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There's An Active Shooter At Fort Hood Army Base
There are reports of an active shooter situation on the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas, KCEN-TV is reporting.At least one person was killed, and an unknown number were injured, an Army spokesman...
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Huge Experiment Finds Regular Folks Predict World Events Better Than CIA Agents
A pharmacist in her 60s named Elaine Rich routinely forecasts world events 30% more accurately than professional intelligence officers, NPR reports.Rich — who researches world affairs using nothing...
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The 22 Best US Military Photos Of The Year
Tech Sergeant Russ Scalif of the U.S. Air Force was named the 2013 Military Photographer of the Year for his striking photos of life around Arkansas' Little Rock Air Force Base and more.Along with...
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Everyone Should Follow This Legendary Marine General's Advice On Leadership
What should a brand new leader or manager do upon joining a new organization?The short answer is to listen, according to retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, the former commander of Central Command who...
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In Response To North Korean Shells And Toy-Like Drones, South Korea...
In the last few days, two low-cost, low-tech drones launched from North Korea crashed on South Korea’s territory. Last week, North Korea fired about 100 shells across the Northern Limit Line. Seoul...
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This Breathtaking Photo Shows Elite Members Of The Navy Parachuting From A...
This stunning photo, published by the Navy, shows members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 conducting a paradrop training exercise alongside Spanish Special Forces.EODMUs are...
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The Marine Corps Is Going To Start Using This Samsung Tablet In Action
In a bid to increase the Marine Corps' crisis-response ability, the Corps is experimenting with using tablets to provide troops with real-time intelligence, the Marine Corps Times reports.Marines will...
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Here's What It's Like To Parachute Into A Baseball Stadium
Padres fans at the 2014 home opener got a special treat when the Navy Parachute Team — the Leap Frogs — landed in the stadium.The incredible directed jump was filmed via a mounted helmet camera. The...
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Could Arming Soldiers On Base Prevent Another Mass Shooting?
To some Americans, it’s a troubling irony in the wake of another shooting at the Fort Hood Army base: America’s largest repositories of soldiers and weapons are essentially gun-free zones where the...
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North Korea Gives Ominous Warning On Nuclear Test: 'Wait And See'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday that the world would have to "wait and see" when asked for details of "a new form" of nuclear test it threatened to carry out after the United...
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The Pentagon May Ban Tobacco Across The Military
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gave his support Monday to moves by the services to consider banning tobacco sales on bases and ships."I think it does need to be looked at," Hagel said at a Pentagon...
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Why A Commonly Cited Statistic About Veterans' Suicide Is Totally Misleading
Almost 22 veterans are thought to commit suicide each day, according to a 2012 VA report.That statistic is tragic, but it doesn't really represent current veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan,...
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US Navy Develops 'Game-Changer' Technology To Turn Seawater Into Fuel
After decades of experiments, U.S. Navy scientists believe they may have solved one of the world’s great challenges: how to turn seawater into fuel.The development of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel could...
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Moldova's Breakaway Region Announces Desire For A Crimea Style Referendum
Transdniestria is one of the more obscure places in Europe. Officially this impoverished and tiny entity does not exist, being recognized by basically nobody; even its Russian client does not formally...
View ArticleHaunting Visions Of World War I Live On In These Overlay Photos
World War I started 100 years ago this year. Thought of as the "war to end all wars," it left Europe in shambles as over 9 million people died and large parts of cities throughout the continent were...
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Marine Shoots, Kills Fellow Guard At Camp Lejeune Base
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities at Camp Lejeune (luh-JERN') in North Carolina say a Marine standing guard at the main gate has shot and killed another guard.A statement from the base said the...
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Why The Scaremongering About Murderous Veterans Is Ridiculous
After a mass shooting at Fort Hood that left three dead, some have speculated that shooter Specialist Ivan Lopez was driven over the edge by post traumatic stress disorder following his deployment to...
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Chinese Military Leader Confronts Hagel With Bleak WWII Japanese Occupation...
BEIJING (Reuters) - In one of the many frank exchanges U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had in China this week, General Fan Changlong told him how one of his uncles died as a slave in a Japanese mine...
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The Navy's Futuristic New Weapon, Explained In 5 GIFs
The U.S. Navy has been working to create a rail gun prototype at least since 2012.The rail gun, which uses of electromagnetic forces to power projectiles, has already undergone extensive testing on...
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The US Is Reportedly Refusing To Give Ukraine Intelligence About An Impending...
The U.S. is not sharing with Ukraine information, analysis, and intercepts that signal a growing likelihood of a full-scale invasion by Russia, The Daily Beast reports, citing a senior U.S....
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