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US Ship Fires On Rogue Speedboat Off The Coast Of Dubai
The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced that the USNS Rappahannock fired upon a speedboat riding directly toward the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to change its course. The...
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15 Advanced Military Research Projects That Will Change Your Life
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gets a ton of funding to develop the science and techological future of the military. This is the agency responsible for GPS, the internet and...
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Dick Cheney Has Been Called In To Mentor Republicans On The Defense Fight
As the debate over massive upcoming defense cuts gradually rises to a boil, House Republicans have called in the cavalry. Dick Cheney — a former Secretary of Defense himself — will be meeting with...
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Indian Fishers Say They Had No Warning Before The US Navy Fired On Them
DUBAI (Reuters) - Indian fishermen who survived a hail of gunfire from a U.S. navy boat off the coast of the United Arab Emirates disputed U.S. claims that their boat drew fire after ignoring warnings...
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A Look Inside The Newly Revamped Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility
Guantánamo Bay is currently going through a rebirth of sorts – instead of being closed down, the terrorist detention facility run by Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantánamo is getting a new look. The...
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Kobe Bryant Took Time Out From Olympic Training To Pay His Respects At...
The U.S. Army posted a photograph yesterday that was pretty unexpected. Here, basketball legend and U.S. Olympic Team player Kobe Bryant is having a walking conversation with General Martin A....
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Messing With Benefits? The All-Volunteer Force Won't Exist Much Longer
A recent post at "The Madness of the Combat Medic" blog, calls our attention to a potentially drastic change to the military retirement program that is being considered by the Pentagon. One of the...
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Meet The US Army's 10 Olympic Athletes
The Army has a development program designed to recruit top Army athletes to play for the United States in the Olympic Games. The Army World Class Athlete Program selects the best of the military to...
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Here's Why The U.S. Is Selling Missiles To Our New Best Friend In The Persian...
It's come seemingly out of nowhere, but lately the Persian Gulf peninsula nation of Qatar has become extremely close with the United States. The Wall Street Journal broke the story the other day that...
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Researchers Successfully Predicted Violence In Afghanistan By Crunching...
Researchers built a model – based on WikiLeaks data – that was able to predict levels of violence throughout Afghanistan in 2010, reports Jon Bardin of the Los Angeles Times. The research, published...
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Insurgents Blow Up 22 NATO Trucks On A Crucial Land Route Into Afghanistan
Twenty-two NATO supply vehicles were destroyed early Wednesday morning when the Taliban detonated a bomb on a fuel tanker and then opened fire on other NATO supply trucks, reports Amir Shah of AP....
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What Are These 'Invisible UFOs' That Alien Hunters Think Fill the Skies?
"Why are all the good UFOs invisible?" one Gather.com user asked in response to the latest "invisible UFO" report posted to the site. You might have thought a defining characteristic of a UFO would be...
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My Little Pony Has Invaded The US Military
The My Little Pony fan club extravaganza BronyCon went down at the Meadowlands in New Jersey a couple weeks ago, and some news from the scene has bled over into the military world. Joe Gould at...
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US Army Private Accused Of Smuggling Seven Pounds Of 'Spice' Into South Korea
South Korean prosecutors have secured a warrant for the arrest of an active duty U.S. Army private suspected of smuggling 7.5 pounds of synthetic marijuana into the country, RTTNews reports. The...
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Clusterbombs Are Very Nasty And The US Continues To Embrace Them
Switzerland just became the 75th state to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The treaty was designed to ban the use of cluster bombs because they often kill civilians when they fall and when...
View ArticleThis iPhone Case Is Also A 650,000-Volt Stun Gun (AAPL)
The Yellow Jacket is an iPhone case currently seeking funding on Indie Gogo. In addition to shielding your phone from the elements, it also packs a walloping 650,000-volt punch when needed. When...
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The Future Of The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Hinges On The Next Few Months
Via one of the Pentagon’s official Twitter feeds, this week marks a “milestone” in the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with its first international delivery. Officially announced via a...
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Israel May Be Signaling A Major Shift In Policy Toward The Palestinians
A couple of weeks ago, news broke that the Israelis applied to the IMF for a bridge loan on behalf of the Palestinian Authority ($100 million out of $1 billion the PA requested). Though the IMF turned...
View ArticleHezbollah Website Offers This Infographic On How To Close The Strait Of Hormuz
With a buildup of U.S. naval power in the Persian Gulf and Iranian promises to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah has stepped in to offer an insight on how easily Iran could back up its...
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US And Israeli Officials Blame Hezbollah For The Bulgaria Bombing
U.S. and Israeli officials are asserting that Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are responsible for the bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and two Bulgarians, according to multiple media...
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