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Granite City, Illinois Military Bases
The Charles Melvin Price Support Center has changed greatly in recent years. Once a US Army Depot, it was reopened in 2000 to become an industrial and commercial property for the community near St. Louis called Granite City. Howev...
Arsenal Island, Illinois Military Bases
Base Contact Information Rock Island Arsenal Communication Office: (309)-782-6001, DSN: 793-6001 Visitor Information: (309) 782-0484, DSN 793-0484 Geography and Area Information The Rock Island Arsenal is located at 41°31′1″N...
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After undergoing extensive modifications, the Alaskan class oil tanker referred to by the military as the Expeditionary Mobile Base USNS Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, made its’ departure on June 10th from Norfolk, headed towards the Middle East– with no return date scheduled and a lengthy deployment anticipated. This is the first time that this insanely large portable military ...
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Additional Combat Gear Is Being Stored With The Stockpile Inside Norwegian Caves Illuminated by fluorescent lights aligning the ceiling, the hallways, covered in canvas and appears lengthy and abandoned. The caves, which are usually full, were particularly empty and outside the caves were hundreds of military vehicles that would normally park neatly in rows or column inside the mountainous fortres...
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If the thought of joining the US Army crossed your mind and images of yourself retiring after 20 years of service as opposed to after a single contract flow into mind, then it is essential that you select the right career for you when considering the US Army. There are various attractive benefits that come along with long-term services. These include but are not limited to such benefits as retirem...
The Gulf Cooperation Council is a US military alliance that has hopes of becoming a Middle Eastern NATO, but more recently, it has the appearance of a fraternity ridding themselves of a repetitiously misbehaving member. Ever since President Trump left Riyadh with an intense message of solidarity and a full measure of support from countries of Sunni Muslim leadership, there has been an implosion of...
Expect Significant Military Growth With The Proposed US Military Budget Pres. Trump’s March 16, 2017, budget request, totaling $574 billion in US military spending, asked for a $54 billion hike, which amounts to a 9% increase for the 2018 fiscal year, with an additional $30 billion for the remaining of the fiscal year 2017 ending in September. This increase in US military budget spend...
July 1, 2017
US Shoots Down Another Armed Drone- The Second Syrian Incident In 12 Days According to the US military, forces located in southern Syria have shot down an armed drone belonging to Iran, which marks the second incident of the same occurrence in four days, an indication that Washington and Tehran are experiencing a collision between their agendas in the Syrian-Iraqi desert. A US F-15 fighter jet fir...
