Tag: military
A few months after he began work for Monarch in 1959, John Robb found a surprise in the mail, a draft notice telling him when and where to report for induction to the U.S. Army.…
BRUSSELS (AP) The United States will send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands of Islamic State militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces in Syria and he defended his decision to withdraw American…
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) The cease-fire in northern Syria got off to a rocky start Friday, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of violating the accord with continued fighting at a key border town while casting…
Organizers of the Southern Coffey County Veterans Honor Flight program will be in Iola Saturday as part of its ongoing fundraiser for the next trip to Washington, D.C. The Neosho Lodge No. 27, based in…
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) Turkey launched a military operation today against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces withdrew from the area, with activists reporting airstrikes on a town on Syrias northern border. Turkish…
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) Ecuadors military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during…
The 70th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China, which was marked on Tuesday by a mass military parade in the heart of Beijing, was less a historical commemoration than a political event. The Communist…
About half of Humboldt High School students graduate with some college credits, HHS principal John Johnson said at Monday nights school board meeting. And though they may not continue on to college, he considers them…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump isnt taking no tanks for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said Monday that a display of U.S. military tanks will be part of a special event…
