ABC News Illustration/Google Earth (NEW YORK) — Since late January, four vessels, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon, have been seen in U.S. and Canadian airspace and were all subsequently shot down by the U.S. military.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/02/16/biden-to-speak-on-suspected-spy-balloon-and-three-flying-objects-shot-down/

Ad hoc, one-off decisions and lagging implementation are undermining the strategic effects of U.S. military assistance.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/10/china-influence-diplomacy-central-eastern-europe-czech-republic/

A floating object believed to belong to the U.S. military aircraft V-22 Osprey that crashed into the sea is seen off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan November 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/remains-of-five-crew-found-after-us-osprey-aircraft-crashes-off-japan-us-air-force/article_84ea017a-5c18-5803-89b9-0095ca00742f.html

After the U.S. military withdrew and Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, the Masts helped them evacuate to the United States.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/middle-east/3025942/us-marines-adoption-of-afghan-war-orphan-voided.html

And, Kim has reviewed pictures of an American carrier as well as military targets in South Korea, with which it is still technically at war, that host U.S. military facilities.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/12/03/north-korea-officially-begins-satellite-program/7291701624855/

A year later, in August 2022, the Pentagon for preventing civilian deaths in U.S. military operations that includes imposing a new system to reduce the risk of confirmation bias and misidentifying targets.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/politics/drone-civilian-deaths-afghanistan.html

BEIRUT (AP) — A helicopter raid by U.S. forces in northern Syria early on Monday killed a senior leader of the militant Islamic State group, the U.S. military said.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3048562/us-helicopter-raid-in-syria-kills-islamic-state-leader.html

Between 2017 and 2019, the U.S. military spent almost $200,000 (£160,000) at Trump Turnberry, according to documents that the Pentagon sent to Congress.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23574586.donald-trump-made-46m-scottish-golf-courses-president/?ref=rss

Blinken announced $90.5 million in demining assistance as part of a package of U.S. military and humanitarian aid totaling over $1 billion on Wednesday.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/09/russian-officials-say-five-drones-shot-down-including-one-targeting-capital/

Carson, a legend in the history of U.S. expansion in the West, is known to have intentionally starved and massacred Navajo people while serving the U.S. military in 1864, according to the name change proposal.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/new-name-for-valley-in-garco/article_0b3ab6ee-7a19-11ee-b1e4-e36f475334f2.html

China has opposed military drills involving U.S. forces in the region as well as increasing U.S. military deployments, which it warned would ratchet up tensions and hamper regional stability and peace.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-filipino-forces-show-firepower-at-sea-amid-china-tension/

Finally, bringing Afghan special forces who worked closely with the U.S. military to the United States would deny adversaries the ability to recruit them as mercenaries.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/18/afghan-allies-taliban-immigration-visa-asylum-withdrawal/

For example, the U.S. military may certify a launch vehicle — such as the Vulcan — after two flights.

Source: https://spacenews.com/senate-defense-panel-leaves-national-security-space-launch-unsecured/

Former and current U.S. military service members are asking a judge to dismiss a bankruptcy filed by the subsidiary of manufacturing giant 3M accusing it of using the bankruptcy to shield itself.

Source: https://www.denver7.com/news/national/us-military-members-sue-3m-accuse-subsidiary-of-using-bankruptcy-as-shield

Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, the largest U.S. military base, is based in North Carolina.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/china-to-establish-spy-facility-in-cuba-off-southeastern-us--wsj/article_9b3918f5-a79c-5ca7-a6f4-0fb4e47b3477.html

Fortunately, U.S. military leaders opted not to mirror the Soviet alert.

Source: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/able-archer-how-nato-vs-russia-nuclear-world-war-iii-almost-started-208148

General and President Ulysses S. Grant quit the U.S. military to become a farmer before the Civil War broke out.

Source: https://www.missourinet.com/2023/10/27/find-out-why-ulysses-s-grant-quit-the-service-to-become-a-farmer-listen/

Hawks on the Hill, and elsewhere, about a hypothetical Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which has gotten of U.S. military aid of late.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/03/china-wang-yi-us-washington-visit-diplomacy/

He follows: “A lot of the U.S. military comes from a certain cultural tradition, and right now a lot of parents are saying to their kids, ‘Don’t go.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/alexander/94620-vietnam-the-beginning-of-the-end-50-years-ago-2023-02-01

He sees AI as literally an arms race, noting the company’s support for Ukraine and the U.S. military.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/06/all-the-ai-excitement-priced-into-pltr-stock-already/