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Mintpress News
March 2, 2018
Even in the long post-war “peace,” Okinawans bore the wounds and scars of a massive U.S. military presence. Now ... Amid anger from parents and staff, who began collecting signatures for a petition demanding the base's removal, U.S. personnel claimed there was little possibility that the part fell from itsÃâà...
Dialogo Americas (blog)
March 1, 2018
The objective of ECODEX is to keep FAP personnel qualified in operational tactics and weapons systems use between units. The exercise also allows ... Talara is also located in the Piura region, which borders Ecuador and faces threats from narcotrafficking and illegal mining. The area is used to move andÃâà...
UNC Chapell Hill
March 1, 2018
The media is full of information about the conflict in Afghanistan. Some of the coverage supports the Trump administration's plan to increase the U.S. military presence in that country; some of it is opposed. Some acknowledges the ongoing cost of our involvement. But very little of it suggests alternatives. It is time to lay outÃâà...
Minuteman
February 28, 2018
U.S. Air Force active duty officers have the opportunity to work alongside international air forces through the Military Personnel Exchange Program. ... France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Australia,Ãâà...
Dialogo Americas (blog)
February 23, 2018
“This is an [operation] that is conducted with the highest standards of commitment, under a fundamental principle of legitimacy [in the procedures] that our personnel follow,” Col. Perdomo added. “That becomes the guarantee for these military operations against the ELN's criminal and terrorist activities.
Common Dreams
February 22, 2018
Still, by far and away world history's most extensive empire, the U.S. has at least 800 military bases spread across more than 80 foreign countries and “troops or other military personnel in about 160 foreign countries and territories.” The U.S. accounts for more than 40 percent of the planet's military spendingÃâà...
Truthdig
February 20, 2018
Still, by far and away world history's most extensive empire, the U.S. has at least 800 military bases spread across more than 80 foreign countries and “troops or other military personnel in about 160 foreign countries and territories.” The U.S. accounts for more than 40 percent of the planet's military spendingÃâà...
The Intercept
February 18, 2018
With that said, I can confirm there are approximately 800 Department of Defense personnel (military, civilian, and contractor) currently working in Niger, ... require parliamentary approval – which hasn't happened with the base — and that the defense of Niger is carried out only by Nigerien armed forces, notÃâà...
Dialogo Americas (blog)
February 6, 2018
The nation's gender policy for the armed forces seeks to be inclusive. There are four objectives to be met: to enhance equal opportunities in accordance with the career plan for men and women; promote the welfare of all military personnel; foster coed opportunities for service members based on respect forÃâà...
Mintpress News
December 31, 1999
Last November, U.S. military personnel took part in military drills in the Brazilian Amazon involving 2,000 troops from Brazil, Colombia and Peru – all countries that have right-wing ... Elliott Gabriel is a former staff writer for teleSUR English and a MintPress News contributor based in Quito, Ecuador. He hasÃâà...
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