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Malaysia's military has an ISIS problem
Dozens of Malaysian military personnel were found to have joined the Islamic State militant group, authorities in the country announced Monday. At least 70 members of Malaysia's armed forces were...
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The first Medal of Honor was awarded for this incredible raid on a...
One-hundred fifty-three years ago, a band of Union soldiers and two civilians launched an audacious raid to strike deep into Confederate territory, the success or failure of which hinged on an...
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The original Associated Press report of Lincoln's assassination doesn't even...
On the night of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by assassin John Wilkes Booth while attending a performance of the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's...
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The Pentagon just released more video of the US pounding ISIS targets in...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released videos of US airstrikes against ISIS in both Syria and Iraq. CENTCOM released footage of the targeting and destruction of five different ISIS targets between...
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A former Blackwater guard was just sentenced to life in prison for a 2007...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison for murder in connection with the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed...
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South Korea is trying to walk back a US general's alarming assessment of...
South Korea's Ministry of Defense has contradicted the assessments of the general in charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on North Korea's potential ability to miniature...
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Russian-backed rebels are shifting battle lines again in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine after more than a month of relative calm, as diplomats gathered in Berlin on Monday to discuss the country's crisis.Observers from the...
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This may be the 2nd-most powerful man in North Korea
Who is he?Vice Marshal Hwang Pyong-so is the Director of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) General Political Department (GPD) and was recently confirmed as a standing member of the Political Bureau...
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Here's where the Pentagon says that ISIS is dominant in Iraq and Syria
ISIS is experiencing a string of setbacks in Iraq. Since August 2014, the militant group has lost control of somewhere between 5,000 to 6,000 square miles, according to a Pentagon assessment. This...
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Britain scrambles Typhoon jets to see off Russian bombers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.Intercepts of Russian aircraft by...
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Here's the advanced air defense system that Russia is now offering to Iran
Russia has publicly announced that it is willing to sell Iran one of the world's most advanced air defense systems after a 5-year hiatus.Although a nuclear deal has yet to be reached with Iran and...
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One of Al Qaeda's top spiritual leaders has been killed in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's al-Qaida branch says its top cleric, a Saudi-national who has had a $5 million bounty on his head, has been killed.The group said in a statement on Tuesday that Ibrahim al-Rubaish...
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The US military's 'Iron Man suit' could become a reality if these key...
Special Operations Command in 2013 introduced the world to its tactical assault light operator suit concept via a widely disseminated YouTube animated video of a hulking human figure bursting through a...
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Mexico's gun buyback program has been flooded with these homemade firearms
A gun buyback program in place in Mexico has resulted in civilians turning over some strange weapons to the authorities. According to The Fire Arm Blog, a recent guns-for-cash-and-food trade-in program...
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The Pentagon sees 'endless' business opportunities in the space sector
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Top U.S. military officials on Tuesday said a new push to defend U.S. government satellites against potential attacks by China or other countries created promising...
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Coast Guard commandant: The US has fallen far behind Russia in the Arctic
China is conducting Arctic research in an area considered the extended undersea shelf of the United States, while Russia is able to move across the frozen regions in 27 icebreakers.Meanwhile, Adm. Paul...
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Iran is redeploying its soldiers around Syria's capital after 'heavy losses'
BEIRUT – Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops fighting on behalf of the Bashar al-Assad regime have reportedly withdrawn from a number of battlefronts and redeployed to strategic points around the Syrian...
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The Kurds face one major hurdle in the fight against ISIS
In August 2014 the Islamic State (IS) decided to break a tacit truce and attacked the Kurds in Ninewa and Diyala. The Kurds were caught off guard and gave ground before rallying their forces. The war...
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These are America's most intense electronic weapons
This post is originally by Geoffrey Ingersoll and Robert Johnson.Control of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is a major asset in military operations.The Marines have demonstrated their painful "heat...
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia are considering holding 'large-scale' military...
Sanaa (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding "large-scale" military manoeuvres after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have been slapped with a UN arms embargo and sanctions.In...
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