Forget Santa, this enlisted airman just gifted 1,300 pairs of shoes to Honduran kids in need
Senior Airman Britney Donnelly donated 1,368 pairs of shoes for kids in need during her deployment to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.
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Guantanamo Bay prison has outlasted the War in Afghanistan and it’s not going anywhere
Now that the Taliban have retaken Afghanistan, the Guantanamo Bay prison has outlived its original reason for its existence.
Why is the military worried about China expanding into South America?
Is the U.S. military being paranoid about China’s growing influence in South American and Caribbean countries?
Ex-Marine sergeant found guilty of smuggling guns to Haiti
A former Marine sergeant was found guilty of illegally exporting weapons from the United States to Haiti’s Army.
We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras
A team from U.S. Southern Command’s Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) helped save dozens of people stranded by Hurricane Etna in Central America last week and into the weekend
Black Hawk crew rescues a Honduran child from hurricane floodwaters
A U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo rescues a Honduran child from Hurricane Eta’s high floodwaters at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Nov. 6, 2020.
Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members board a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected drug smuggling vessel (SPSS) June 18, 2019, while operating in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Purpose-build smuggling vessels like SPSSs are designed to hold large quantities of contraband while evading detection by law enforcement authorities. U.S. Coast Guard video
Venezuela jails former Green Berets for 20 years after failed incursion
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan court sentenced two former U.S. soldiers to 20 years in prison for their role in a failed incursion aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro in early May, chief prosecutor Tarek Saab said late on Friday. Former Green Berets Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, admitted to participating in the […]
Navy destroyer sails near Venezuelan coast in clear message to Maduro regime
CARACAS (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy ship navigated near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday in what the U.S. military’s Southern Command called a “freedom of navigation operation,” a day after a cargo ship from U.S. foe Iran docked at a port of the South American country. In a post on its website, the Southern Command […]
The Army is sending an SFAB to Colombia to help fight drug trafficking
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A U.S. Army unit will arrive in Colombia in the coming days to help the Andean country’s armed forces fight against drug trafficking for a four-month period, the U.S. embassy in Bogota said on Wednesday. The Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will arrive in Colombia in early June, the embassy said, without […]
Meet the Army Special Forces vets behind that botched coup attempt in Venezuela
Details have begun to emerge about the trio of U.S. military veterans behind an alleged attempt to overthrow Venezuela’s president. Army veterans Airan Berry and Luke Denman were arrested by Venezuelan authorities alongside 11 armed “mercenaries” on Monday amid a failed armed incursion into the country orchestrated by Jordan Goudreau, another Army vet and the head […]
Feds say former sergeant posed as a Marine officer to help a friend bring guns into Haiti
Two federal law enforcement agencies are investigating whether a former enlisted Marine pretended to be an officer to help an active duty infantryman smuggle arms into Haiti, according to court filings viewed by Task & Purpose. Marine Sgt. Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau was detained by local police in Haiti after he landed at the international […]
Watch the Coast Guard seize $69 million in cocaine from a narco sub
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane intercepted a suspected semi-submersible smuggling vessel in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized approximately 5,000 pounds of cocaine October 23
Video shows mass arrest of 16 Marines at Camp Pendleton on human smuggling charges
Video shows the mass arrest of 16 US Marines at Camp Pendleton in July on various drug charges and allegations of human smuggling.
Semper High: Marine charged in alleged Mexican smuggling ring was also allegedly slinging LSD on base
Thirteen Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, California who were arrested in July for their alleged involvement in human smuggling at the U.S. Mexico border were recently charged with a litany of offenses, including "transporting and/or conspiring to transport undocumented immigrants," stealing smoke grenades, perjury, and failure to obey an order." But one charge, leveled at a Marine lance corporal, stands out: the distribution of LSD on base
Guantanamo Bay only has 40 prisoners left. They cost half a billion dollars a year
The prison complex at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba naval station built after the Sept. 11 attacks that was billed as the venue for the “worst of the worst” in international terrorism now seems be the site of the “worst of the worst” in government excess. As reporter Carole Rosenberg wrote in The New York Times […]
Here’s a look inside the narco sub from that viral Coast Guard video — and the mission to capture it
But the story of how Coasties took down the so-called "narco sub" began about 12 hours before the video took place, according to Capt. James Estramonte, the commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro, the high endurance vessel credited with its seizure
Former Green Berets get 9 years in jail for trying to bring 40 kilos of Colombian bam bam into the US
The two former Special Forces soldiers were arrested months ago and originally pleaded not guilty, but reversed their pleas shortly after.
Watch Julian Assange, looking like bearded David Letterman, as he’s arrested outside Ecuador’s embassy
London police were invited into the embassy at Ecuador's request — Assange finally pissed them off enough — and the cops subsequently hauled out Old Man WikiLeaks and threw him into a waiting police van.
Ex-SOUTHCOM commanders: Cutting aid to Central America will only make border problem ‘more costly’
Five former commanders of U.S. Southern Command have warned in an open letter that cutting aid to Central America will only make matters worse on America’s southern border. “As former Commanders of U.S. Southern Command, we have seen firsthand that the challenges in the region cannot be solved by the military alone but require strengthening […]
Group of American vets detained in Haiti on weapons charges brought back to US, arrested upon landing
A group comprised of former U.S. military veterans and security contractors who were detained in Haiti on weapons charges has been brought back to the United States and arrested upon landing.
At least 4 American veterans among group arrested in Haiti with weapons and tactical gear
At least four American veterans were among a group of eight men arrested by police in Haiti earlier this week for driving without license plates and possessing an arsenal of weaponry and tactical gear.
What the hell is going on in Venezuela? An explanation
This is how the Trump administration is trying to get Nicolas Maduro to step down in Venezuela.
Russia Sent Warplanes To Venezuela And The Pentagon Isn’t Having It
As the Russians send bombers to Venezuela, the Pentagon is stopping just short of firing a pistol into the air and yelling “Liberación!” SEE ALSO: Video Of Exploding ‘Attack’ Drone Emerges As Venezuela Cracks Down WATCH NEXT:
Ecuador To Julian Assange: Clean Up After Your Damn Cat
The Ecuadorean embassy in London has sent Julian Assange a memo instructing him to clean his freaking bathroom and take better care of his cat. The nine-page memo, written in Spanish, instructed the Wikileaks founder to look after the “well-being, food, hygiene, and proper care” of the cat, or potentially face the pet being taken from […]