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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Coast Guard recovers all missing Lake Michigan pyrotechnics
The Brief All four phosphorus pyrotechnics missing from a late-May military exercise on Lake Michigan have been recovered, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday night. One device was found by a lifeguard at Montrose Beach in Chicago on May 26; the locations of the other three have not been disclosed. The flares, used in a joint exercise near Milwaukee, failed to activate and can emit red smoke and flames of up to 2,900°F. CHICAGO - All four phosphorus pyrotechnics that went missing during a military training exercise on Lake Michigan have been recovered, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday night. What we know Officials have not released further details about where three of the devices were recovered. One was found by a lifeguard at Montrose Beach in Chicago on May 26. The devices, which produce red smoke and flames reaching temperatures of up to 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit, were part of a joint military exercise held offshore near Milwaukee in late May. The four pyrotechnics were deployed during the exercise but failed to activate upon entering the water, the Coast Guard said. We'll provide updates as more information becomes available. RELATED: Coast Guard warns Lake Michigan beachgoers of unaccounted pyrotechnics
Al Arabiya
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint military drill
Iran and Azerbaijan have launched a joint special forces exercise, state media in the Islamic Republic said Sunday, weeks after Iran's president visited the neighboring country. The 'Aras-2025' exercise, running through May 21, involves Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Azerbaijani troops, the IRNA news agency reported. The drill was being held in areas of Karabakh previously disputed with Armenia before Azerbaijan regained control in September 2023. 'This drill is a key step in boosting border security and confronting potential threats,' said Brigadier General Vali Madani of the IRGC's ground forces. Last month, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made a rare visit to Baku, where he met his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev. 'Iran will make efforts to ensure that its relations with Azerbaijan are strategic across all spheres,' Pezeshkian said at the time. Ties between the two neighbors were strained over Azerbaijan's close security cooperation with Israel and a deadly 2023 attack on its embassy in Tehran. Baku reopened the embassy in mid-2024 and the attacker was sentenced to death. Tehran has been strongly opposed to the so-called Zangezur corridor linking Azerbaijan to Turkey which would run along Iran's border with Armenia. In November, the two countries held a joint naval exercise in the Caspian Sea.
NHK
13-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Japan's GSDF and South Korean Marines to conduct first joint training
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Marine Corps will conduct their first joint exercise early next month, with the goal of deepening security cooperation apparently against North Korea and other nations. The GSDF says the exercise will be part of multilateral drills for disasters and other emergencies to begin in the Philippines later this month. The drills have been held seven times in the past, but Japan and South Korea had taken part in them separately. The exercise will include South Korean Marines boarding GSDF boats for search and rescue training in the event of a tsunami. The two nations' defense ministers signed a memorandum last July to systemize security cooperation such as intelligence sharing and joint exercises. The GSDF says that by strengthening the partnership with South Korea, they hope to contribute to realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
