The first rotation of the Carpathian Pumas Detachment is on the last hundred meters of the mission in Mali, but the staff continues to respond promptly and responsibly to MINUSMA requests, although our thoughts lead us more and more often to everything means "home."
 

Riigikogu, the Parliament of Estonia, today approved mandates submitted by the Ministry of Defence, which will allow Estonia to contribute up to 160 troops to international military operations and 234 service members to readiness units next year. Estonia is increasing its participation in the France-led anti-terrorism operation Barkhane, in Mali.
 

The U.S. Air Force’s program to acquire a light attack aircraft appears to be on hold indefinitely. One issue that contributed to the decision to cancel its planned procurement and to re-open the OA-X experiment with alternative platforms was uncertainty regarding the international demand for a light attack platform. However, the international market appears to have made its choice. The A-29 Super Tucano, built by a team headed by Sierra Nevada Corporation and Embraer, is leading all possible contenders. 
 

WASHINGTON --- National Security Advisor John Bolton today unveiled the Trump administration’s Africa strategy designed to counter Chinese influence on the continent and push African nations to show some results from the aid they receive from the United States.