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Best pics of the week: July 25, 2021
Marines on the Coral Sea, Army paratroopers in Alaska and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
That time the Navy decided to build a flying cannon
At least the American prototype didn't crash into a insane asylum. A British version did.
By Robert Guttman, Aviation History Magazine
The Navy’s big green monster!
It wasn't the last expensive Navy project to suffer long delays before flopping during operations at sea.
By Ron Soodalter, America's Civil War Magazine
ExxonMobil ship approached by Venezuelan navy off Guyana
The Venezuelans did not board the ship and have since left the area.
Guess who’s coming back to Norfolk?
The Wasp likely will be replaced by the revolutionary amphibious warship America in May.
By Mark D. Faram
US sets up new observation posts along Syria-Turkey border as constitutional committee fails to progress
Syria’s warring sides and the mediators meeting in Kazakhstan failed to agree on the formation of a committee meant to draft a new constitution for the war-torn country, the U.N. special envoy to Syria said Thursday, calling it a “missed opportunity.”
Carrier Ronald Reagan in Hong Kong after bombers buzz South China Sea
The arrival of the carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group in the Asian financial hub is being seen as a friendly gesture ahead of a planned meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
NCIS agent faces charges for romancing, aiding Syrian man under federal investigation
Leatrice M. De Bruhl-Daniels allegedly had a romantic relationship with a Syrian man while stationed in Dubai, and told him he was the target of a federal investigation, according to court records.
Beasts of burden and their fate in World War I
An estimated 10 million horses and mules, 100,000 dogs and 200,000 pigeons were enrolled in the war effort.
Many student veterans risk eviction for late GI Bill payments. So this city is stepping in.
New York City announced a multi-agency effort this week to streamline emergency rent relief for those who rely on the Post-9/11 GI Bill housing stipend.
By Natalie Gross
Op-ed: Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis – which began in late 2014, when a drop in oil prices deprived the government of its primary income source – has worsened to previously unimaginable levels. People are now dying from shortages of food and medicine.
By Marco Aponte-Moreno , St Mary's College of California