Trump signs order to revive “Department of War” as secondary title Defence Secretary to be called “Secretary of War” Full name change still requires Congressional approval United States President Donald Trump has directed that the Pentagon begin using the name “Department of War” as a secondary title, reviving a name that was dropped over 75 … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has selected Fox News host, author, and military veteran Pete Hegseth as his choice for defence secretary. Hegseth, 44, who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, would oversee the world’s largest military in what would be his first role in government. Announcing the nomination on Tuesday, Trump described Hegseth as “tough, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the government of Niger has officially terminated its military cooperation agreement with the United States, effective immediately.tThis abrupt decision was announced on national television on Saturday evening, just one day after a senior US delegation concluded a three-day visit aimed at engaging with Niger’s military junta, which has shown inclinations towards … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Pentagon has revealed that a United States aircraft shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near its troops in Syria. This marks the first instance of the U.S. taking down an aircraft from its NATO ally, Turkey. While a Turkish defense ministry official clarified that the drone did not … Read more
US intelligence documents circulated on social media in recent months. The leak was allegedly spearheaded by a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman. The leak included US secrets about Ukraine, Russia, and other allies and foes. Eko Hot Blog reports that Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard has been arrested over the … Read more
US Strike Kills 13 Al-Shabaab Fighters – Pentagon EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia. The strike took place on August 14 near Teedaan in the central-southern part of the country while Shabaab fighters were … Read more
The Pentagon said no decision had yet been made on whether to deploy troops EKO HOT BLOG reports that some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine, the Pentagon says. Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops nearby. … Read more
The Pentagon defended the strike at first, claiming it had killed an ISIS-K operative planning an imminent attack on US forces… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US military released videos Wednesday of the botched August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. The newly released videos show the … Read more
Pentagon warns that China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal The nuclear expansion that the [People’s Republic of China] is undertaking is certainly very concerning EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to a major Pentagon statement released on Wednesday, China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end … Read more
The drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children. The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Defense Department said … Read more
US troops led a NATO coalition to eject the Taliban from power in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda… The US military announced the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, concluding a 20-year conflict that ended with the Taliban seizing control of the country. “I’m … Read more
Germany-based Africa Command (AFRICOM) is the US military headquarters that oversees its operations in Africa The United States has said there is no plan to relocate its Africa Command from its current base in Germany to Nigeria or any other part of Africa despite the worsening state of insecurity in the region. The US gave … Read more