• KSBW

    Military ordnance found forced evacuations in Soledad

    Soledad police said they responded to a call of military ordnance in the bed of a truck on Monday. They were determined to be spent practice rounds.

    • KGUN

    Structure fire turned wildfire leads to evacuations in Whetstone

    The Cochise County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders in Whetstone after a structure fire turned into a wildfire.

  • UK Military to Deploy Laser Weapons on Warships in 2027

    The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Friday that the DragonFire laser weapons system will be operational on Royal Navy warships from 2027, five years earlier than previously planned. This

  • Evacuations blocked and staffing failures revealed by Maui wildfire report

    The report notes that the Maui Fire Department deployed all of its staff and vehicles to help fight the fire nonstop over the course of 36 hours

    • CNN

    Missed communications and blocked evacuation routes: New report details problems and heroism from Maui’s disastrous wildfires

    An investigation of the catastrophic Maui wildfires that killed 101 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and left $6 billion in damages reveals a spate of problems with emergency preparation and coordination before and during the disaster. Among them: Chief officers and some Maui Fire Department staff used “WhatsApp” for situational awareness updates, but not everyone in the department used the app. And there was “minimal” pre-positioning of staff and equipment after the National Weather Service...

    • DVIDS

    Sailor Spotlight: From Military Child to Military Officer

    No matter what life throws your way, Cmdr. Kellie Smith is adamant about one thing: Never give up.

    • DVIDS

    Nurturing resilience: The vital role of communication in military Families during the Month of the Military Child

    Tucson, Ariz. — During April, as we pay tribute to the resilience and sacrifices of military Families and their children, it's crucial to acknowledge the significant role of effective communication within these distinct family units. The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) chaplain team understands the importance, and organizes initiatives such as the Build Strong and Ready Teams (BSRT) events, which was recently held April 5-7 in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Spain: The long and the short of it

    Spain holds the honour of having the longest place name in the EU and fifth longest in the world with its 39 letters. Of course, the European champion is from Wales and one that no doubt all Britons can easily pronounce: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. However, the EU champion is in the picturesque Baztan Valley of Navarra in […]

  • Tinubu, is this a military regime?

    THE abduction, detention and subsequent torture and dehumanisation of the Editor of an online newspaper, FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, must not be swept under the carpet. President Bola Tinubu must prove to Nigerians that he is not using the cover of democracy to run a military regime. On March 15, armed men arrested Olatunji from his Read More

  • A brief history of drag in the military

    Over at Substack, writer Cole Haddon (Psalms for the End of the World) digs into the strange relationship between hypermasculine 'Merican men and dressing up in drag. He touches briefly on the cross-dressing world of glam metal (particularly the uber-irony of Queen's existence within that oeuvre), but is much more interested in how the manliness of womanly dress manifested in the military: Female performers were rarely allowed near the fronts [during World War II]; members of the Women's Army...

  • Spain speaks on sustainability in London

    Turespaña and the Tourism Department in London marked a day to highlight Spain´s achievements in sustainable tourism, with Benidorm esteemed a pioneer. On April 17, Spain Sustainability Day took place in London as part of the Spain Talks programme, designed to share Spain´s advancements in sustainable tourism management. The director of Turespaña, Miquel Sanz, said […]

  • Why the dream of retiring to Spain is dead

    Holly Cope, 31, (pictured), who was was living and working in Sheffield, applied for Spain's digital nomad visa and moved to Madrid in May last year.