Army Bases
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May- 2022 -19 MayAmericas
USAF to Build $604M F-35 Maintenance Complex at Tyndall
The US Air Force is investing $604 million to construct a maintenance complex and other facilities for the F-35A aircraft at Tyndall Base.
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Apr- 2021 -28 AprilAsia Pacific
South Korea Ships Equipment to US Missile Shield Base Despite Protest
The armed forces of South Korea delivered electrical equipment and construction materials to a US missile shield base located in the central town of Seongju.
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28 AprilAsia Pacific
Australia to Upgrade Military Bases With Eye on Pacific Tensions
Australia announced Wednesday it would upgrade military bases in its far north and expand joint drills with US forces after warnings about the "drums of war" beating in the Pacific region.
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20 AprilAfrica
Suspected ISWAP Jihadists Storm Army Base in Nigeria’s Borno State
Suspected Islamic fighters stormed into a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state before an aerial bombardment killed their "key commanders," the military said.
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6 AprilArctic
US Army Taps Defense Firms to Design New Arctic Vehicle
As part of a larger strategy to strengthen the American armed forces' presence in the Arctic region, the US Army has chosen two companies to build new tactical vehicles designed to operate in extreme cold.
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6 AprilTechnology
US Army Calls for Facial Recognition Tech to Secure Bases
The US Army has issued a call for proposals to install a facial recognition security system at the entry points of all its bases.
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5 AprilArctic
Satellites Show Russia Continuing to Strengthen Arctic Military Presence
Russia is continuing with efforts to strengthen its military presence on the country’s Arctic coastline, new satellite images show.
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Mar- 2021 -24 MarchArctic
US Army Increasingly Preparing Soldiers for Arctic Missions
In the hope of identifying possible improvements in missions involving extreme cold weather, the US Army is conducting a gap analysis as part of the newly-released Arctic strategy.
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Dec- 2020 -9 DecemberAmericas
US Army Sacks Commanders Over Texas Base Crime Wave
The US Army announced it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.
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Jun- 2020 -14 JunePolitics
The 10 US Army Bases Named for Confederate Officers
The protests across the United States sparked by the death of George Floyd have reignited moves to rename US Army bases honoring military figures of the pro-slavery Civil War South. President Donald Trump has said he will “not even consider” renaming the bases, which he described as “part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom.” Despite Trump’s opposition, a Republican-led Senate committee approved an amendment on Wednesday requiring the Pentagon to rename the bases within three years. These are the 10 bases in question. All of them are located in Southern states that were part of the Confederacy during the 1861-1865 Civil War: Camp Beauregard Camp Beauregard in Louisiana is a training center for the Louisiana National Guard. It is named after General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893), who was known as “The Little Napoleon” and whose troops fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, the first salvo of the Civil War. Fort Benning Fort Benning in Georgia is home to the US Army Infantry School. It is named after Brigadier General Henry Benning (1814-1875), an ardent secessionist who argued for the “superiority” of the white race. Fort Bragg Fort Bragg in North Carolina …
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