Mountain Home Air Force Base has an empty space on the dining hall wall after the anti-Christian Military Religious Freedom Foundation demanded its removal.
The MRFF said a painting of a soldier with the word “integrity” along with the inscription Matthew 5:9 was “repugnant” and an “overt display of Christian nationalism.” The head of the MRFF called the Air Force Friday morning demanding the painting be removed within one hour and the Air Force immediately removed it. Continue reading
A Coast Guard admiral told a gathering of Christians that within the U.S. military people of faith are being told to stay quiet.
“This is not a Christian issue,” Rear Admiral William Lee said. “It is not a Jewish issue or a Muslim issue or a Hindu issue. This is an American issue.” Continue reading
President Obama has removed restrictions that would allow the U.S. military to provide assistance to the Somalian government in their fight against Islamic terrorists who still control large parts of the rural center of the country.
The move now allows Secretary of State John Kerry the right to send troops into Somalia and provide weapons and other defensive aid. Continue reading
Lt. Col. Jack Rich sent an e-mail to three dozen subordinates at Fort Campbell, Kentucky calling some Christian ministries “hate groups” that “do not share our Army Values.”
The American Family Association and Family Research Council were listed as groups that are against the values of the Army along with neo-Nazis, Racist skinhead groups, white nationalists and the KKK. Continue reading
The Naval vessel USS McCain has entered South Korean waters as the White House sends signals to North Korea to avoid escalation of the current situation with South Korea.
The USS McCain is a destroyer with the AEGIS defense system capable of shooting down missiles. Continue reading
French President Francois Hollande has announced a timetable for the removal of all French troops from the battle with Islamists in Mali.
The first wave of troops will be withdrawn in March and the remainder will be gone by the end of April. Over 4,000 French troops have been deployed to the region to help stop an advance of a brutal al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. Continue reading
The United States has deployed armed troops to Niger in a mission to support the French war against terrorists in Mali.
In a manner that will allow the U.S. to deny direct involvement in the war against al-Qaeda, 100 troops have been sent to neighboring Niger to provide “intelligence support” in the attempt to drive terrorists out of Mali. Continue reading
The U.S. Army will be sending small groups of soldiers into as many as 35 African nations starting early next year. The mission of the troops will be to train and equip African troops to fight Islamic extremists on the continent.
However, the troops will also prepare for full-scale U.S. intervention in the region should a situation arise that requires increased military presence. Continue reading
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi’s attempt to reopen the country’s parliament has been rejected by Egypt’s highest court. The court had previously ruled the election of most of the parliament was unconstitutional and required new elections.
Mursi, who claims to have resigned from the Muslim Brotherhood but is still closely affiliated with the group, wants to get the parliament back in service because most of the seats in the tainted election were won by Muslim Brotherhood candidates. Continue reading
Six US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb while on a mission with other NATO forces. The incident comes after 14 civilians were killed in Taliban attacks on Sunday.
The civilians were also killed by roadside bombs that were aimed to cause maximum civilian causalities. The first bomb hit a car and then the second did not explode until a tracker arrived to rescue the wounded from the initial attack. Continue reading