The F-35 May Be Grounded, But It Still Could Attend Its International Debut...
Even if nothing has been decided yet, it looks like the F-35 could still be able to make its international debut at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom later this month.The...
View ArticleUkraine's Government Scored A Major Victory By Retaking A Rebel Stronghold In...
The beleaguered government in Kiev scored a victory over the weekend when it retook the Russian-backed rebel stronghold of Slaviansk. Slaviansk had been one of the most important pro-Moscow militant...
View Article10 Reasons Companies Should Be Hiring Military Veterans
Companies take note: hiring a veteran of the U.S. Military comes with a host of benefits. A number of Quora users responded to the question "What are the advantages of hiring someone who has been in...
View ArticleAn NFL Running Back Probably Gave His First-Class Plane Ticket To A Fake Marine
A couple of days ago, Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams posted a photo to his Facebook page showing a man in dress blues waiting at an airport terminal.“He just doesn’t know it yet but...
View ArticleHow Wall Street Firms Kept The Allies Afloat As World War I Began
World War I, which began one hundred years ago this July 28, changed the world irrevocably. The Russian, Prussian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires collapsed, the British and French divided the...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps Is Testing A Monster Of A New Amphibious Assault Vehicle
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research, is currently testing a beast of an amphibious lander. The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) has been...
View ArticleTaliban Twitter Picture Shows Bowe Bergdahl Smiling With Taliban Leader
A photograph posted to Twitter by a Taliban-linked Twitter account allegedly shows former American P.O.W. Bowe Bergdahl smiling alongside a Taliban commander. #Exclusive#US Solider #Bergdahl with...
View ArticleEven As Iraq Disintegrates, The Kurds Are Having A Hard Time Finding...
As the Iraqi state appears to be breaking down, talk is heating up about Iraqi Kurdistan's bid for independence. The Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) drive toward independence seems to be moving...
View ArticleTurkey May Be The Best Hope For Brokering An End To The Fighting In Gaza
As Hamas continues firing rockets and allowing other groups to fire rockets at Israel from Gaza, and as Israel responds with airstrikes, people are beginning to wonder how this round of fighting will...
View ArticleThese Are The Rockets Hamas Has Been Shooting At Israel
Hamas has been firing rockets into Israel from Gaza for the past few days in as part of an escalation that began with Hamas operatives' kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teens. In response to a...
View ArticleThe 35 Most Powerful Militaries In The World
There's only one true way to compare military strength, and thankfully we haven't had the opportunity to compare powerful countries in recent decades — though with a powder keg in the South China Sea,...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Paid Over $8000 For A Helicopter Part That Should Cost Less Than...
The Defense Department paid $8,123.50 for helicopter gears that should have cost $445.06, according to a report released by the Office of the Inspector General (IG).The charges come from a contract...
View ArticleThe Army Just Sent Draft Notices To Really Old Men
A year 2000-related bug has caused the US military to send more than 14,000 letters of conscription to men who were all born in the 1800s and died decades ago.Shocked residents of Pennsylvania began...
View ArticleThis Unknown Lab In Idaho Is The US' Best Defense Against Cyber-Attacks
In the high desert some 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, the terrain is so rugged that the vehicle in which your correspondent was touring the facilities at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) ended up with...
View ArticlePentagon Considers Medal Of Honor For Soldier Who Singlehandedly Fought Off...
An Army sergeant who singlehandedly fought off roughly two dozen German soldiers and saved a comrade during World War I nearly 100 years ago is being considered for the Medal of Honor by Defense...
View ArticleSoldier Nicknamed 'Bomb Magnet' After Being Blown Up 17 Times Awarded UK...
A soldier blown up 17 times by insurgent attacks has received a Military Cross from the Prince of WalesA soldier nicknamed “bomb magnet” after being blown up 17 times by insurgent attacks in his career...
View ArticleChina's Top Paper Warns Against 'New Cold War' With US
China and the United States must avoid a "new cold war" in their international relations, China's top newspaper said on Saturday, in the wake of high level talks in Beijing between senior leaders of...
View ArticleIsrael Is Ordering Residents Of Northern Gaza To Evacuate
The Israeli military says it is ordering Palestinians living in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate the area "for their own safety."In a statement Saturday, the military said it would send messages to...
View ArticleAmerica's Top Navy SEAL May Take Over As Chancellor Of The University Of Texas
Admiral William McRaven, a Navy SEAL and current commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, is reportedly among the front-runners to take over as chancellor of the University of Texas system,...
View ArticleAs ISIS Routs The Iraqi Army, Here's A Look At What The Jihadists Have In...
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) recently declared the establishment of a caliphate and has changed its name to simply the Islamic State. This declaration came after a series of military...
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