Defence News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 17, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Durbin, Duckworth Join Padilla, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Demanding Trump Remove Military Forces From Los Angeles
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin June 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Durbin Joins Local Leaders, Army Corps Of Engineers To Celebrate Progress of Cahokia Heights Sewer Trunkline Project
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Illinois Dick Durbin June 13, 2025 Phase I of the city’s sewer trunkline project was supported by $3.5 million in federal funding Durbin secured through an earmark in the FY23 government funding bill CAHOKIA HEIGHTS – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined state and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy Honors Louisiana Students Accepting Service Academies Appointments
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy BATON ROUGE – On Saturday, in Baton Rouge, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) honored twenty-two Louisiana students who accepted appointments this year to the U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies. “We celebrate these students’ commitment to our country, their willingness to defend our […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Announces New District Representative in Little Rock
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) Rep. Hill Announces New District Representative in Little Rock Little Rock. AR, June 16, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, AR – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today announced that Cal Jarrett has joined his staff in Little Rock in the role of District Representative as part of the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Don Davis Advocates for Seymour Johnson at House Armed Services Committee Budget Hearing
Source: US Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) posed questions to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Daniel Caine, the highest-ranking civilian and U.S. military leaders, respectively. The hearing aimed to hear from the witnesses about the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of […]
MIL-OSI Security: Passaic County Convicted Felon Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking
Source: Office of United States Attorneys NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey man admitted to possessing quantities of fentanyl and heroin he intended to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Luis Polanco, 35, of Wayne, New Jersey pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]
MIL-OSI USA: Michigan National Guard father and son reunited in Kosovo
Source: United States Army U.S. Army Maj. Ryan Reynolds, a public affairs officer assigned to the 126th Theater Public Affairs Support Element, 63rd Troop Command, Michigan National Guard, and his son, Spc. Joey Reynolds, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter maintainer assigned to Delta Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment (2-238 GSAB), Michigan […]
MIL-OSI USA: Vermont Soldier brings mountain expertise to NATO training in North Macedonia
Source: United States Army U.S. Army Pfc. Jenifer Calzaretta, assigned to Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, (Mountain), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, poses for a photo while demonstrating climbing equipment during a static display event in Kavadarci, North Macedonia, June 1, 2025. The static display was a community outreach […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston’s Antioch Baptist Church. African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Israel issues evacuation warning to Tehran residents ahead of airstrikes
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News JERUSALEM, June 16 (Xinhua) — Israel on Monday issued an evacuation warning to residents of a Tehran city district, urging them to urgently leave the area ahead […]
MIL-OSI USA: Army’s 250th birthday celebration on June 14, 2025
Source: United States Army WASHINGTON – Members of the media are invited to cover the celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday on June 14, 2025. The festival is at the National Mall in Washington D.C. and begins with an Army Fitness competition at 9:30 a.m. Festival exhibits open at 11 a.m. The festival will provide […]
MIL-OSI USA: Army Launches Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps to Drive Tech Transformation
Source: United States Army New Executive Innovation Corps brings top tech talent into the Army Reserve to bridge the commercial-military tech gap, with four tech leaders set to join as officers. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is establishing Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps, a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with […]
MIL-OSI USA: Army to change names of seven installations
Source: United States Army WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army will take all necessary actions to change the names of seven Army installations in honor of heroic Soldiers who served in conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Battle of Mogadishu. Five of them received the Medal of Honor, three received the Distinguished Service Cross […]
MIL-OSI USA: Shaheen Kicks Off Paris Air Show at SENEDIA Breakfast, Underscoring New England Businesses’ Importance to National Security and Defense
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Published: 06.16.2025 (Paris, France) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed Granite State and other New England businesses to the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Declines Prosecution of Private Equity Firm Following Voluntary Disclosure of Sanctions Violations and Related Offenses Committed by Acquired Company
Source: United States Attorneys General 7 Department Credits Firm’s Swift Disclosure and Cooperation in Stopping Violations and Securing Former CEO’s Conviction Note: View a copy of the White Deer declination letter, Unicat non-prosecution agreement, and Mani Erfan’s plea agreement. The Justice Department’s National Security Division (NSD) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District […]
MIL-OSI Security: Venezuelan National and U.S. Citizen Arrested for Sanctions Evasion and Smuggling in Scheme to Supply Venezuela’s State-Owned Steel Industry
Source: United States Attorneys General Defendants Allegedly Moved Millions Through Global Front Companies and Illegally Supplied Industrial Goods to Sanctioned Venezuelan Entities Note: View the criminal complaint. Juan Carlos Cairo-Padron, 56, of Huntsville, Texas, and Thomas Michael Fortinberry, 51, of Decatur, Alabama, were arrested on June 13, 2025 on a federal criminal complaint charging them […]
MIL-OSI USA: Venezuelan National and U.S. Citizen Arrested for Sanctions Evasion and Smuggling in Scheme to Supply Venezuela’s State-Owned Steel Industry
Source: US State of California Defendants Allegedly Moved Millions Through Global Front Companies and Illegally Supplied Industrial Goods to Sanctioned Venezuelan Entities Note: View the criminal complaint. Juan Carlos Cairo-Padron, 56, of Huntsville, Texas, and Thomas Michael Fortinberry, 51, of Decatur, Alabama, were arrested on June 13, 2025 on a federal criminal complaint charging them […]
MIL-OSI USA: Justice Department Declines Prosecution of Private Equity Firm Following Voluntary Disclosure of Sanctions Violations and Related Offenses Committed by Acquired Company
Source: US State of California Department Credits Firm’s Swift Disclosure and Cooperation in Stopping Violations and Securing Former CEO’s Conviction Note: View a copy of the White Deer declination letter, Unicat non-prosecution agreement, and Mani Erfan’s plea agreement. The Justice Department’s National Security Division (NSD) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of […]
MIL-OSI USA: WATCH: Sherrill Slams Hegseth for Operational, Managerial, and Budgetary Incompetence at the Department of Defense
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In a high-profile House Armed Services Committee hearing today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what she called “months of dangerous dysfunction and incompetence” at the Department of Defense. Just five months into Hegseth’s tenure, Sherrill laid […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill Joins First-Ever Democratic Veterans Caucus Following Growing Threats to Veterans, Military Families, and National Security
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a former Navy helicopter pilot, joined fellow veterans in Congress to launch the Democratic Veterans Caucus — a new effort formed in response to alarming national security breaches at the Department of Defense, growing global threats, […]