Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 23, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Schiff, Murray, Cantwell Call Out Trump’s Outrageous, Partisan Decision to Slash Flood Protection Funding for Blue States
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Schiff, Murray, Cantwell Call Out Trump’s Outrageous, Partisan Decision to Slash Flood Protection Funding for Blue States Army Corps work plan zeroes out hundreds of millions of dollars for key California and Washington waterway construction projects, among others — steering hundreds of millions to […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Tuberville Honors Two Fallen Alabamians Ahead of Memorial Day
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Alabama Tommy Tuberville “We may never have met Michael or Jason, yet they courageously were willing to give their lives for their fellow Americans. We will continue to share their stories to ensure their sacrifices are never forgotten.” WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) honored two of […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senators Marshall, Moran, Baldwin, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Washington – U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) today reintroduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act – bipartisan legislation that would establish a pathway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for novel […]
MIL-OSI Global: Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: U.S. Navy Seeking Elite Warfighters with New “Spotlight” Campaign
Source: United States Navy When most people hear the term “U.S. Navy Special Operations,” they typically think of Navy Sea, Air, and Land Teams (SEALs), as the elite, unconventional warfare experts who endure the hardest training the U.S. military has to offer. But while SEALs are deserving of the high esteem in which they are […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: NIWC Pacific Enhances India’s Maritime Security Capabilities
Source: United States Navy SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Navy is strengthening maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region through a $125 million initiative designed to enhance India’s maritime domain awareness. Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific is playing a central role in the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) program, a flagship effort under the U.S. […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News: Two U.S. Navy DDGs Successfully Engage SRBM and MRBM during exercise Formidable Shield 2025
Source: United States Navy NAPLES, Italy – U.S. 6th Fleet Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) and USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) conducted two separate live-fire events as part of exercise At Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 25. U.S. Navy destroyers are equipped with the Aegis weapons systems designed for ballistic […]
MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar to Join Bipartisan Delegation to Ottawa, Canada
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Minnesota Amy Klobuchar WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will travel to Ottawa, Canada as a part of a bipartisan delegation with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Peter Welch […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement on the House Republican bill that proposes auctioning off critical spectrum to fund tax handouts for the wealthiest Americans and corporate special […]
MIL-OSI USA: Crapo Joins Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Canada Partnership
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo Washington, D.C.–The United States and Canada share three oceans and the world’s longest border. About 400,000 people and more than $2.5 billion worth of goods and services move across the U.S.-Canada border each day. The relationship between the two countries fosters one of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: News 05/20/2025
Blackburn, Moolenaar Call for Investigation Into Chinese EV Charging Startup
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representative. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), Chairman of the House Select Committee on China, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urging an investigation into Autel Energy, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging startup, […]
MIL-OSI USA: News 05/16/2025
Blackburn Leads Tennessee Delegation in Urging Air Force to Make McGhee Tyson ANG Base the Main Operating Base for KC-46 Aircraft
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Governor Bill Lee (R-Tenn.), U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and the entire Tennessee delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink urging him to make the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base outside of Knoxville, Tennessee, the seventh main operating […]
MIL-OSI USA: Murray Presses FDA Commissioner on Senseless and Inefficient Mass Firings, Conflicts of Interest at FDA & Trump Admin Laying the Groundwork to Rip Away Mifepristone
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray ICYMI: Murray Grills Trump’s FDA Nominee on Cancellation of Critical Vaccine Meeting, Upholding Science on Mifepristone, Contraception ***WATCH: Senator Murray Q&A with Commissioner Makary*** Washington, D.C. — Today, at a Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee […]
MIL-OSI USA: “We Will Not Forget:” Padilla Sends Strong Warning as Republicans Go Nuclear to Revoke California Clean Air Waivers
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) “We Will Not Forget:” Padilla Sends Strong Warning as Republicans Go Nuclear to Revoke California Clean Air Waivers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and a member of the Senate Environment and […]
MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: Senator Rosen Secures Air Force Commitment to Address Long-Overdue Veteran Benefits Issue for Toxic Exposures at Nevada Test and Training Range
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Watch Senator Rosen’s Exchange HERE. WASHINGTON, DC – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Jacky Rosen (NV) secured a commitment from senior Air Force officials to take action to address critical gaps in care and benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins […]
MIL-OSI: RCF Opportunities Fund II L.P. Files Early Warning Report Regarding Common Shares of Defense Metals Corp.
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) DENVER, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RCF Opportunities Fund II L.P. (“RCF”) reports that it has filed an early warning report under National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues in respect of the common shares (the “Common Shares”) in the capital of […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: Ernst Releases Alarming Report on Tech Vulnerable to China
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released a report revealing that billions of dollars in sensitive American intellectual property are vulnerable to China, because the lack of a consistent due diligence standard in […]
MIL-OSI Video: 250 Years of Navy Medicine
Source: United States Department of Defense (video statements) ————— @USNavy Medicine celebrates 250 years of excellence delivering quality healthcare to warfighters ashore, on, below and above the sea. #DYK Navy Medicine represents more than 44,000 highly trained military and civilian healthcare professionals. Each year only about 600 applicants are invited to interview, and under 200 […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1100 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Third Week in May as part of Operation Take Back America
Source: United States Attorneys General Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from perpetrators of violent crime. Operation […]
MIL-OSI USA: THE PCH IS REOPENING: Governor Newsom, local partners will reopen the iconic roadway ahead of schedule and in time for Memorial Day Weekend
Source: US State of California 2 May 22, 2025 What you need to know: The Pacific Coast Highway, which was closed following the Palisades Fire, will reopen to public travel ahead of schedule this Friday in advance of Memorial Day Holiday. LOS ANGELES – Following through on his commitment to reopen a critical stretch of […]