🇺🇸 🇯🇴 'Multiple' Arizona National Guard troops injured in drone strike that killed 3 in Jordan
🔶️ The agency said more than 40 service members were injured in the attack but didn't specify how many were with the Arizona National Guard.
🔶️ Capt. Erin Hannigan, an Arizona National Guard spokesperson, said the Arizona service members were deployed in September 2023 as part of Operation Spartan Shield to provide "law and order and personal security capabilities" for roughly one year.
🔶️ On Monday evening, Hannigan issued an update saying multiple troops with the Arizona National Guard 1st Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, Bushmasters were injured. Three were medically evacuated for further care but were expected to recover.
📢 Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs posted a comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, lamenting those injured in the attack.
🔶️ "I am heartbroken to hear reports of the Arizona National Guardsmen wounded in action during the attack in Jordan," Hobbs stated. "I’m actively monitoring the situation and my administration is in contact with AZ NG Adjutant General Muehlenbeck. We are ready to offer support for the Guardsmen and their families, and will be prepared to take action as the situation develops."
British man attacked for entering a ‘no-go zone’ in London.
A horde of Islamists surrounded him and questioned why he was in ‘their’ neighborhood.
They threatened him and began chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they kicked him out.
A 65-year-old couple retiring in 2025 with average earnings will receive an estimated $1.34 million in lifetime benefits, while contributing only $720,000 in today’s dollars.
That shortfall—more than $600,000 per couple—is being made up by younger workers.
“Most of the growth in spending has gone to retirement and healthcare, while programs that promote upward mobility... have been left behind”
https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-medicare-young-workers-cost-10477619