Pentagon To Send Troops And Land-Based Firepower To Middle East Amid Iranian Threats
The Pentagon announced Friday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a significant increase in U.S. military presence in the Middle East in response to the growing threat from Iran. The strategic move includes the deployment of additional soldiers, ships, fighter jets and enhanced land-based missile defenses. Assistant Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said the US […]
FACT CHECK: Financial Times Uses Picture Of French Troops In Graphic About Wagner Group Losses
Financial Times (FT) Claimed X's post includes a graphic showing Wagner's forces in Mali. Screenshot/X Verdict: False The photo shows French troops in 2013. The FT has deleted the tweet and Facebook post and published a correction. Fact check: The Wagner group suffered heavy losses after fighting Tuareg rebels in northern Mali, the report said. […]
Biden Pentagon To Give Troops ‘Economic Hardship’ Bonus Of Only $20 Per Month
The Biden administration's Department of Defense will begin providing “financial hardship pay” to US soldiers, but Military.com reports that the amount of the payment is unlikely to make a significant difference to soldiers' pay. A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said soldiers with ranks E1 to E3 – considered junior soldiers – […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Mother Calls For Leadership ‘Change’ After Biden Falsely Claimed No Troops Died Under His Watch
After President Joe Biden said Thursday that no military members have died during his term in office, a Gold Star mother told the Daily Caller News Foundation that a “change” in leadership is needed. During a debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Biden falsely claimed he was the “only president in 100 years” […]
KJP Attempts To Clean Up Biden’s Remarks About US Troops During Debate When Pressed By Reporter
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to correct President Joe Biden's false statement that “no U.S. troops have been killed under the president's command.” Biden falsely stated that he is the first president to not witness the deaths of U.S. troops overseas in the past decade, despite the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from […]
Biden Lies That No Troops Have Died Under His Watch
During Thursday's debate with former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden falsely claimed he was the first president to have no Americans killed overseas in the past decade. Biden made no mention of the 13 service members who died in the botched Afghanistan withdrawal on Aug. 26, 2021, during the first year of his administration. […]
Rep. Jerry Carl: Bolstering national security and improving the lives of our troops
Last week, my colleagues and I walked through a bill on the Appropriations Committee to ensure our nation's security on all fronts. The Homeland Security Appropriations Act and the State Affairs, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Act reject Biden's far-left policies that fail to deliver on our core mission of keeping America safe […]
US Troops Had Multiple Close Calls In Drone Attacks By Iran-Backed Militias, General Says
The military commander in charge of the U.S. Middle East Command told Congress on Thursday that Iranian-backed militias have fired drones at U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, barring a few strokes of good fortune and many more in recent months. He said there was a possibility that a US soldier might have been […]
Iran-Backed Attacks On US Troops In Iraq, Syria Faded Since Massive Retaliation. Why Are The Houthis Still Attacking?
Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that continued attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis on ships in the Red Sea are a sign that the group is still achieving Tehran's objectives. He said this was a contributing factor. Iranian-backed militia attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria follow a massive February 2 airstrike on […]
Military Contradicts Previous Explanation Of How Drone That Killed US Troops Evaded Detection: REPORT
The U.S. military's assessment of the drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan on Jan. 28 appears to contradict early speculation about how the enemy drone evaded detection. The decision was reached, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. U.S. defense officials initially speculated that the Iranian-backed aircraft had disrupted the Tower 22 radar […]
