VENEZUELA – As part of the ongoing nationwide military exercises, the army used Russian made Igla MANPADS surface-to-air weapons as part of aerial Defense training.

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Training exercises on the La Guaira-Caracas Highway including the Venezuelan army, CONAS, FAES and Milicia

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T-72s, M40 recoilless rifle, EE-11 Urutu and a truck mounted Zu-23 in action.

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🎵 Row, row, row, your combat rubber raiding craft gently off the ship… like these Marines exiting USS Ashland during a Mark VI patrol boat resupply operation in the Philippine Sea amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.

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NORWAY – A U.S. Marine participates in a live-fire range during cold-weather and mountain warfare training in Setermoen, Norway.

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The “Doomsday” plane, the E-4B, serves as National Airborne Operations Center, & is a key component of the National Military Command System. In a national emergency, the aircraft can provide a command, control & communication center.

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BREAKING – There will be no negotiations between Iran and the United States on any matter before Washington removes illegal sanctions it has unilaterally imposed on Tehran, an informed security source tells Press TV.

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⚓🇨🇵 French Navy FS Jean Bart recently intercepted illicit narcotics in the Arabian Sea.

This haul represents the 4th successful counter-narcotics interdiction by the Royal Canadian Navy-led Task Force 150 in just over a month.

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URGENT – Ukraine: Heavy artillery fire started again this afternoon around Donetsk

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URGENT – ⚡🇺🇸 The US Secretary of Defense commented on the recent rocket attacks on the Ain al-Assad base, Iraq by Iranian terrorists.

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said the United States would respond to the recent rocket attacks on the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq's Anbar province "anytime, anywhere" it deems appropriate.

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