Tag: military
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Virginia GOP Senate candidate suggests people tolerant of drag queens aren’t tough enough for the military
Hung Cao, the Republican Senate nominee in Virginia, disparaged people who are tolerant of drag queens by implying Wednesday that they are not tough enough to serve in the military. The remarks came during a televised debate against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine when one of the moderators asked Cao about his previous comments tying what…
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South Korea military parade includes ‘monster missile’ and U.S. bomber flypast
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a show of force now held annually to signal readiness to respond to North Korean threats. The Hyunmoo-5 missile, successfully tested last year, was…
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U.S. military slams ‘unsafe’ Russia fighter jet maneuver near Alaska
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Monday released video of what it said was an unsafe maneuver by a Russian fighter jet near Alaska during an intercept by the U.S. military last week. The United States regularly carries out aerial intercepts of Russian aircraft in international airspace near Alaska, and usually says they are carried…