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U.S. veterans who defended Taiwan hold reunion

Posted on October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 by alert5

Sixteen veterans from the 2nd Missile Battalion, 71st Artillery Regiment, U.S. Army gathered at the Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Museum, Fort Sill to see the exhibit of their deployment to Taiwan in 1958-59.

By Wkthomson (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy to conduct first ballistic missile defense test in Europe

Posted on October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will attempt to intercept an unarmed ballistic missile fired from a U.K. range near Scotland later this month.

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Bahrain not buying Iron Dome

Posted on October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 by alert5

Bahrain’s Minister of Information Affairs Isa bin Abdulrahman Al Hammadi said recent news reports on Bahrain’s plan to buy the Israeli-made Iron Dome missile system is untrue.

By Israel Defense Forces and Nehemiya Gershoni נחמיה גרשוני (see also https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A5:Flickr-IDF-IronDome-in-action001.jpg ) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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