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The Syrian foreign ministry is refuting a recent report that the U.S. will establish a military presence on an air base near the country's capital of Damascus.
Syria denies report of plans to base US troops in capital, state news agency says
Reuters reported US forces were planning to post up at a base near Damascus, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
www.stripes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The Syrian foreign ministry is refuting a recent report that the U.S. will establish a military presence on an air base near the country's capital of Damascus.
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Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, recently visited South Korea to honor her great-grandfather, Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway, and United Nations troops at the site where Ridgway led a desperate fight to halt a Chinese counteroffensive during the Korean War nearly 75 years ago.
Retired Army officer honors her great-grandfather, UN troops at key Korean battlefield
Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, toured Chipyong-ni, where U.S. and French troops under the United Nations Command held off waves of Chinese attacks in 1951.
www.stripes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Julie MacKnyght, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, recently visited South Korea to honor her great-grandfather, Army Gen. Matthew Ridgway, and United Nations troops at the site where Ridgway led a desperate fight to halt a Chinese counteroffensive during the Korean War nearly 75 years ago.
H.R. 695 by Rep. Troy Nehls [R-TX22] passed the House and Senate yesterday. Medal of Honor Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr695 🏛️
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
