Washington, Jan 15, 2022.- Operation Desert Storm began 31 years ago — on Jan. 16, 1991 — five months after Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait. That operation to oust the Iraqis is also known as the Gulf War; it came about after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refused to withdrawContinuar Leyendo
Acclaimed screenwriter and director Oliver Stone, whose work includes «Wall Street» (1987), «The Doors» (1991), «JFK» (1991) and «Nixon» (1995), served in the Army and deployed to Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. His wartime experiences would shape some of his later films. Washington, Jan 13, 2022.- Stone enlisted in AprilContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 11, 2022.- Due to recent increases in COVID-19 positivity case numbers, the Defense Department headquarters has moved to Health Protection Condition Charlie, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing today. «Due to the recent increasing spread of COVID-19 … this morning the Pentagon officially wentContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 10, 20222.- Navy Seaman Brenda Acosta tracks sailors who are receiving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 6, 2022.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 08, 2022.- On Jan. 7, 2022, the Department of Defense (DoD), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a contract to Revival Health Inc., located in Manhattan Beach, California, to procure 13.3 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits. This effort supports the president’sContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 07, 2022.- Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a virtual meeting of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”) this evening with Japan Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi and Minister for ForeignContinuar Leyendo
Japón y Corea del Sur no lograron identificar el tipo de proyectil, pero presumen que podría tratarse de un misil. Tokio condenó el lanzamiento de Pyongyang y afirmó que reforzará todavía más sus sistemas de vigilancia. Seúl, 05 de Enero de 2021.- Corea del Norte lanzó un proyectil no identificado alContinuar Leyendo
China, Estados Unidos, Francia, Reino Unido y Rusia afirman que «no puede haber ganadores en una guerra nuclear». Nueva York, 03 de Enero de 2022.- Los cinco países miembros del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU (Estados Unidos, China, Rusia, el Reino Unido y Francia) se comprometieron el lunes aContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Dec 30, 2021.- On Dec. 29, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $136.7 million contract to MilliporeSigma to establish nitrocellulose membrane production capacity in the United States. Nitrocellulose membrane is a criticalContinuar Leyendo
Pentagon, December 29, 2021.- An increase in new COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region — the area including and surrounding Washington, D.C., where most of the Pentagon workforce lives — has spurred Defense Department leadership to implement some additional safety measures to prevent its own workforce from becoming illContinuar Leyendo
