With Only 20 Elite Agents, Air Force Combat Control Team (CCT), 'Red Berets' - Part 2 First Female CCT Member Born in February 2021 It takes one year to complete the basic training for the Combat Control Team and about seven years to train a skilled senior combat controller. It is said to take about 13 years to train a combat control instructor. The current unit size is about 20-30 people, […]
With Only 20 Elite Agents, Air Force Combat Control Team (CCT), 'Red Berets' - Part 1 On March 13, the ROKAF Air Mobility & Reconnaissance Command conducted an Allied ATSP (Air Terminal Supply Point) Establishment and Takeoff/Landing Training as part of the Freedom Shield (FS) joint exercise at the Namji emergency Airfield in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam. Our Air Force’s C-130 and CN-235 transport aircraft, CH-47 helicopters, and US Air Force’s A-10 attack […]
Biden Administration Invests in Intel, $8.5 Billion in Grants and $11.9 Billion in Loans “Largest Ever Funding Under CHIPS Act” The Biden Administration is pushing for funding support of $19.5 billion for the semiconductor manufacturer Intel. According to Bloomberg News on the 20th (local time), the White House announced in a statement, “We have tentatively agreed to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in grants and implement $11 […]
Trump Says U.S. Won't Leave NATO If Europe Pays ⓒAP/Newsis Former U.S. President Donald Trump has toned down his comments about NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). According to U.S. political media outlet Politico and others, former President Trump stated on the 19th (local time) that he has no intention of withdrawing from NATO if member countries pay their fair share of defense costs. This […]
Sanctions Showdown: U.S., EU, and China Clash Impacts Western Firms As Western countries and China engage in a tit-for-tat sanction battle, escalating tensions, the business environment for American and European Union (EU) companies operating in China is becoming increasingly challenging. Particularly among European companies, there is growing discontent that government regulations are overly focused on, which diminishes the competitiveness of their own businesses. According to […]
Biden Pushes to Lower Housing Costs, Presidential Election Also Depends on Real Estate President Joe Biden is taking significant steps to address housing affordability before this year’s election. His principal plan is to increase the supply of homes to ensure more people have access to affordable housing. Despite improvements in the U.S. inflation rate, high housing costs have contributed to voters’ perception of a higher cost of living. […]
Trump Publicly Expresses Support For 15-Week Abortion Ban As the issue of women’s abortion rights emerges in the U.S. election, former President Donald Trump has officially expressed his support for the first time for a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. According to AP News, Trump stated in a WABC Radio interview on the 19th (local time) about the spontaneous miscarriage […]
Trump May Be Forced to Sell Assets to Afford $600 Million Lawsuit Cost Appeals against property inflation charges Former U.S. President Donald Trump lamented that he might have to sell his assets at a fire sale price to pay an appeal bond amounting to $454 million. According to Reuters on the 19th (local time), Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social, “No one has ever heard […]
US Finalizes Regulations Favoring Electric Vehicles in Fuel Economy Standards An electric vehicle charger is placed outside a Ford dealer in Broomfield, Colorado. AP-Yonhap The U.S. government has finalized regulations that rate electric vehicles lower than internal combustion engine vehicles when calculating car manufacturers’ average fuel efficiency. The calculation aims to further promote the sale of electric vehicles by making them significantly advantageous under the […]
Supreme Court Allows Texas Immigration Law, Authorizing Arrest of Illegal Immigrants The Supreme Court of the United States has allowed a Texas immigration law that allows the state government to arrest or detain illegal immigrants. As the issue of immigrants is expected to be significant in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November, controversy is likely to grow over the enforcement authority of the law related […]
US, Japan, and Philippines Launch Tripartite Forum to Counter China After the South Korea-US-Japan alliance, the Philippines will attend a new summit with Japan to discuss China’s territorial assertiveness in the South and East China Seas. The United States is launching a trilateral summit body with Japan and the Philippines. Following the South Korea-US-Japan consultative body, a dominant analysis shows that pressure on China is […]
Trump Struggles to Secure Funds For Presidential Election Campaign Contacted 30 guarantee companies, failed to secure a mortgageThe New York Prosecutors plan to seize the building at 40 Wall StreetPresidential campaign funds run dry on legal cost risks Former President Donald Trump is facing billions of dollars in fines for alleged asset inflation but cannot secure a deposit for an appeal. He is having […]
Trump: 'There Will Be a Bloodbath If I Lose' Republican-Democratic political battle heats up ahead of November presidential electionTrump: “If elected, 100% car tariffs will be imposed. The country will be a bloodbath if I fail to be re-elected.”Biden: “Do you want a repeat of January 6th?” The political sphere is heating up over former U.S. President Donald Trump’s bloodbath remark. Trump’s comment that […]
Putin's 30-Year Rule Spurs Global Discussions on Long-Serving Leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yonhap News Russian President Vladimir Putin, aged 71, is being viewed as solidifying his de facto lifetime rule following his presidential victory. President Putin is poised to rule for another six years until 2030, marking three decades in power and sparking discussions on long-serving rulers globally. There are relatively many rulers […]
China's Xi Jinping Congratulates Putin on 30-Year Presidency Xinhua United News President Xi Jinping, who has been in power in China for 12 years, congratulated Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, who has confirmed his “30-year rule.” According to China Central Television (CCTV), Xi congratulated Putin, “In recent years, the Russian people have united to overcome challenges and have steadily advanced on the […]
U.S. Boosts Development of AI Unmanned Fighter Jets to Check China - Part 3 In addition, the U.S., Australia, China, and Japan are actively pursuing the development of stealth unmanned combat aircraft. However, the reality is that much of the stealth unmanned combat aircraft development in the UK, France, Russia, China, and Japan, excluding the U.S. and Australia, is shrouded in mystery. Even a part of it has not […]
U.S. Boosts Development of AI Unmanned Fighter Jets to Check China - Part 2 There are two main reasons why the U.S. is rushing to develop AI unmanned combat aircraft. First, it’s due to cost pressure. As the production cost of existing military aircraft continues to rise, the U.S. Air Force is concerned that it could end up with the smallest and oldest aircraft since 1947. The AI unmanned […]
U.S. Boosts Development of AI Unmanned Fighter Jets to Check China - Part 1 According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the U.S. Air Force is accelerating its development of artificial intelligence (AI)- based unmanned combat aircraft. The report states that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to select two defense companies by this summer to develop AI-based unmanned combat aircraft, also known as “Collaborative […]
Putin Secures Fifth Term with Record-Breaking Vote Share Russian President Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election by a landslide, achieving the highest vote share ever recorded. Announced by the Russian Central Election Commission on the 18th, the Russian presidential election, held from the 15th to the 17th, was virtually completed with a vote count of 99.75% by afternoon Korean time. Putin won […]
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chinese Automakers' Cars Made in Mexico According to a report by the Detroit News on March 17, 2024 (Local time), Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on automobiles made in Mexico by Chinese automakers, double the levy he has previously said he would impose on automobiles made south of the U.S. border. Earlier this month, Trump threatened a […]
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