Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona
The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Military border zone spurs charges against hundreds of migrants
Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border.
‘Five Eyes’ on China: US allies + Malaysia conduct exercises
And the Air Force vowed no lull in FONOPs over the South China Sea.
Turkey, US appear closer to establishing safe zone in Syria
Turkey and the United States appeared Wednesday to be edging closer toward setting up a so-called safe zone in northeast Syria, saying they had agreed to form a joint operations center to coordinate and manage its establishment.
Turkey determined to destroy ‘terror corridor’ in Syria despite talks with US to establish a safe zone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his country is determined to destroy what he called a "terror corridor" in northern Syria — regardless of whether or not Turkey and the United States agree on the establishment of a so-called "safe zone" there.
Turkey not satisfied with US proposal for safe zone with Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey on Wednesday slammed a new U.S. proposal for a so-called “safe zone” in northern Syria, saying it was “not satisfactory” and warning that Ankara may launch a new offensive to secure its border if an agreement isn’t reached soon.
Revvin’ up your engine: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for July 22, 2019: Mark Esper's confirmation, Turkey's f-35 fight, the Top Gun 2 soundtrack.
DMZ, where Trump met Kim, is a vestige of Cold War
The Demilitarized Zone, where President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, may be the most heavily fortified strip of land in the world and serves as an uneasy and occasionally bloody borderline between the two Koreas.
Kim-Trump border meeting: History or just a photo-op?
It sure looked historic: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un strode toward each other Sunday from opposite sides of a strip of land that marks one of the world’s most dangerous places. They shook hands and then Trump stepped over the concrete slab that marks the borderline between the Koreas, becoming the first U.S. president to set foot in North Korean territory.
Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’
Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.
By J.D. Simkins