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The Ministry of Finance has announced a special relief allowance for the armed forces in the next fiscal year. According to the plan, officers will receive 50% of their basic salary as allowance, while junior commissioned officers and soldiers will get 20%. The announcement was made during a parliamentary committee
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The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, confirmed on Friday that a Chinese national and five others were arrested in Borno State during anti-counter-terrorism operations. The suspects were caught in Kukawa and Ngala Local Government Areas of Borno State and Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State between
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At Fort Grant State Prison in Arizona, a pioneering program brings together inmates and veterans in a unique partnership. The state prison has partnered with Soldiers Best Friend, a non-profit organization that connects veterans with service dogs. Inmates, who participate in a rigorous interview process and 6-week dog trainer course,
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The UK Government has faced intense criticism from the Scottish Greens after it was revealed that Israeli Defence Forces personnel are being trained on UK military bases. This move is seen as a betrayal of human rights and international law, as Israel's actions in Gaza have been described
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Following days of protests in the Los Angeles area, 700 Marines have completed their training and will join other troops within 48 hours. The deployment is part of the federal protection mission, with the U.S. Northern Command stating that another 2,000 National Guard members will be deployed alongside
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Command Sgt. Maj. Waylon D. Petty, with a background in leading mechanized units and training soldiers on Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles, has taken the reins as the new senior enlisted leader at Fort Carson. Petty's experience as command sergeant major at the U.S. Army Armor
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The United States is bracing for protests and a massive military parade in Washington D.C. to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday on June 14. Over 6,700 soldiers from every division will march in the parade,
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The U.S. Army is turning 250 years old, and the city of Philadelphia is hosting a three-day celebration to mark the occasion. The event, sponsored by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Penn and Franklin Chapters, features a series of free and open-to-the-public events, including a guided
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In a decisive operation, the Mobile Strike Team under Operation FASAN YAMMA has successfully eliminated a notorious terrorist kingpin named Auta and his associates in the Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. Auta, along with his close aides Abdul Jamilu and Salisu, was killed during the operation on June
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Military forces conducted a decisive operation in Zamfara State, eliminating a notorious terrorist kingpin, Auta, and 13 associates. The operation, led by troops of the Mobile Strike Team (MST), targeted a group of terrorists in the Tsafe local government area, disrupting their plans for violence. The incident also led to
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic senators during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday over the Trump administration's deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to aid in maintaining law and order amid anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests. Hegseth emphasized the importance of restoring "
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was left stumped when questioned about the constitutional authority for President Trump's deployment of 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles. In a Senate hearing, Hegseth cited the president's order but claimed that the specific provision would have to be looked up. The
