Spaceflight just lost one of its better-known icons: NASA astronaut John Young has died at the age of 87. He was best known as the commander of the first Space Shuttle mission, taking Columbia into orbit in 1981. However, that was just one of a series of achievements. He flew on the first manned flight […]
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Iran could increase its missile range ‘if Europe becomes a threat’ – Revolutionary Guard commander
Published time: 26 Nov, 2017 04:50 Europe is not a threat to Iran, but just in case it allies itself with the US and Israel and becomes one, Tehran has enough technical capabilities to increase the range of its missiles, the commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned. “Both the United States and […]
Retired Navy SEAL commander explains how to wake up earlier: ‘Don’t think’
Echelon Front Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL commander with a leadership consulting company, bestselling books, and hit podcast. His latest book is a “field manual” full of routines for cultivating discipline. He recommends everyone immediately exercise after waking up, instead of doing anything that requires thinking. Your alarm goes off, but you hit […]
Commander In Tweet 🐦
The new 280 character limit isn’t for everyone. In a blog post, Twitter wrote that “we want to try it out with a small group of people before we make a decision to launch to everyone.” But Biz Stone, a co-founder of Twitter, tweeted Tuesday evening that Trump is not in the 280 character test […]
US Pacific Fleet commander announces retirement after Navy ship collisions
The commander of the US Pacific Fleet has announced his retirement after being passed up for a major promotion. It comes after two US Navy vessels collided with commercial ships in the Pacific over the summer, killing 17 sailors. Admiral Scott Swift made the unexpected announcement on Facebook, after learning that he would not be […]
Iran chased away US spy plane, drone from national airspace – commander
Published time: 3 Sep, 2017 17:04 Over the past six months, Iran’s air defense has forced a US U2 spy plane and an RQ-4 reconnaissance drone to change course away from Iranian airspace, its commander says. The incident with the drone happened on August 26, Air Defense Commander Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili said in a […]
'We’re bad day away from Russians asking, ‘Why are you still in Syria?’ – top US commander
Published time: 23 Jul, 2017 00:25 Edited time: 23 Jul, 2017 00:26 A US special operations commander has admitted that an extended US stay in Syria runs contrary to international law and that Russia would be entirely justified in questioning its presence there. At the Aspen Security Forum on Friday, Special Operations Command chief Army […]
Commander In Weak
BuzzFeed News; Getty Images Six months into a tumultuous term, President Donald Trump has failed to put his hands on the levers of American power, showing that occupying even the highest office doesn’t automatically wield influence. Trump spent much of this past weekend watching the U.S. Women’s Golf Open at his family-owned golf club, a […]
Commander In Cheap 👀
In an interview with Fox News, Sanders said, “I don’t think the president has ever been someone who gets attacked and doesn’t push back.” “This is a president who fights fire with fire,” she said, adding, “And certainly will not be allowed to be bullied by liberal media, or liberal elites within the media, or […]
US to continue South China Sea operations – top navy commander
The US is looking to continue its ‘Freedom of Navigation’ ops in the disputed South China Sea region, according to top military officials. No such missions have been carried out since the Trump administration took office. “US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea,” US Navy […]
