chris gordon, air and space forces magazine. this morning vice chief of staff noted that he was working with your office on airbase air defense. you just noted it as well. so that brings me to my question. that's supposed to be an army mission. should the army be doing more to protect forward bases or should the air force be doing more? and when you're having these discussions with the army, how is that relationship going to look like in the future and how are you going to delineate who does what, especially with resourcing being a concern? sec. dalton: great to see you. thanks for the great question. the general and i are working this real-time with the department of the army. i would say that it is an army mission and in terms of what the department of defense overall is endeavoring to do in theater together is to ensure that we are able to project power forward in these types of contested environments and so it is going to require us growing forward together and defining the specific requirements and timing and sequencing of h

which included both the air force and the spaceport and the department of the air force the same way the army and the marines will what are your first impressions? >> thank you for the kind hospitality at brookings, a long appreciation for the contributions of foreign policy, and establish, and honor to be here today and be on stage. i have been struck by the sense of urgency the department of the air force has in addressing people's republic of china challenges which is called for in the national defense strategy in 2022 and overall the department of defense has been focused on the last couple of years but from an organized perspective, it is remarkable how much progress has been made the last couple years to drive those changes through the air force and space force although still considerable work to come. you all may have heard secretary kendall and the two chiefs talk about re-optimizing for great power constitution, the air force and space force being part of the air force until five years ago for a long time has been roughly 30 years focused on efficiency, focused on how to sup

all know includes both the air force and the space force, both within their part by the air force and went their rains and be about in the department of the navy when you first impressions on the job. >> and forceful thank you so much for the hospitality and joining me here brookings and along appreciation for the station database to the foreign policy debatend and certainly scholarships in order to be able to enjoy you all to be here be on stage with mike. i have been struck by the sense of urgency the department of the air force moving out on addressing the people's republic of china and challenges which of course called for in the national defense strategy which canal in 2022, and overall the department of defense has been quite focused on the last couple an organized the equipped perspective coming really is remarkable how much progress has been made in the last couple of years to really drive this through but the air force the space force although still considerable work to become and you may have heard secretary kendall that you talk about re- optimizing for great power and the

i am sure that if the air force sees a drone hanging, then they want it knock him down, that is.of this, but something, something is happening somewhere different, it's difficult for me to say, because again, i myself would like to hear an official comment from what concerns these intelligence agencies? enemy drones, how different they are from some other air targets, yes, whether they possibly have any additional tactical and technical characteristics and allow them to be calculated on certain systems of radar tracking of the atmosphere. in the case of a drone, in any case , we are talking about an inconspicuous target, a small-sized, inconspicuous target, but in the 22nd year of the air force in general. the defense forces of ukraine are quite actively destroying halls and eagles, well, not with tepachs, but as actively as possible, that is, problems with detection, taking into account the fact that certain publics there are warning that, for example, a drone has been spotted over a certain area there, and again - still , there were such reports regarding poltava, that is , the

of ukraine, former spokesman of the air forcethe ukrainian armed forces. congratulations, mr. yuri. congratulations, mr. vitaly. so, let's start with the air defense situation. during the last nato summit in washington. many people talked about it. however, how realistic is it to really close the sky above ukraine and what is needed for this, what is the number of the air defense system and how realistic is it? well, there is nothing unreal. you know that ukraine requested these systems from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. at first, we were provided with small, actually portable missile complexes. like the stinger, in order to strengthen our anti-aircraft defense, they gave us something from the soviet weapons that we have on staff at that time, well, then the heavy complexes went, this and the s-300 from slovakia, then the first patriot arrived, as you know, which shot down in the first world history shot down that the very dagger and so on, that is why the countermeasures defense system will come to ukraine, this

forces of ukraine, former spokesman of the air forcethe ukrainian armed forces. congratulations, mr. yuri. congratulations, mr. vitaly. so, let's start with the air defense situation. during the last nato summit in washington, a lot was said about it. however, how realistic is it to really close the sky over ukraine and what is needed for this, what is the number of air defense systems and how realistic is it. well. there is nothing unrealistic, you know that ukraine asked for these systems from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, at first we were given small ones, actually portable anti-missile systems such as the stinger, in order to strengthen our anti-aircraft defense, we gave something from the soviet armament, which was our standard at that time, well, then came the heavy complexes, the s-300 and slovakia, then the first patriot arrived, as you know, who shot down for the first time in world history was shot down by the same dagger and so on, that's why the system. defenses will come to ukraine, this event gave a clear

air force, actually comes from those forces that provided the air the actual cover from aggression fromrussian aviation, this should be remembered by everyone who makes such accusations in the direction of the commander, in the direction of the air force in general, who and how should lead, how should ensure the same result, therefore we need air defense, we need quite a lot of them, we are moving away from the soviet systems, so the beech trees are being crossed by western missiles, the frankensan project, you know, is well-known, everything is being done to increase the number, you see that missiles and drones are flying constantly, and it flies deep into the territory of ukraine, therefore, in our case, we need more systems of various types, as a result, in the end, we will switch to the main types of systems for the air force - these are: sams irst, patriot, and sumpti , the italian-french complex, which can also be delivered to ukraine in sufficient quantities. and tell me, we can say that the russians know whether this is some new tactic in the air defense system, how realistic is

thank you, thank you for joining our broadcast, yuriy ignat, a representative of the air force of theces of ukraine, a colonel, was a guest of svoboda. i remind you that you can subscribe to the radio liberty channel, do not hesitate to do so, put your favorites, write comments, what you liked to hear, what you didn't like. what questions do you have, maybe what topics do you propose, be sure to communicate with journalists, it is important that we together with you essentially create this content, and also the unexpected result of the french elections, where in the second round the far-left coalition came out ahead , marine le pen's far-right party finished the parliamentary race in third place. le pen has long been considered a pro-russian politician, and what the results of these elections mean, we will ask our colleagues in brussels. olena abramovich joins our broadcast, she is in direct contact with us. elena, congratulations, tell me, how do you evaluate the elections in france and how for ukraine they can affect ukraine, the situation in ukraine? good morning, this is a really

also, the generals focus a lot of attention on the fact that ukraine needs an air force for victory, and ukraine can't just focus on defense every day, focus on attacking russia every day. thank you oleksiy, for your work oleksiy kovalenko told us about the ways american generals see to strengthen ukrainian positions in the face of russian aggression. us president joe biden said that he did not cope during the debate with donald trump last week, but will continue the fight for re-election. voa's scott stearns took a look at the state of the presidential campaign during the celebration independence day americans. tetyana brushko tells the story. independence day celebrations during presidential election years are usually a time for patriotism. events attended by the candidates' loyal supporters, but this year none of the leading candidates campaigned on the day after their first debate last week. currently, president joe biden is trying to calm his entourage after his poor performance at the debate, while his rival donald trump is trying to stay focused on failure of his opponent. in

in the afternoon of july 2, the air force of the ukrainian armed forces reported the threat of using ballistic weapons and the danger to poltava oblast. before that , monitoring telegram channels wrote about a reconnaissance drone that was in the air over poltava for several hours. the rocket attack was confirmed by the head of poltava ova philip pronin. he wrote in telegram that no hits to civilian or industrial infrastructure were recorded. russian pro-war telegram channels began to write about the alleged attack on the airfield near poltava. one of the telegram channels even released a video taken from the air above the airfield, which shows a helicopter standing on... an open parking lot, the post indicated that the drone that shot the video was launching a missile attack on the airfield and the mi helicopter was supposed to be the target -24. russian forces to attack. as it is claimed, iskander-m ballistic missiles with a cluster warhead were used, there were no official reports of damage to the aircraft. instead, ukrainian monitoring telegram channels wrote that there were no lo

all this was from the air force .starts with the gathering and transfer of the coup agents to hamedan. an hour later , at 9:00 a.m. on july 18, the hamedan corps surrounds nojeh base. they are arrested one after another. arrests continue. 19 8 airborne personnel are caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities, a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. the role of the revolutionary forces in defeating this coup is commendable. the details of the coup plan show the dangerous thoughts of the anti-revolution movement . according to the differences that interface. he coordinated them at the hoval air base, which is the same shah rukhiye , as if iraq attacked, if you remember, iraq also attacked that night, yes, as we want to move in front of the iraqi planes , get up, but instead of going to iraq together iraqi planes, come to tehran, irgc plays an important role in uncovering and debunking the complex plan of the coup . the khal sala base becomes a researcher. he used to go

the air force and air defense forces of belarus are part of the unified air defense system of the cisr states. they are on joint combat duty with the air defense forces of the russian federation. and according to tradition, a bright end to this. we will discuss the topic of belarusian independence later in the program, but for now let’s move on to economic news. contracts amount to more than one billion 100 million belarusian rubles. this is the result of one forum of regions of belarus and russia, which was hosted by the vitebsk region. details from our columnist alesya vysotskaya. the forum of regions is one of the most successful and productive projects of the union state, experts at various levels say. and it continues to grow with ambitious initiatives. this year, for the first time, participants were met in three cities at once, polotsk, novopolotsk, vitebsk, from science education to agricultural industry. work from nine sections to shake hands and personally discuss allied prospects. the key theme is innovation. signed an agreement with the university of nizhny novgorod, which

the air force of the islamic republic of iran army, which is the second power of its kind at the head of the western world, is today with the unshakable faith and belief they have in the decisive islamic revolution of their homeland, with perseverance and dedication. naziri are trying to compensate for any shortages and dispossessions caused by recent developments in their organization and at the same time, with as much determination as possible , to block the way for foreign and domestic opportunists and obligees. in addition to creating peace and encouragement among the nation, azim could send a powerful message to foreign enemies that havani rooz, with the help of his youth, has been able to step on the chest of foreign advisers and is ready to face any threat. this demonstration of the power of an air-ground regiment by various helicopters and air personnel the day was in front of the imam of the ummah. as much as we did this and went to this parade for the first and last time, that's the front. the gazar of the islamic republic is still a source of inspiration for us, and even no

the telegram feed of the air force square channel was drowned in alarming messages.than once. the mirgorod military airfield is located in the poltava region, 150 km from the russian border, the facility is vulnerable to high-speed ballistic iskander. the starokonstantinov airbase, in the khmelnitsky region, is located 540 km away, it could become one of the main bases for the f-16s that will soon be delivered to ukraine. at the same time, mirgorod is within our reach. was, and daggers are breaking through the air defense around starokonstantinovka, will it be possible in this case to ensure the safety of 24 fighters, which the dutch authorities will soon hand over to kiev. disaster one of the largest cardboard and paper manufacturers in the whole of europe. we are talking about a plant whose main profile is quote: sanitary and hygienic goods for mass consumption, that is, simply put, napkins, paper towels and , last but not least, toilet paper, and it is the last item that causes particular concern in the media. they say that as factory workers are called up by the

result of a group strike with high-precision weapons on the airfield, five su-27 aircraft of the air forceere destroyed and two were damaged . enemy. two more ukrainian mig-29 and su-27 aircraft were shot down by russian air defense. now it’s just a matter of finding the culprits. so sergei bratchuk said on ukrainian air that he was responsible. they beat me almost every day and more than once . the mirgorod military airfield is located in the poltava region, 150 km from the russian border, the facility is vulnerable to high-speed ballistic iskander. the starokonstantinov airbase, in the khmelnitsky region, is located 540 km away; it can become one of the main bases for f-16s, which will soon deliver to ukraine. at the same time, mirgod is within the reach of our uavs, and daggers are breaking through the air defense around starokonstantinovka. will it work? has always been in the forefront of russia's enemies. mark ruete is one of the initiators of the creation of an international coalition to supply f-16s to kiev. under him, the netherlands supplied weapons, drones and ammunition to soar

result of a group strike with precision weapons on the airfield, five su-27 aircraft of the enemy air forceere destroyed and two were damaged. two more ukrainian mig-29 and su-27 aircraft were shot down by russian means air defense. now it's time. it will take little effort to find the culprits, so sergei bratchuk said on ukrainian air that those responsible for not preventing russia’s attack on mirgorod should be punished, and the allies should offer help. we need new patriots, we also need the air defense systems themselves, which i mentioned, with a short medium range of destruction, this is what will help us, including in the fight against russian reconnaissance drones, so they began to fly further, this is a problem. this is just one of a series of our attacks on the ukrainian airfield. june feed of the air force telegram channel square was drowned in alarming messages. they beat me almost every day and more than once . the mirgorod military airfield is located in the poltava region, 150 km from the russian border, the facility is vulnerable to high-speed ballistic iskander. the starok

result of a group strike with precision weapons on the airfield, five su-27 aircraft of the enemy air force. two more ukrainian mig-29 and su-27 aircraft were shot down by russian air defense. now it’s just a matter of finding the culprits. so sergei bratchuk said on ukrainian air that those responsible were those who did not prevent the russian strike. which i said, short medium- range destruction, this is what will help us, including in the fight against russian drones scouts, so they began to fly further, this is a problem. this is just one of a series of our attacks on the ukrainian airfield. in june , the telegram channel of the air force of the square was drowned in alarming messages. they beat me almost every day. not just once. the mirgorod military airfield is located in the poltava region, 150 km from the russian border, the facility is vulnerable to high-speed ballistic iskander. the starokonstantinov airbase, in the khmelnitsky region, is located 540 km away; it can become one of the main bases for f-16s, which will soon deliver to ukraine. at the same time, mirgorod is within t

but this is simply even this figure that was laid out. its time for official communication of the air forcents to us that it is possible that when the occupiers declared that they were very close to destroying our air defense system in general, maybe they did not do much, it was just that a certain feat took place here and there in all places that generic anti-aircraft fighters, who repaired equipment, for example, in their time, that our defense units, who simply raised anti-aircraft defense from its knees, which actually then provided us with such, well, you know, right... well, a relaxed lifestyle, when cruise missiles go astray at the level of efficiency there 75%, not 10 and 30%, it was the first weeks of the war, or full-scale war, or previous local conflicts there at the end of the 20th, beginning of the 21st century, so literally i , personally, subjectively, emotionally, this story with myrhorod i perceived it roughly in the way that i imagine that there are still people in ukraine who think that nothing is happening here, and for them this is the first terrible discovery of how in

the airborne planning committee headed by the air commander in chief of the allied expeditionary air force, was of representatives from all the services in the airborne operation, navy ground and air, as well as the troop carrier command and the airborne division's concern. british ground crews helped assemble their own horses, gliders before turning them over to troop carrier. this british horse and now belongs the ninth troop carrier command. each group had 73 aircraft instead of the normal 52. the troop carried a force of three wings and 14 groups contained, one experienced wing and five combat wise groups from the mediterranean in three planes and each squadron are equipped for aerial pickup. thorough coordination, ground and air is necessary for accuracy and delivery of resupply containers. these men are pathfinders. a combined team of troop carrier crews and parachute technicians will drop on objective areas and set up homing devices for the main aerial teams of 9 to 14 technical men and five security personnel. all the pathfinder school starting without precedent and a table of orga

, these are those who see the air force within the country and far beyond its borders, it is the seconde of armed forces after the ground forces, only in peacetime it is 50,000 servicemen, now they are much and much more. in 2018, after returning from toos and the end of the contract, i made a decision. dismiss from the ranks of the armed forces, to go to civilian life, which i succeeded in principle, found myself in the it field, worked very well, everything worked out for him, but unfortunately, fate made its adjustments, i had to return to the ranks of the military, on february 24, i received the news ... in the morning, the wife announced that she was giving birth, at 6 in the morning she ran into the room and shouted that it had started, and i told him, i know that it had started, it had already started at four in the morning, he tells me, no, he says, the war began, and the first thing i did was, when everyone was leaving the city center, leaving kyiv, i went to the center city, took his wife to the maternity hospital. on the 25th, he took me home, he had already collected his thi

an element of the air force was humiliated. all this was from the air force. i don't forget this.the first anti-coup operation will start from lali park in tehran, which is the place where the coup agents gather and transfer to hamedan. then , at 9:00 a.m. on july 18, the hamadan corps of the noje base the coup agents are arrested one after the other, the arrests continue. 8 airborne personnel are caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities, a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. role. the forces of the revolution are commendable in stopping this coup. the details of the coup plan show what dangerous thoughts the anti-revolution movement has in its head? according to the information provided by their coordinator. harak air base , which is the same as shahrukhia, as iraq attacked, if you remember, iraq also attacked the same night. as in front of the planes iraqis, we want to move, get up, but instead of going to iraq, come with iraqi planes. maybe a country of 40 and 35 million people who are all equipped, they can lose this wrong

it was the air force. i don't remember. the first anti-coup operation starts from lali park in tehran , which is the place of gathering and transfer of coup agents to hamedan. an hour later, at 9:00 am on july 18, hamedan irgc calculation database. he does. the coup plotters are arrested one after another. arrests continue. on july 19, 8 airborne personnel were caught in an ambush by the guards. in some other cities , a number of soldiers are arrested on the charge of participating in the coup. the role of the revolutionary forces in defeating this coup is commendable. the details of the coup plan show the dangerous thoughts of the anti-revolution movement . according to the confessions made by the coordinator, the air base near shahrukhiyeh was attacked by iraq . if you remember, iraq also attacked on the same night. as we want to move in front of the iraqi planes, we should get up, but if we go to iraq with the iraqi planes, we will come to tehran, the irgc has an important role in uncovering and debunking the complex pla

yuriy ignat, a representative of the air force of the armed forces of ukraine, a colonel, joined our you for joining. good morning, i greet you. i would like to ask you immediately about the layouts. many models are waiting for russian missiles? well, as you can see, today, uh, we have a lack of means for active defense, i mean both missiles and those weapons that we use in air defense, we have to use passive defense means as well, that is layouts are a means of passive defense. it is necessary to understand that the introduction of the enemy into oman is in this way. reduces the number of its means, i.e. the same iskanders, models are used not only for air defense, i mean air defense equipment, there are models of aircraft, there are models of armored vehicles that are used by ground forces, that’s all, they all work, i will say for a very long time and quite effectively, it allows you to introduce the enemy into mana, protect people's lives, protect equipment, well, accordingly, as i said, the enemy... reduces the stock of its missiles, i want to remind you how much those iskander

also, our air defense forces shot down a mi-8 helicopter of the ukrainian air force and 40 drones inuse where 400 tons of ammunition were stored. the enemy lost about 1,700 militants per day in all areas of the special operation. russian mig-29 and mig-31 did not violate the state border. two us air force b-52 strategic bombers, the russian ministry of defense reported this. they were spotted over the barinsky sea. as our fighters approached, the american planes were forced to turn around. mikhail mishustin is currently on a working trip to the far east, it began from the magadan region. the prime minister is there i already visited 4 years ago and was now able to appreciate the changes that have occurred in the region recently. evgeniy petrukhina about what was shown to the prime minister. the special board lands in magadan, this is the first city on mikhail mishustin’s working trip to the far east and siberia. the program is dynamic. a few welcoming words immediately to the object. vysotsky international airport is changing its appearance. here it is, the new air terminal complex.

of a group strike with high-precision weapons on the airfield, five su-27 aircraft of the enemy air forceere destroyed, two su-27 aircraft were damaged, and two more ukrainian mik-29 and su-27 aircraft were shot down by russian air defense. now it’s just a matter of finding it. channel of the air force nezalezhnaya was drowned in alarming messages, they beat almost every day and more than once. the mirgorod military airfield is located in the poltava region, 150 km from the russian border, the facility is vulnerable to high-speed ballistic iskander. airbase starokonstantinov, in the khmelnitsky region, is located 540 km away, it could become one of the main bases for the f-16, which will soon be delivered to ukraine. at the same time, mirgorod is within the reach of our uavs. and daggers are breaking through the air defense around starokonstantinovka, will it be possible in this case to ensure the safety of twenty-four fighters, which the dutch authorities will soon hand over to kiev? is the solution already? the future secretary general of nato, it is for this, in general, that he is bei

air force. he resigned from his 22-your career in the air force over u.s.port for israel in its war on gaza. mohammed is palestinian-american. his aunt was killed in an israeli attack on gaza on october 10. he's the first to resign with a direct connection to gus's massive civilian death toll. when we come back, we'll speak with investigative journalist jeremy scahill. he is a new report out based on interviews with senior hamas officials about ongoing ceasefire negotiations and the group's broader goals. he cofounded the intercept and now he is cofounded a new news site. it is called drop site. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as we continue to look at israel's war on gaza, we turn now to look at the state of negotiations for a possible ceasefire and hostage deal. on monday, cia director bill burns and president biden's top middle east adviser brett mcgurk met with israeli and egyptian officials in cairo. burns is headed next to qatar. this comes as hamas's political lea

unforgivable area of ​​the ukrainian air force.d su-27s at a military airfield in mirgorod were destroyed by iskanders. five dryers were destroyed, two more were damaged. this is the worst day for the ukrainian air force, noted the american magazine forbes. it may have been one of the most costly days for the battered ukrainian air force since... russia began its war against ukraine in february 2022. the 831st tactical aviation brigade of ukraine is located at the airbase itself. here are training centers, warehouses with weapons, probably with stormshadow missiles. mirgorod, by the way, was used as a jump-off airfield for attacks on russian targets in the zaporozhye region in the direction of crimea. operational-tactical aviation is unmanned in the first ranks of russia's enemies. one of the initiators of the creation of an international coalition to supply kiev with f-16s, under which the netherlands supplied art weapons, drones and ammunition to the mtr. we are talking about handing over 24 cars. 24 vehicles are a full-fledged s

later, he told us in the public meetings that we asked saddam to help us with his air force, but they did not come . 120 mm 122 mm 130 millimeters of all kinds of recruits entered , ashraf's camp is like a region an operation with a lot of weapons that entered the camp every day , and many other tools, including 16 jeeps , 16 so-called hand-held weapons , including bk, rpg, ammunition, all types of ammunition used by the organization in its required area , and many in other words, even other logistical materials , such as food, fruit juice, and things that should be used on the way, were placed on top of ashraf camp, and many children are cleaning and preparing these items within a week, masoud rajavi. expanded to attract as many forces as possible from all over the world collect with the 48-hour fath code of tehran. then, in this situation, they said that we are going to tehran, rome, they brought with them from abroad , they brought from different countries , norway, china, and many of them are now in their books . they are french, for example , they were killed. there is a list of

air force. having proved itself during the battle of britain in 1940, the raf initially inventoried 1400 spitfires in their arsenal. they were very capable and had an outstanding high altitude fighting capability. on d-day, more than 50 unique squadrons of spitfires were involved in the first 24 hours of the invasion with the mission to conduct ground attacks on german forces, the first luftwaffe aircraft to be shutdown was conducted during the invasion by a super marine spitfire flown by raf pilot johnny houlton. spitfires flew at low level pre-d-day reconnaissance missions over northern france, providing critical information as the operation was planned. the spitfire's exploits made a national symbol for the united kingdom and its contribution to the defense of england and many operations throughout the european theater helped turn the tide of war. today, only around 178 survive, flying examples can be counted on your two hands. and i'm now high and overhead, the super marine spitfire mark nin

>> i have received a letter from the governor, senator, and most recently secretary of the air force has reached out and engaged the governors to talk about this issue and explain the rationale. as you know, when we stood up space force, we took on units and people that were focused on the space mission and incorporated those from the air force, from the army, from the navy, inc. those people and units into space force. this measure will affect, i believe, a small number of people. but certainly, i understand the concerns and we owe it to the governors to engage them on it and that is why secretary of the air force has recently engaged them personally on the issue. >> i encourage that. thank you. >> chairman of the full provisions committee summary. >> thank you very much. thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. right now we face a number of serious challenges across the globe. that is why the vice chair and i pushed through the gridlock to hammer out and pass a strong national security package that send support to our allies especially ukraine. humanitarian aid to civilians

but the forces of the badr corps are resisting until the air forces of the army arrive.s is how siad shirazi narrates this scene. i asked the nature of that battalion that was behind khakiz. i said this battalion is from the ansar al-hussein brigade of the islamic revolution guards corps. far beyond this story , the air force has brought its army to the scene earlier than anyone else, its shirazi fighter is monitoring the area with a helicopter, and the air force attacks against this column are starting . i became a modern mechanized column that started from the embankment itself and its length up to hassan abad pass which was visible was about four or five kilometers. we want to deal with it, and the communication between the helicopter teams of cobra air force became constant . it doesn't move. from my side , i had piqued the phantom planes. we are building a building. i am responsible for the upper axis. daoud , i am the axis, not this axis. you and i will coordinate it . that's it. yes, sir. yes , people from all over iran without uniforms and weapons are bringing th

the other hand, in aviation, so the three of us are representatives of the main branches of the air forcer defense is not only the popular missile troops and aviation, there are also radio engineering troops, these are those who see the air forces inside the country and far beyond its borders, it is the second largest in number. type of armed forces after the ground forces, only in peacetime, it is 50 00 servicemen, now there are much and much more, in 2018 after returning from atos, and the end of the contract, i decided to leave the ranks of the armed forces, go to civilian life, which i succeeded in principle, found myself in it. worked very well in the field, everything worked out for him, but unfortunately, fate made its adjustments, i had to return to the ranks of the military, on february 24 i received the news, at four in the morning my wife informed me that she was giving birth, at 6 in the morning she ran into the room and ... it started, and i tell him, i know what started, back in the quarter it started in the morning, he tells me, but no, he says, the war has started, and the

army today launched 38 missiles of various types over ukraine, of which 30 were shot down by the air force. informed the department. in particular, one of the buildings of the ohmadit children's hospital was hit in the capital. the mayor of the city, vitalii klitschko, called this attack one of the worst in the entire period of the full-scale war. andriy yermak, the head of the president's office , called the attack on okhmandyt purposeful a blow by the russians, that is, he ruled out the version that the russian army could aim allegedly at some military object. the ministry of defense of russia denies the statements of the ukrainian authorities and assures them. that videos and photos of the destruction allegedly confirm that a ukrainian air defense missile fell on the hospital. however, the center for countering disinformation of the national security council called the statement of the ministry of defense of the russian federation a fake. according to kyiv mayor klitschko, rocket fragments fell today in dnipro and solomyansk districts, and emergency services were called in golosivsky di

the air force and air defense forces of belarus are part of the unified air defense system of the cis member states and carry out joint combat duty with the air defense forces russian. federation in the practice of holding parades of the troops of the minsk garrison, it has become traditional to show the parade ground of the consolidated company of the guard of honor. it is the pkk that graces today’s military parade, setting the mood for the entire holiday. in honor of the eightieth anniversary of liberation , a fundamentally new program has been prepared, and this will be an absolute premiere. these elements were not shown to the general public. on the square there are pennants for courage and perseverance in the bastard of the aichin war; they were awarded to 36 belarusian settlements that selflessly showed themselves in the fight against the enemy. the fighters rearrange themselves into a figure in the form of one of the elements of the traditional belarusian ornament. the element symbolizes the desire for wealth and prosperity. figured elements with a carabiner are made according

after a close inspection, air force officials were inclined to agree.ng chuck's heroics were forgery. that was no joke to the investigator and former marine, late nate. >> wasn't he appearing at arlington cemetery to give flags to widows or something? >> he was appearing at funerals, wearing his purple heart, comforting widows of servicemen who died in combat. >> it got worse as nate kept digging, he discovered something about martha ann, who had never donned a military uniform in her life, showed up at a veterans retreat and claimed that she too had ranked and medals, and combat experience. she showed off a purple heart. met several of the attendees at this retreat specifically remember her talking all about and working at the pentagon, being at the pentagon during the 9/11 attacks. and charles was also telling people that, yeah, she is a full bird colonel in the marine corps, retired. statement and nobody questioned her then? >> they believed her. >> but, nate discovered that military glory, that big-time career didn't exist, any of it. there was no h

man of few years ago, we've talked about him before on the show, he said the israeli army is an air forceare not ready for uh to to fight an actual war, and now you also have first you have reservists you have already served in gaza. signing a letter uh, i believe was 46 of them that signed letter that said we will not return to rasa and they side personal issues you know they side uh like some reserves are losing their jobs because you know the the israeli army depends on the reserve force as as well as the israely economy and uh they're saying or they're also saying you know like uh we kill families we burn down homes like few of them kind of mentioned that right you also have there's a new report on israeli media that says that on but up to 900 officers now the rank of captain to major, if i'm not mistaken, have asked to be to resign, have permission to resign, now this is figure that compared to previous years, it's a ninefold increase buse in previous years it was only between 100 and 120, yes, i don't know if what's what's happening in the side arm forces is like a result of what's

not just the air force. so i want to encourage her continued focus on making sure you have adequate isr and we will work with you to do that. >> it actually makes my job easier. i'm focused on ensuring we have the capability. >> thank you. i have a few more questions. and i thank you for your patience and going through the order. i've repeatedly called upon secretary mayorkas and president biden and congress to step up and fix what's going on at the southern border. it is not sustainable at all and unacceptable. dhs continues to rely on dod support at the southern border to make sure they do what they can do. but again, i don't see funding in this budget for personnel for those operations. so how many troops are serving currently on the southern border? >> there's about 2500. >> how does dod cover these costs? >> as we always have out of our operating budget. >> what does that mean, operationally who gets shorted? >> it means that there's something else we are not doing because of that support. it's importan

in total, russia launched 38 missiles of various types - the air force command of the armed forces ofaine reports. iskander ballistic missiles, in particular, flew over our cities and villages. winged kha-101, zircon, calibers and guided air missiles. it is already 47 in kryvyi rih injured due to a rocket attack, eleven wounded, nine townspeople are in a serious condition, serhii lysak, the head of the military administration of the region, reported. the rocket hit the territory of the northern mining and processing plant. the administrative building was damaged. the rescuers are sorting out the rubble, they also reported a hit in... the kryvyi rih district, where a fire also broke out. there is no official information about the victims. a day of mourning has been declared tomorrow in kryvyi rih. a man died in dnipro due to rocket fire, the head of the regional said serhii lysak of the military administration. it is also known about six victims, one person is in serious condition. a nine-story building was damaged in the place, the roof and technical building were destroyed. windows o

from 2018 to 2020 you were the top air force commander in the pacific. what is notable in this time of division in this country, remember in 2020 you were confirmed by the senate unanimously and that is when you became the first african-american to serve as the service chief, head of the air force. thank you for being here today. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> let me start with the news headlines. we all know about now the widespread internet outage which was caused by what seems a glitch, not a cyber attack, per se, we learned that this morning . how has it affected u.s. military operations? has it affected the u.s. military? >> i was made aware of the situation on a flight back to the united states. all reports are that i have no impact on dod operations this -- but i will also share, this gives you an indication of how important cybersecurity, how we use our software, how we use our tools is important and the things we do, particularly protecting our capabilities to protect the nation, even when you have a glitch or an attack to be best postured to be

without permission from the air force to take him on air force one and i was given the job of walking him off air force one for some reason. i walked him off air force one in the present person at air force base came running over to me and said jean, the press wants to know. for a minute, i just assumed she was going to say they would like to interview you. she said the press wants to know if you could not be between cilley and the camera because you are blocking sully. it was a moment. sully has an instagram account. he has 5000 followers. that is possibly the two iconic photos that came out. >> jean, louis, on behalf of this audience, i'm going to say thank you for your time. >> next leprosy sends coverage of, we had to chicago for the democratic national convention. watch live, beginning monday, august 19th as puts forth their presidential nominee. democratic leaders talk about the track record and their vision for the next four years. as they fight to retain, the democratic national convention. live, monday, august 19th on c- span. or online at c-span.org. visit our website for th

man of few years ago, we've talked about before on the show, he said the the israeli army is an air force army, the ground troops are not ready for uh to to fight an actual war, and now you also have first you have reservists, you not have already served in gasa signing a letter uh, i believe it was 46 of them that signed letter that we will not return, to gaza and they side personal issues, they side uh like some reserves are losing their jobs because you know the the israeli army depends on the reserve force as as well as the israely economy and uh they're saying or they're also saying you know like uh we kill families we burn down homes like few of them kind of mentioned that right you also have there's a new report on israeli media that says that on up to 900 officers and the rank of uh captain to major if i'm not mistaken have asked to be to resign, abas permission to resign, this is figure that compared to previous years, it's a ninefold increase, because in previous years it was only between 100 and 120, yes i don't know what's what's happening in the is forces is like a result of

the air force and air defense forces of belarus are part of the joint air defense system of the participating states. the cis is on joint combat duty with the air defense forces russian federation. in the practice of holding parades of troops of the minsk garrison. it is the pkk that graces today’s military parade, setting the mood for the entire holiday. in honor of the eightieth anniversary of liberation, a fundamentally new program has been prepared, and this will be an absolute premiere. these elements were not shown to the general public. on the square there are pennants for courage and perseverance during the vyalika aychinnaya war; they were awarded to 36 belarusian settlements that selflessly showed themselves in the fight against the enemy. ornament. the element symbolizes a wish wealth and prosperity. servicemen of the honor guard company demonstrate mastery of the carbine. a unique training methodology allows you to achieve a high level of mastery in mastering the most complex combat techniques. and what we are seeing now is clear confirmation of this. the formation forms the numbe

him off air force one for some reason and and so i walk up off air force one and the press person and andrews air force base came running over to me and said gene the press wants to know and for a minute. i just assumed he she was gonna say they they would like to interview you. mm-hmm. she said the press wants to know if you could not be between and the camera. because you're blocking sully. it was a humbling moment, but sully sully has an instagram account. he has 5,000 followers and i'm one and follow a dog, but that anita thanks for that is the night bad and bob dole or possibly the two iconic. those that came out of president bush's funeral. gene lewis nicola on behalf of this audience. i'm going to say thank you so much for your time your expertise.