Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division were able to earn foreign jump wings in this year’s Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop.
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Photo: 82nd Airborne Division
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Category Archives: Land
Philippine court found U.S. Marine guilty of killing transgender woman
A U.S. Marine has been found guilty of killing a transgender woman by a Philippine court. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton will have to serve between six to twelve years in jail.
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McCain called on Obama to sell more arms to Taiwan
U.S. Sen. John McCain and Sen. Ben Cardin have jointly sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to sell more weapons to Taiwan even if doing so brings “short-term tensions in (U.S.) relationship with China.”
By United States Congress (United States Senator John McCain Facebook page) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China to establish first overseas military facility in Djibouti
Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, has confirmed that China will establish its first overseas military facility after signing a 10-year agreement to build a military logistics hub in Djibouti.
By Eduard Onyshchenko (http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=73742&size=large) [GFDL or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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PLA troops in Seattle for disaster relief exercise
80 troops from the People’s Liberation Army were in Seattle and Fort Lewis, Washington for the 11th Disaster Relief Exchange exercise with the U.S. Army.
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Photos: U.S. Army
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U.S. delivers two AN/TPQ-36 radars to Ukraine
The U.S. Army delivered two surplus AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Weapon Locating Systems to Ukraine on Nov. 14. It was reported that a total of six radars will be supplied to Ukraine.
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Photo: Ukrainian government
U.S. Marines in Iraq try out new mortar system
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force–Crisis Response–Central Command took their new M252A2 Lightweight 81 mm mortar system to the range at Al Asad air base, Iraq on Oct. 25 for some testing.
Photo By: Sgt. Owen Kimbrel
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On the ground: Reclamation work on Mischief Reef
Missile unit in East Siberian Republic of Buryatia received Iskander-M
A missile unit located in the East Siberian Republic of Buryatia has received the Iskander-M tactical missile system.
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By Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/557) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Obama reviewing Multinational Force and Observers mission
For many years, the U.S.-backed Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula has help maintain peace along the Egyptian-Israeli border, but the rise of Islamist militants in the area has prompted Washington to review its mission.
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