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The commander of the victorious army watched on in triumph as his troops goose-stepped in columns through the central square of the former breakaway capital they had captured in a brazen attack just weeks before. The commander, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, was taking a victory lap last week around the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert, also known as Khankendi, a ghost town after its ethnic Armenian residents fled in fear as Azerbaijani troops captured the area. “The enemy has knelt before us,” Mr. Aliyev, dressed in camouflage, said as he hailed his troops from a small podium. Azerbaijan seized full control over Nagorno-Karabakh, including Stepanakert, in late September after defeating separatist forces, extending gains made in 2020 when a Russia-brokered cease-fire allowed it to take over most of the territory that Armenia had seized in a yearslong war in the 1990s.

Persons: Ilham Aliyev, ” Mr, Aliyev Locations: Azerbaijan, Nagorno, Karabakh, Stepanakert, Russia, Armenia

☆ Opinion: Osama bin Laden was a mass murderer, not a TikTok influencer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He is the author of “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Bin Laden’s al Qaeda affiliate in Iraq helped to trigger the Iraqi civil war in 2006, during which tens of thousands of Iraqis died. And this is only a partial list of the mayhem carried out by bin Laden and his followers. The “Letter to America” also decries the United States’ role in global warming, American tolerance for homosexuality and the drug culture that exists in the United States. It might behoove those posting on TikTok to understand some of this history before praising bin Laden’s purported brilliance.

Persons: Peter Bergen, Osama bin Laden, CNN —, bin Laden, ”, bin, Bin Laden’s, I’ve, “, Nelly Lahoud, ” Lahoud, Facebook Lahoud, “ Bin Laden Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, Guardian, Israel, Hamas, Saudi, Palestine, US Navy, Team, ISIS, US Army War College, Twitter, Facebook Locations: New America, America, al Qaeda, Africa, Qaeda, Iraq, Indonesia, Bali, London, United States, Palestine, Israel, Islam, Al Aqsa, Jerusalem, Al, Quds, Pakistan, Syria, Abbottabad, Vietnam

The Army convictions arose out of the Houston Riots of Aug. 23, 1917, an outbreak of violence that followed months of racist taunts against Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. On that day Black soldiers guarding a military property were subjected to racist slurs and physical attacks, the Army said. About 100 fellow Black soldiers came to their aid and marched into the city, where ensuing violence killed 19 people, the Army said. Army courts-martial eventually convicted 110 Black soldiers, including 19 who received the death penalty, in a process that historians determined contained "numerous irregularities," the Army said. The mass execution of 19 soldiers was the largest carried out by the Army of American soldiers in history, the Army said.

Persons: Andreas Gebert, Christine Wormuth, Black, Daniel Trotta, Gerry Doyle Organizations: U.S, 56th Artillery Command, NATO, REUTERS, U.S . Army, The Army, for, Military Records, Army, Supreme, Houston, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Buffalo Soldiers, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Grafenwoehr, Germany, America

☆ Michael Flynn and his family kept leftover donations sent in by QAnon supporters, sister says according to court filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Paul Squire | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Flynn's family kept money donated to his legal fund, according to new court documents. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe unsealed court documents were part of CNN's attempt to have the defamation case tossed. The Flynn family ultimately pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fund, according to Semafor. Jared Roberts, an attorney representing the Flynn family members, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. Flynn also sat for a sworn deposition in his family's case against CNN, documents show, but his deposition remains sealed.

Persons: Michael Flynn's, Flynn's, Barbara Flynn Redgate, Lori, Valerie, —, fundraised, Semafor, Valerie Flynn, Flynn, Flynn Redgate, Barbara, Donald Trump, Jared Roberts, Roberts, Michael Flynn, Lin Wood, baselessly Organizations: CNN, Service, US Army, FBI, CIA Locations: New York

☆ The US Air Force is training to take down Chinese warships, but China's military has built a 'wicked' problem for it to overcome
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

That's not a new task for the US Air Force, but it faces a 'wicked' threat from China's air defenses. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US Air Force is working on improving its ability to sink well-defended warships, a reflection of the US military's concern about the growing size and increasing capability of China's navy. US Naval History and Heritage CommandUS pilots have trained to sink warships since the early 1920s, well before the Air Force's founding in 1947. US Air Force A-10s at Naval Air Station North Island in California for Green Flag-West in November 2022. Wilsbach said in September that training by Pacific Air Forces has emphasized "stacking effects" to bring more weapons to bear.

Persons: That's, —, Nancy Pelosi's, Pelosi, Gen, Kenneth Wilsbach, we've, Wilsbach, Sun, Brendan Mulvaney, Mulvaney, eng.chinamil.com.cn, Yang Yunxiang, that's, Mark Kelly, Kelly, hasn't, Lyle Goldstein, TENGKU BAHAR, Goldstein, they've, John Baum, Baum, Zachary Rufus, Col, Daniel Lehoski, William R, Lewis, Lockheed Martin, Lindsey Heflin Organizations: US Air Force, Service, US Pacific Air Forces, an Air and Space Forces Association, China News Service, Getty, China Aerospace Studies Institute, Department of, Air Force, United, and Space Forces Conference, Air Combat Command, Defense, Heritage Command US, Air, Navy, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Naval Air Station, Green Flag, West, US Army, Air Force Weapons, Weapons, Flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada ., Pacific, US Navy, Squadron, Force, Missiles, Ship, Lockheed, Command, Lindsey Heflin Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Army Locations: China, Taiwan, Pacific, United States, Ukraine, Asia, Hong Kong, Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian, Iraq, Afghanistan, California, Nevada

☆ 'Routine' helicopter mission in the Mediterranean leaves 5 US service members dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US Military said five service members died during a training mission in the Mediterranean. So far, dozens of service members have died this year during training missions. AdvertisementAdvertisementFive US service people were killed when a military helicopter crashed over the eastern Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, US officials said Sunday. The New York Times reported the crash involved an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and involved US Army Special Operations forces. Before that, in February, March, and April, three other separate crashes killed a total of 14 service members during helicopter training.

Persons: —, Lloyd Austin, Gerald R, Dwight D Organizations: Military, Service, Command, New York Times, Hawk, Special Operations, of Defense, Air Force, Ford, US Military, Eisenhower, Boeing Locations: Israel, Cyprus, Gaza, Australia, Syria

☆ Pentagon identifies Army soldiers killed in helicopter crash in eastern Mediterranean Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Dwyer, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane Barnes, Staff Sgt. Cade Wolfe were truly SOF professionals and are among the nation’s finest soldiers,” Col. Roger P. Waleski Jr., commander of the 160th SOAR (Abn. In 2020, he “fully dedicated himself to the organization” by resigning his commission and becoming a warrant officer, the Army release says. His awards and decorations include the Air Medal with Combat device, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal with combat device. He volunteered for an assignment with the 160th SOAR and completed the regiment’s “extensive training and assessment program” this year.

Persons: Stephen R, Dwyer, Shane M, Barnes, Tanner W, Andrew P, Cade M, Wolfe, Stephen Dwyer, Shane Barnes, Tanner Grone, Andrew Southard, Cade Wolfe, ” Col, Roger P, Waleski Jr, “, ”, Jonathan Braga, ” Braga, Barnes ’, Grone, Southard, Lloyd Austin, ” Austin Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Apache, Abn, US Army Special Operations Command, Operations, US European Command, Army Special Operations Command, United States Military Academy, Army, Star, UH, Gonzaga University, Staff, 160th, Hawk, Combat Aviation Brigade, Overseas Service Ribbon, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Battalion, Overseas Service, Defense, America Locations: Clarksville , Tennessee, Sacramento , California, Gorham , New Hampshire, Arizona, Mankato , Minnesota, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Hawaii, 160th SOAR

☆ Israel is looking to World War II in its Gaza fight, and it risks taking lessons from the wrong war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sam Fellman | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

It's a critical question that will define whether Israel's war succeeds, experts on military strategy told Insider. Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, Israel has abandoned "mowing the grass" in favor of a much more far-reaching and deadly strategy. Marcus Yam/Getty ImagesIn this war, Israeli leaders have used heated rhetoric while their forces maintain a deadly bombing campaign. Not the destruction of Israel of course, but a state on the West Bank and in Gaza," Mansoor said.

Persons: it's, —, Israel, Raphel Cohen, Peter Mansoor, Israel —, — Israel, we've, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, " Cohen, Ashraf Amra, Cohen, Israel couldn't, Jalaa Marey, Colin Powell, George W, Bush, G.I.s, Aysar, Amer, Jawad Turki, Nasser Ishtayeh, David Petraeus, Mansoor, Mansoor —, They're, Marcus Yam, that's Organizations: RAND, Service, AIR FORCE, US Army, Israel Defense Forces, ABC News, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Hamas, Islamic State, of Health, Post, Manila . Ohio Army National Guard, Israel, US, Jihad, West Bank, National Force, Ohio State University, Royal Air Force Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, United States, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Mosul, Iraqi, Fallujah, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, Pearl, Jenin, Tel Aviv, al Qaeda, Geneva, Hiroshima, Nagasaki

☆ Philip Schlamberg: Final US combat death of World War II was Jewish teen in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The Last Fighter Pilot” says when the service saw those scores, Schlamberg was offered his pick of jobs and chose to be a fighter pilot. During that trip, he saw Japanese war veterans up close and felt a kinship, he said. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesFitting endingsYellin died in December 2017, shortly after “The Last Fighter Pilot” was published. In the foreword to “The Last Fighter Pilot,” Yellin recounted how World War II’s end was fitting for the times. “And that the final combat life in the defense of freedom would be laid down by a teenage Jewish fighter pilot who had not yet learned to even drive a car.”

Persons: Emperor Hirohito, Jerry Yellin, Philip Schlamberg, Yellin, Schlamberg, “, ” Yellin, Hirohito, ”, Phil, they’d, Ian Hitchcock, I’m, “ I’m, ” Schlamberg, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Melanie Sloan, ” “, ” Sloan, Philip, Sloan, Don Brown, he’d, Schlamberg’s smarts, Jerry Yellin’s, ‘ I’m, ’ ”, Yellin’s, Michael, ’, ” Michael Yellin, Saul Loeb, Helene, Robert, Taro Yamakawa, Yamakawa, “ Yellin Organizations: CNN, US Army Air Corps, US Defense Department, Nazi, US, 78th Fighter Squadron, National Archives, Iwo, Fighter Squadron, American, T150 Defence Force Air, Culpeper Regional Airport, Getty, Abraham Lincoln High School, Army Air Corps, Memorial, of, Monuments, New, Montclair Local, Arsenal, Democracy, US Air Force, Arlington National Cemetery, “ Locations: Tokyo, Nazi Germany, Europe, Brooklyn, Iwo Jima, Ukraine, East, Sudan, Myanmar, United States, Nagasaki, Japan, Hiroshima, Utah, Townsville, Australia, Culpeper, Brandy Station, Virginia, AFP, Honolulu, Honolulu , Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New Jersey, America, Washington ,, Arlington, Pacific, New York

☆ US commandos showed off their little-known underwater skills in Army Special Operations Commands' best combat diver competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In September, US commandos showed off their skills during the US Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition — and Army Special Forces divers flexed their little-known underwater muscles to triumph over their Navy brethren. AdvertisementAdvertisementCompetitors in the Army Special Operations Command Best Dive Team Competition at Naval Air Station Key West on September 25. AdvertisementAdvertisementCompetitors begin a dive event during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in Key West in September. AdvertisementAdvertisementCombat diving revivalThe 5th Special Forces Group team takes title of best combat dive team during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in late September. Competitors in a pool event during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in late September.

Persons: —, US Army John F, Maj, Brandon Schwartz, Emely Opio, Wright, Lino Miani, aren't Organizations: Special Operations Command, Commandos, US Army, Navy, Service, US Army Special, Army Special Forces, Naval Air Station Key, Army, Army Special, Naval Air Station, West, Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Green Berets, Special Forces Group, Warfare Training Group, 5th Special Forces Group, Special Forces Underwater Operations, Green, Beret, Special Forces, Key West, 1st Special Forces Command, National Guard, Green Beret, Special Forces Command, Combat, Foundation, Pacific, Command, National Guard Green Locations: Russia, China, Key, Iraq, Afghanistan

☆ US soldier arrested for allegedly cyberstalking local judges
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A US Army soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of cyberstalking after allegedly making threatening social media posts targeting judges, including one involved in his divorce and child custody court proceedings. Cassidy Busbin, who court documents identify as an active-duty soldier at Fort Campbell, was arrested on Wednesday. in the court records, regarding a “peaceful armed protest” in Montgomery County for “FATHER’S RIGHTS” on November 17. The court documents also outline a series of allegations of abuse against romantic partners. also testified about that incident during Busbin’s divorce proceedings, according to the court documents.

Persons: cyberstalking, Cassidy Busbin, Fort Campbell, Busbin, Tony Hoefler, ” Busbin, “ Olita, Reid Poland, Kathryn Olita, Adrienne Fry, ”, Busbin’s, “, she’d, —, A.P, “ Busbin, it’s Organizations: CNN, US Army, Criminal, 101st Airborne, Facebook, Circuit, Army, Blanchfield, Community Hospital Locations: Fort Campbell , Kentucky, Fort, Montgomery County , Tennessee, Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Busbin, Poland

☆ Ukraine's strike on a brand-new missile carrier could force Russian shipbuilders further away from the war, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine's strike on a Crimean shipyard poses a problem for Russia's fleet, UK intel said Monday. Ukraine said the Askold, a brand-new cruise missile carrier, was badly damaged in the attack. The strike may force Russia to move its shipbuilding to safer waters, the UK MOD said. A spokesperson for Ukraine's air force, Yuriy Ihnat, named the damaged ship as the Askold, one of Russia's most advanced corvettes. A Ukrainian air force commander hinted that it was struck by a French-supplied SCALP missile, also known as a Storm Shadow missile .

Persons: —, Saturday's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yuriy Ihnat, Ihnat Organizations: intel, MOD, Service, UK's Ministry of Defence, Zaliv Shipbuilding Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Crimea, Ukrainian, Crimea's Kerch, Zaliv, Kerch

☆ US Army says it needs $3 billion for 155 mm artillery rounds and production
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army needs Congress to approve $3.1 billion to buy 155 millimeter artillery rounds and expand production to quickly replace stocks depleted by shipments to Ukraine and now Israel, an Army official said on Tuesday. Of the $3.1 billion specific to 155 artillery, about half would go to boosting industrial capacity with the remainder going to buying rounds, Bush said. Demand for 155 mm artillery rounds has soared in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The U.S. plans to increase its monthly production rate for 155 millimeter artillery shells to 100,000 in 2025. In its most recent earnings report General Dynamics (GD.N) said it benefited from Pentagon spending to replace equipment sent to Ukraine, including 155 millimeter artillery.

Persons: Leonhard Simon, Doug Bush, Joe Biden's, Bush, Mike Stone, Matthew Lewis Organizations: U.S . Army, REUTERS, Rights, Army, Dynamics, Pentagon, Thomson Locations: Grafenwoehr, Germany, Ukraine, Israel, U.S, Texas , Tennessee, Virginia, California, Biden's, Kyiv, Washington

☆ The US Army needs tanks to win a war in the Pacific, but it knows the Abrams isn't the right tank for the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But it also knows that rivals are building weapons that are potent against the aging Abrams tank. The Army's main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, now faces two main problems. End of the Abrams eraA US Abrams tank that Iraqi officials said was destroyed in fighting south of Baghdad in April 2003. Threats to the Abrams tank's battlefield dominance, according to the Army Science Board. The Army Science BoardThe Army Science Board assessed various alternatives.

Persons: Abrams, —, China —, Eddie McCrossan, M1A1 Abrams, Scott Nelson, Charles Flynn, Bradley, KARIM SAHIB, Michael Peck Organizations: US Army, Service, Army, Pacific, Rivals, M1 Abrams, Army Science Board, ., Logistics, US Defense Department, Eddie McCrossan Tanks, Nazi, US Army Pacific, Board, for Army, sustainment, China, Abrams, Getty, The Army, Booker, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Europe, Asia, Russia, China, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Britain, America, Russo, Ukraine, East Asia, Japan, Malay, Korean, Vietnam, Kuwaiti, Fulda, East, West Germany, Baghdad, AFP, Pacific, Forbes

☆ When Israel needs to fight Hamas in its tunnels, it turns to an elite band of commandos called the Yahalom unit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Clearing out the Hamas tunnels is one assignment for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) amid its ongoing ground invasion of Gaza, now a little more than a week old. To effectively carry out this task, the military has a elite band of commandos who are trained for underground warfare and other subterranean operations known as the Yahalom unit. The unit was created in 1995 and doubled in size after the 2014 Gaza War — known in Israel as Operation Protective Edge — to deal with the growing threat posed by Hamas' tunnels. On Friday, for example, the IDF said Yahalom soldiers working in tandem with other units destroyed Hamas tunnels during "special operations" inside the strip. "Hamas views warfare underground just as it would aboveground, utilizing defense, offense, and retreat," he remarked.

Persons: —, Nir Elias, Krav Maga, Israel, they're, Yaron Beit, Yahalom, John Spencer, Spencer Organizations: IDF, Service, Israel Defense Forces, Combat Engineering Corps, REUTERS, Yahalom Foundation, Military, Telegram, West, Institute, US Locations: Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, Beit Hanoun

☆ Maryland Gov. Wes Moore brings his message of patriotism to Virginia's legislative elections: 'We're just letting folks in the Commonwealth know to keep fighting'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wes Moore on Saturday went to Virginia to stump for Democratic legislative candidates. Moore, a US Army veteran, took his message of reclaiming patriotism to military-heavy Hampton Roads. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "So we're just letting folks in the Commonwealth know to keep fighting and that victory is ahead." "As a fellow veteran, Governor Moore's message of reclaiming patriotism resonated with me," he said on Saturday.

Persons: Wes Moore, Saturday, Moore, —, Glenn Youngkin, Sen, Aaron Rouse, Michael Feggans, Karen Greenhalgh, Feggans, Moore's Organizations: Maryland Gov, Democratic, US Army, Service, Commonwealth, Virginia Gov, Republican, Democratic Party, 97th, GOP, Air Force, Republicans, couldn't Locations: Virginia, Hampton, Maryland, Virginia Beach, Commonwealth, Afghanistan

☆ The Maine gunman was a ‘textbook case’ for a state law designed to remove firearms from people like him. Why didn’t it work?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Lewiston, Maine CNN —The signs were there: hearing voices, expressing paranoid thoughts and making threats so violent, extra patrols were sent to guard a military installation. Instead, law enforcement relied on the gunman’s family to keep guns from him after they tried without success to talk to the reservist. Sheriff Joel Merry told CNN on Saturday law enforcement officers weren’t able to make contact with Card during two visits. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office sent an alert to other law enforcement agencies saying they were trying to locate Card. The fact law enforcement in Maine didn’t utilize the yellow flag law in Card’s case could point to its shortcomings, Rocque said.

Persons: Robert Card, ”, Michael Rocque, Rocque, Shannon Frattaroli, ” Frattaroli, Sheriff Joel Merry, ’, Merry, “, Alex Piquero, Piquero, Card, Michael Sauschuck, hadn’t, ” Sauschuck, Robert F, Roque, Jack Clements, WMTW, Sheriff Merry, Card’s, Salwan Georges, Aaron Frey’s, ” Rocque, It’s, Janet Mills, Erin Clark, ” CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales Organizations: Maine CNN, US Army, CNN, Bates College, Lewiston , Maine . Maine Department of Public Safety Authorities, D.C, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center, Gun Violence Solutions, “, Sheriff’s, University of Miami, US, of Justice Statistics, 3rd Battalion, Army, Public, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, ATF, Saco Police, New York Times, Army Reserve, ” CNN, Sheriff’s Office, An Army, Maine Department of Public Safety, Giffords Law, Washington Post, Maine Gov, Army National Reserve Unit, Boston Globe Locations: Lewiston, Maine, Lewiston ., “, Lewiston , Maine, Washington, Sagadahoc, Auburn , Maine, Saco, WMTW Maine, Lisbon , Maine, ” Maine, New York

☆ Russia's armored trains are a valuable tool with some big vulnerabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Hope Seck | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russia has used armored trains for military purposes for more than a century. Russia's use of armored trains for transport, mine-clearing, and resupply, however, has drawn particular scrutiny and criticism. Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHowever, as details have emerged about these new armored transport trains used in Ukraine, observers have expressed bemusement. A video by the YouTube channel EngineerReact summarizes the primary problems with train warfare in the 21st century, calling Russia's armored trains "a terrible idea." "That was probably the best use of [military trains] in an offensive operation, in combat, in the recent wars," he said.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, luxuriously, trainspotter, Maksim Konstantinov, Richard Killblane, Scott Sturkol Killblane, Killblane, Taji, Jerome Bishop The, it's, there's Organizations: Service, Red Army, Russo, Museum of Russian Railways, Getty, YouTube, Ukraine's Territorial Defence Force, Army Special Forces, Army Transportation School, Army, US Army, Jerome Bishop The US Army, 757th Expeditionary Railway Center Locations: Russia, Ukraine, United States, Japanese, Germany, Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Russian, St . Petersburg, McCoy, Wisconsin, Iraq, Mosul, Taji, Sadr

☆ A Republican congressman compares Palestinian civilians to Nazis on the House floor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A GOP representative compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis in a speech on the House floor. More than 8,000 Palestinian civilians have been reported killed in less than a month by the Israeli military. AdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking on the House floor on Wednesday, a Republican congressman compared Palestinian civilians to Nazis. Mast equated Palestinian civilians to civilians of World War II-era Nazi Germany weeks after Hamas terrorists launched a large-scale coordinated attack against Israel, leading to more than 1,400 Israeli civilian deaths. "I think when we look at this as a whole, I would encourage the other side to not so lightly throw around the idea of innocent Palestinian civilians," Mast said.

Persons: —, Brian Mast, Florida who's, Mast, Rashida, Marjorie Taylor Greene's, censuring Tlaib, Greene, Chip Roy, Colonel Sanders, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Mike Johnson Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Rep, US Army, Israeli Defense Force, Capitol, Republicans, Democratic, Reps, Biden Administration Locations: Florida, Nazi Germany, Israel, Gaza, Afghanistan, of Israel, Palestine

☆ Ukraine has taken 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without firing a shot, US Army special-ops general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia has taken hundreds of thousands of casualties since attacking Ukraine last year. Thanks to its information operations, Kyiv has helped take 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without even firing a shot, according to the head of US Army Special Operations Command. "Messaging has played a huge role just in the tactical and operational sense" in Ukraine, Braga said at the Association of the US Army's annual conference in October. During the Cold War, the KGB used information operations as part of a larger "active measures" campaign to subvert the West and undermine NATO. In the US special-operations community, the Army's Psychological Operations Groups and the Civil Affairs Brigade do most of the work when it comes to information operations and shaping the narrative.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Valya, Jonathan Braga, Braga, We've, You've, Arkady Budnitsky, " Braga, it's, Kyiv's Organizations: Service, Russian, US Army Special Operations Command, Navy, Getty, Association of, Anadolu Agency, Kremlin, NATO, Keyboard, US Army, Psychological, Groups, Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Special Forces Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Europe, Kyiv, St . Petersburg, Rostov, Mackall, North Carolina, China

The mass shooting upended life in Lewiston and surrounding communities, injecting fear into the area and ripping families apart. A mourner attends a candlelight vigil for the victims of this week's mass shootings on October 28, 2023, in Lisbon Falls, Maine. The ex-wife and son said their plan was to stay away from Card, according to the documents. Due to an ongoing Army investigation, we cannot go into any further details,” the email statement from Castro, the Army spokesperson, said. His commander said they were trying to get treatment for Card and that “he thought it best to let Card have time to himself,” the sheriff’s office added.

Persons: Robert Card, “, Ruth Castro, –, Janet Mills, mourner, Robert F, Card’s, Card, Jack Clements, WMTW, Castro, teletype, ” “ Robert, Joel Merry , ” Merry, Mike Sauschuck, Matt Rourke, Michael Sauschuck, I’ve, I’m, ” Sauschuck, ” CNN’s Mark Morales, Linh Tran, Sara Smart, Andy Rose Organizations: CNN, US Army, Army, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department, Card, Schemengees, 3rd Battalion, Army Reserve, Sheriff’s, Saco Police, National Guard, Public, Card Investigators, Subaru, Smith, Wesson, Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine Public Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Sagadahoc County, Lewiston, United States, Maine, Lisbon Falls , Maine, Saco, West Point, Sagadahoc, WMTW Maine

☆ For 250 years, US troops could tow their cannons around the battlefield. The war in Ukraine shows they won't have that luxury in the future.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That raises questions for the US military about whether towed guns can stay ahead of the enemy. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs the Ukraine war has proven, the effectiveness of artillery rests on more than its range or the destructive power of its shells. Rolyn KropfThe Ukraine war has featured an array of towed and self-propelled artillery in a variety of calibers and manufactured by numerous nations. Advocates of self-propelled howitzers point to their superior protection and their ability to rapidly displace after firing. However, the US Army's next-generation Extended Range Cannon Artillery will essentially be an upgraded M109A7 Paladin with a more powerful gun.

Persons: —, James Rainey, Tom, Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy, Caesar, Rainey, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, US Army, US Army Futures Command, Association of, United, Washington DC, Spc, British L119, Getty, Publishing, Cannon Artillery, US Army Yuma, US, Artillery, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, United States, Washington, Germany, Russian, British, Sicily, Kharkiv Region, Yuma, Forbes

☆ Mass shootings in the US: Days after the Maine massacres, US sees a series of weekend shootings that wounded dozens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The weekend’s gun violence comes as America’s scourge of mass shootings drags on. After the suspect in Maine’s mass shooting was found dead Friday, President Joe Biden reiterated his call to Congress to address gun violence. Investigation into Maine gunmanAuthorities were searching for the Maine mass shooter in Durham Friday. Also now under the microscope is a visit to Card’s home by police weeks before the mass shootings. The Maine National Guard asked local police to check on the gunman after a soldier became concerned he would “snap and commit a mass shooting,” according to information shared with CNN.

Persons: CNN —, “, Jane Castor, Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Joe Biden, ”, Chris O'Meara, Matt Rourke, Robert Card, Michael Sauschuck, Card, Sauschuck, ” Sauschuck, CNN’s Raja Razek, Macie Goldfarb, Andy Rose, Shimon Prokupecz, Mark Morales, Linh Tran, Rachel Clarke, John Miller, Deidre McPhillips Organizations: CNN, Tampa police, WLS, Chicago Police Department, Nashville, Kaiser Family Foundation, Tampa, Child, San Antonio Police Department, San Antonio police, Texarkana Texas Police Department, Authorities, Texarkana, AP Authorities, Maine Recycling Corporation, Lisbon , Maine Public, US Army, Maine National Guard, National Guard Locations: Maine, Lewiston , Maine, Indianapolis, Tampa , Florida, Tampa, Chicago, Lake Charles , Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisville, California, Texas, Lewiston, –, Ybor City, San Antonio, Texarkana , Texas, Durham, Lisbon , Maine, Sagadahoc County, Kennebec County

☆ After watching Russia's and Ukraine's electronic warriors battle it out, the US military wants to 'dial up' up its own 'jamming power'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's why the US Air Force is eager to deploy a new generation of electronic-warfare aircraft and drones. In September, the Air Force received its first test EC-37B Compass Call. AdvertisementAdvertisementMilitaries have been investing in the secretive world of electronic warfare since World War II. Naturally, the Air Force wants to extensively test the E-37B before deploying it. A US Air Force EC-130H at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in August 2021.

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Sagadahoc County, Maine CNN —The US Army asked local police to check on the reservist who killed 18 people after a soldier became concerned he would “snap and commit a mass shooting,” according to information shared with CNN. The welfare report detailed to CNN repeatedly cited the Maine National Guard as the source of the concerns and the troubling information about the shooter’s actions. It should also be noted that no bulletins or assistance was requested from MSP’s Maine information and analysis center. Thirty-eight days later, the Army reservist walked into a bowling alley and started shooting. He was a US Army reservist.

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