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U.S. military pilots have encountered unidentified flying objects (UFOs) on dozens of occasions and have nearly run into them on at least 11 different occasions, according to a military official who testified before Congress on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the House Intelligence Committee held the first congressional hearing on UFOs — or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) as the U.S. military now refers to them — in five decades. The hearing included testimony from Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Robert Moultrie and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray. During the hearing, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi asked Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence...

Congress on Tuesday held its first public hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years. Pentagon officials testified before a House Intelligence Committee subcommittee about how the Defense Department is organizing reports of these mysterious objects.

Congress must pass a proposed $40 billion Ukraine supplemental aid package by Thursday to avoid an interruption of U.S. weapons shipments to the embattled country, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday. “May 19 is the day we really — without additional authorities — we begin to not have the ability to send new stuff in,” press secretary John Kirby told reporters. “It’ll start impacting our ability to provide aid uninterrupted.”

By Ray Starmann Lions, Tigers and Kangaroos…Long haired Jody and a commie too… US Navy SEAL cadence Across the world our enemies are emboldened. Ukrainian cities are a smoldering ruin, while that nation’s army puts up a heroic fight worthy of ‘The Few’ in 1940. The Chinese fly aircraft over Taiwan every day in a 24/7 non-stop air show, while fortifying artificial islands in the South China Sea. The Iranians are wringing their hands with glee as a naïve left-wing US administration uses the Russians to negotiate another horrendous nuclear deal; an agreement that will hand the madmen of the...

It will be years before Raytheon Technologies can build new Stinger shoulder-fired missiles due to a dwindling supply of weapons parts, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. The U.S. has shipped Stingers to Ukraine’s military, which has used them to shoot down Russian aircraft. But there’s only a finite supply as Raytheon has not made Stinger missiles for the U.S. military in nearly two decades. “We're going to have to go out and redesign some of the electronics in the missile and the seeker head,” Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes told investment analysts Tuesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “That's...

Special counsel John Durham has issued trial subpoenas for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Fusion GPS, and Perkins Coie as he continues to prosecute his findings as special counsel, from which he charged cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann, who in 2016 represented the Clinton campaign, with lying to the FBI. Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the DNC, Washington-based private intelligence firm Fusion GPS, and law firm Perkins Coie, Sussmann’s former employer, meanwhile, are trying to fend off Durham’s efforts to compel them to hand over previously withheld documents. The campaign and Sussmann’s lawyers argue that attorney-client privilege should...

General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday where he and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were testifying on the defense budget, that he believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue for years. He described what the Pentagon sees as what’s to be a “very protracted conflict” to come that’s “at least measured in years.” As we reported earlier, Gen. Milley further called Russia’s military operation the “greatest threat to peace and security of Europe, perhaps the world in my 40 years of service and in uniform.” It’s widely perceived...

Earlier today, Army Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee “[Ukraine] is a very protracted conflict.” Milley anticipates many months, if not years, of combat fighting inside Ukraine as Putin carves out the eastern side of the country permanently. According to Milley, “I think it’s at least measured in years… this is a very extended conflict that Russia has initiated. I think NATO, the U.S., Ukraine and all of the allies and partners supporting Ukraine are going to be involved in this for quite some time,” he said. The nature of...

There are “no offensive biologic weapons” in the Ukraine laboratories that the United States has been funding, a Pentagon official told Congress on April 1.Deborah Rosenbaum, the assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, told the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations on Friday that there are “unequivocally … no offensive biologic weapons in the Ukraine laboratories that the United States has been involved with.”The Pentagon funds labs in Ukraine through its Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), a support agency within the Department of Defense for countering weapons of mass destruction, and both U.S and...

Update (1510ET): Ukraine's The Kyiv Independent English language news portal is citing the country's military who say Russian forces have partially withdrawn from Kyiv and Chernihiv, after the Kremlin said coming off "constructive" negotiations in Istanbul that the military would drastically reduce operations near the two major cities. "According to Ukraine’s military, the Russian army is regrouping in the east to concentrate its military power in the area. In the south, Russia is preparing to resume offensive operations," the Kyiv-based outlet wrote.⚡️General Staff: Russia partially withdraws military units from Kyiv, Chernihiv oblasts. According to Ukraine’s military, the Russian army is...

Rob O'Neill was the Navy SEAL who shot the 9/11 mastermind in 2011 in Pakistan. He has left the service after 16 years and 400 combat missions for his country . Decorated veteran says Russians are dying for a 'leader who's lost his marbles' . He also criticized the U.S. and their 'nonsense' ploys and showing 'weakness'. The example he uses is the canceled nuclear missile test last weekend. Also said the Pentagon is 'wasting resources' by 'trying to turn warships green'. ... the decorated veteran criticized the Biden administration for cancelling a nuclear missile test last weekend while Russian...

The theory that US-run bio labs in Ukraine were developing COVID-related diseases as part of a plan by Dr. Anthony Fauci to release a new pandemic on the world was debunked by the mainstream media as “QAnon conspiracy theories” and “Russian disinformation.” But testimony by a US government official in front of Congress has revealed that at least part of this “conspiracy theory” is, in fact, true.AN ADMISSION OF GUILTOn Tuesday, the US government admitted to running the labs when the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland testified before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Ukraine in...

We are now in contact with the Polish government following the statement issued today. As we have said, the decision about whether to transfer Polish-owned planes to Ukraine is ultimately one for the Polish government. We will continue consulting with our Allies and partners about our ongoing security assistance to Ukraine, because, in fact, Poland's proposal shows just some of the complexities this issue presents. The prospect of fighter jets "at the disposal of the Government of the United States of America" departing from a U.S./NATO base in Germany to fly into airspace that is contested with Russia over Ukraine...

In Oregon, a man said his health deteriorated after a glowing blue orb passed through his body. A family in California reported strange lights and a gray figure with spindly legs in their orchard. A werewolf-like creature allegedly prowled around homes in suburban Virginia. All three incidents were probed as part of a secret Pentagon program investigating UFOs. The program, contracted by the Defense Intelligence Agency, plumbed the connection between the flying objects and the paranormal for two years, according to the men who ran it. It was the beginning of a years-long effort by UFO advocates that eventually led...

OPINION: This article contains commentary which may reflect the author's opinionSeveral intelligence reports from the Pentagon and Ukraine indicate that Vladimir Putin is dying in agony from terminal bowel cancer. The puffiness on his face may indicate he is taking chemotherapy or steroids. According to US sources, his unsmiling expression indicates that he is experiencing continuous pain. He could have become more aggressive or he may have attacked Ukraine because he knows he will soon die and wishes to leave a legacy. Currently working at the Pentagon, an ex-military intelligence officer says his colleagues have studied Putin, 69, and are...

Pentagon Hosts Event Promoting SocialismThe National Defense University (NDU) is a specialty academic institution founded by the US Department of Defense and funded by the US taxpayer. NDU’s aim is to provide advanced education for senior leaders in the field of national security.So naturally their big focus now is making the world safer… through Socialism.Earlier this month, NDU hosted an event called, “Responding to China: The Case For Global Justice and Democratic Socialism.” During the event, French economist Thomas Piketty who argued that global security requires “promoting a new emancipatory and egalitarian horizon on a global scale, a new form...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday ordered the deployment of approximately 7,000 additional troops to Europe, amid a Russian war with Ukraine.

The Pentagon is slated to host an event on Wednesday making "the case for global justice and democratic socialism" as a means to combat China’s rise, sparking ire on Capitol Hill.The event, titled, "Responding to China: The Case for Global Justice and Democratic Socialism," is being hosted by the Institute for National Strategic Studies, a department of the National Defense University, the Pentagon’s top policy shop. The event is open to the public and will be held on the Pentagon’s Strategic Multilayer Assessment platform, a Defense Department initiative that studies global challenges, according to an invitation for the event posted...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to serve as chair of the Defense Department's Defense Innovation Board. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin nominated Bloomberg to "leverage his experience and strategic insights on innovation, business and public service," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday. Kirby added that Bloomberg will bring "a wealth of experience in technology innovation, business and government to the Defense Innovation Board." "His leadership will be critical to ensuring the department has access to the best and brightest minds in science, technology and innovation through the team of diverse experts that he will...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable. The blast at Abbey Gate outside the Kabul airport on Aug. 26 killed 11 U.S. Marines, a sailor and a soldier, who were screening the thousands of Afghans frantically trying to get onto one of the crowded flights leaving the country after the Taliban takeover. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for...