extrajudicial killings
Colombian Army Commander General Mario Montoya speaks to media in Bogota, November 4, 2008. REUTERS / Jose Miguel Gomez / File Photo BOGOTA, Aug.31 (Reuters) – ... -
Former British Army Commander in Afghanistan Warns of Terrorist Threat “Greater Than Before 9/11”
Good Morning Britain spoke to the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, who is having problems with the current handling of the ... -
Afghan army commander accuses Trump, Biden and Afghan leaders of losing
While the Afghan army is criticized for losing to the Taliban, a general defends it. General Sami Sadat says the army has been “betrayed by politics ... -
Foreign Minister visits Bangladeshi peacekeepers contingents in South Sudan
Numerical Star Ratio Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:20 PM Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs “> Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen ... -
Armenia behind border provocations with Azerbaijan
By Vafa Ismayilova A Russian peacekeeper said Armenia was clearly behind the provocations on the border with Azerbaijan, local Baku-based media reported on August 19, citing ... -
The border between Latvia and Belarus is not well equipped / Article
The border between Latvia and Belarus is not very well equipped, the commander of the National Armed Forces (NBS) LeonÄ«ds KalniÅÅ¡ told Latvian radio on 11 ... -
Zelensky replaces the commander-in-chief of the army
On July 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked Ruslan Khomchak from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, appointing Major General Valeriy Zaluzhny on the ... -
UNIFIL and the FAL pay tribute to the French peacekeepers who fell in combat
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (FAL) today paid tribute to a fallen French peacekeeper, who died on Saturday from health problems, in a solemn ceremony ... -
British Army commander reportedly leaked classified plans to upgrade tank in War Thunder
A British War Thunder player who also serves in his country’s armed forces could be in hot water after apparently posting classified British military documents with ... -
President relieves army commander Korom of his duties
President János Áder has relieved Ferenc Korom of his post as commander of the Hungarian armed forces, according to a decree published in the official Magyar ... -
Memorial ceremony in Beirut to honor fallen Nepalese peacekeepers
UNIFIL Chief of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today led a commemorative ceremony at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, paying tribute ... -
Nigeria’s top military commander killed in plane crash, World News
Nigerian army commander Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather in the north of the ... -
Nigerian army chief killed in plane crash
Published on: 05/22/2021 – 02:24Amended: 05/22/2021 – 02:08 Nigerian army commander Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed ... -
Admittedly, VP Kamala Harris did not greet the military escorts; here’s why not
The Associated Press reviews some of the most popular but completely bogus stories and visuals of the week. This one is bogus, even though it has ... -
Human rights groups urge UN to halt talks over increase in Bangladeshi peacekeepers – benarnews
Human rights groups urge UN to review ties with Bangladesh armed forces in light of TV documentary alleging corruption of senior government officials, including Bangladeshi army ... -
The remains of a Rwandan peacekeeper killed in CAR returnees | New times
The Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) confirmed receiving the coffin containing the remains of the deceased Rwandan peacekeeper, Sergeant Jean d’Amour Nsabimana, who arrived in Rwanda from ... -
Fourth Ivorian UN peacekeeper dead in attack in Mali
The death toll from an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali has risen to four after another soldier died from his wounds, the United Nations said ... -
Russian peacekeeper injured in Nagorno-Karabakh mine explosion
MOSCOW, November 23. / TASS /. An officer of the Russian peacekeeping contingent was injured in a mine explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh while searching for those killed ... -
Russian peacekeeper injured in landmine explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh
An officer of the Russian peacekeeping forces was injured by a mine explosion while searching for fallen servicemen in Nagorno-Karabakh, an officer of the Azerbaijani Armed ... -
Where and when Russia acted as a peacekeeper
Croatia (1992-1995) Russia’s first experience of participating in peacekeeping missions took place during the war in Croatia in the early 1990s. The Croats’ desire to separate ... -
Peacekeeper Park baffled as conservation authority decides to end lease
Breadcrumb Links Local News An Elgin County park dedicated to fallen Canadian Armed Forces peacekeepers may soon find itself without a home after the conservation authority ... -
UNIFIL and ALF pay tribute to deceased Ghanaian peacekeeper
UNIFIL, its strategic partner the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow UN peacekeepers today paid their last respects to a Ghanaian soldier who recently succumbed to ... -
UN investigating whether DR Congo peacekeeper killed protester in Beni
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in DR Congo said on Wednesday it was launching an investigation after obtaining evidence that one of its soldiers had killed ...