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16 MALÉ, Maldives (Jan. 5, 2020) – U.S. Special Operations Forces deployed to U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) completed a three-week military-to-military contact with members of the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), Jan. 5.
The exchange focused on communications and tactical combat casualty care. MNDF participants included members of their Special Forces, Marine Corps, Signals Battalion, and Medical Corps.
Maldivian Minister of Defence Mariya Ahmed Didi, Maldivian Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Abdullah Shamaal, U.S. Ambassador to the Maldives Alaina Teplitz, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Anthony Tata, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner, U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Director Heidi Grant, and SOCPAC Commander Brig. Gen. Josh Rudd observed the conclusion of the exercise.
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By JORDYN PHELPS and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) While President Donald Trump has refused to acknowledge that he lost the election, he’s handling the lame-duck period as his predecessors did in one respect: awarding plum appointments to key allies, donors and friends on his way out of the White House.
Since the election, the White House has announced more than 100 appointments and nominations – some to key administration posts, but also to various advisory boards and commissions, in a practice also done by the Bush and Obama White Houses.
He’s named former White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors despite having no obvious connection to the school or the military, along with Heidi Stirrup, an administration official recently barred from the Justice Department over claims she pressured officials for information related to election fraud.
By JORDYN PHELPS and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — While President Donald Trump has refused to acknowledge that he lost the election, he’s handling the lame-duck period as his predecessors did in one respect: awarding plum appointments to key allies, donors and friends on his way out of the White House. Since the election, [.]