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Kidnapping and escape of French Foreign Legion corporal

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Latest: French Foreign Legion soldier escapes guerrilla captivity in Colombia

On August 6, 2026, José Olger Melo Charry, a Colombian-born corporal serving in the French Foreign Legion, was intercepted at an illegal checkpoint in the Nariño department of southwestern Colombia. Melo Charry was on au

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French voluntary national military service program

2 clusters · 15 sources · last updated

Latest: Évreux Air Base hosts first recruits for new French national service

France has initiated a new voluntary national service program designed to bolster military readiness and strengthen citizen-military bonds. Replacing the previously discarded Universal National Service, this ten-month pr

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US Navy aircraft carrier redesign and renaming controversy

5 clusters · 113 sources · last updated

Latest: US Navy considers renaming USS Doris Miller to USS Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has issued a national security memorandum directing the U.S. Navy to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and electromagnetic weapons elevators on the USS Doris Miller (CVN-81

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