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I Had To Go All The Way To Afghanistan To Finally Taste Real Coffee
I had no idea where it came from, no idea how it was made, or the process it took to package, all I knew was that at the time, it was the best coffee I had ever tasted, and it was right here in the...
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QUIZ: Do You Know Your US Military Operation Names?
The naming of U.S. military operations can seem arbitrary and obtuse, but there's logic to them.Take the quiz >In the days following World War I it was all about colors. Think Operation Indigo or...
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DEFECTIONS HAVE BEGUN: Canada Rejects The Pricey F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Following public outrage and a lengthy political battle, Canadians have finally said thanks but no thanks to America's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.The 5th-generation plane had become a source of...
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71 YEARS AGO TODAY: The US Was Attacked And Went On To Reshape The World...
There are few things spectacular as an early Sunday morning on a South Pacific Island.For the boys serving the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 the sun had a quality like nothing they'd ever...
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Today's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Will Be Totally Useless In The Pacific Theater
The vast fleet of military drones the Pentagon has at its disposal will likely be worth very little in the Pacific, against more advanced, capable enemies, according to a report by Dave Majumdar of the...
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Street Artist Arrested For Posting Ads About The 'Safety' Of Drones
An art-school graduate has been arrested for allegedly putting up about 100 faux NYPD drone ads in various spots around the city, according to Shayne Jacobs of The New York Daily News.Last week the...
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There Isn't A Ruler In The World Who Wants To Use Chemical Weapons
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said "intelligence we have raises serious concerns" that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be prepared to use sarin gas in the country, and U.S. officials say...
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11 Companies That Will Get Slammed The Hardest If We Go Over The Fiscal Cliff
Though most of the attention in the fiscal cliff negotiations has been on taxes and revenue increases, lawmakers are also trying to avert $1.6 million in spending cuts that kick in after the Jan. 1...
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A Cyber 'Pearl Harbor' On America's Infrastructure Would Be Devastating
On the 71st anniversary of "a date which will live in infamy," the United States faces the possibility of an updated digital version of that threat – a "cyber Pearl Harbor."That's according to Defense...
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Syria Says Rebels May Use Chemical Weapons From A Mysterious Factory Near Aleppo
Syria warned on Saturday that rebels could use chemical weapons in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad's forces, and insisted that the regime will never unleash such arms on its own...
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Eight Of The Nastiest And Dirty Jobs In The Military
The Military Channel does a pretty good job of giving insight into aspects of the military most people will never experience. Elite schools, intricate equipment, and historical events all get a chance...
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US Special Forces Rescued A Kidnapped American Doctor From The Afghan Taliban
US soldiers killed seven Taliban insurgents in a successful pre-dawn raid to rescue a kidnapped American doctor in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the NATO force in the war-torn country said.The mission...
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Syrian Rebels Have Added Part Of A Crucial Army Base To Their Region Of Control
Syrian rebels on Sunday seized control of a sector of Sheikh Suleiman base west of Aleppo, bringing them closer to holding a large swathe of territory extending to the Turkish border in the north.The...
View ArticleHere's A Homemade Tank Using A Playstation Controller To Fire At Assad's Troops
A good friend in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal business once told me how I could use a Glade Plug-In as the trigger on a victim-operated Improvised Explosive Device, so it comes as no surprise when I...
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The US Finally Admits To Sending Heavy Weapons From Libya To Syrian Rebels
The Obama administration has decided to launch a covert operation to send heavy weapons to Syrian rebels, Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times of London reports.But that covert operation may have already...
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Sometimes Throwing Rocks At Afghan Dogs Is The Nicest Thing A Marine Can Do
Editor's note: As Geoff went through hundreds of photos it was obvious so much had become normal to him that most readers would have no idea about. This was one of those photographs I asked him to...
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Japan Could Soon Become The Newest And Most Voracious Arms Buyer On The Planet
The Philippines would support Japan dropping its pacifist constitution to become a fully fledged military force and act as a balance against a rising China, a government spokesman said Monday.In an...
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US Navy SEAL Killed During Sunday's Afghanistan Rescue Mission
A US special forces commando was killed during a mission in Afghanistan that succeeded in rescuing a kidnapped American doctor, the White House said Sunday.President Barack Obama said that in carrying...
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Report: Israel Was Allegedly Using An 'Electronically Tagged Vulture' As A...
Officials in Sudan say they have captured an electronically-tagged vulture suspected of being dispatched by Israel on a spying mission.The avian discovery was made in Kereinek, a town in the Darfur...
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The Pentagon Hopes To Arm Drones With Laser Weapons Inside Five Years
General Atomics is developing a powerful laser that can be fitted to an unmanned drone, Mark Thompson of Time reports.Last year the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) gave General...
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