US Air Force Fires Nine Officers Over Nuclear Missile Cheating Scandal
The US Air Force said Thursday it sacked nine nuclear missile officers and will discipline dozens of others over an exam cheating scandal that has sparked concerns about lax ethics.The officers,...
View ArticleHere's What A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Would Look Like
I’ve been asked this question a lot, and had the chance to expound on it at a recent event in Parliament sponsored by the Henry Jackson Society, so thought I’d briefly outline my thoughts here. That...
View ArticleHomesick Sailor Arrested For Trying To Steal A UPS Cargo Plane
A 21-year-old Seaman Recruit was arrested after trying to steal a UPS cargo plane from Pensacola International Airport, according to Pensacola Naval Air Station officials.Mahiri Hanif told police he...
View ArticleThe US Military Has Always Been Terrible At Predicting The Future
Although U.S. military satellites picked up plenty of activity from Russian military units assembling outside Crimea last month, intelligence analysts were still surprised when troops and tanks finally...
View ArticleRed Arrows Cockpit Video Shows What It's Like To Do Amazing Stunts In The Air
This cool promotional video will bring you aboard one of the Red Arrows' planes during a training display for their 50th aerobatic season.The UK’s Red Arrows celebrate their 50th season this year....
View ArticleOne Quote Shows The Radical Transformation Of The Pentagon Under Robert Gates
"Find out why they didn't have their goddamned MRAPs yet."That's what Defense Secretary Robert Gates angrily told his staff on March 16, 2009 when he learned four military service members riding in a...
View Article1,892 US Veterans Are Thought To Have Committed Suicide Since January 1, 2014
Nearly 1,900 military veterans are thought to have taken their own lives in just 2014 alone, according to an estimate from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, ABC reports.Extrapolating from a...
View ArticleHere's What It's Like Being On The Receiving End Of A MiG-29 Fulcrum's Gun...
If you see a Mig-29 Fulcrum maneuvering towards you at low altitude, you better run away.Filmed somewhere is Syria by someone who probably survived the attack, the following footage shows a Syrian Arab...
View ArticleFormer Putin Adviser: He Could Be Eyeing Finland
After annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin could also be eyeing opportunities to conquer the Baltic States and Finland, former Putin aide Andrej Illarionov told The Independent.Finland had...
View ArticleNorth Korea Threatens A 'New Kind Of Nuclear Test'
North Korea threatened on Sunday to conduct what it called "a new form of nuclear test", raising the level of rhetoric after members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the North's recent...
View ArticleFemale Marine Has A Theory About Why Women Keep Failing The Prestigious...
When Second Lt. Sage Santangelo recently attempted the prestigious Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, the 10 women who came before her had failed the test.Santangelo also ended up...
View ArticleSouth Korea Will No Longer Exercise Restraint In Responding To The North's...
As my colleague J.T. reported earlier today, North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire across their maritime border, the Northern Limit Line (NLL).As J.T. explained:“South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency...
View ArticleBritish Sniper In Afghanistan Kills Six Taliban With One Bullet
A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has learnt.The 20-year-old...
View Article12 Powerful Photos Of Human Moments Amid The War On Terror
"Disco Night Sept 11," an upcoming photography book from Peter van Agtmael, documents how the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have affected U.S. citizens and soldiers.Agtmael covered the consequences of...
View ArticleFor The First Time In 7 Years, No US Soldiers Died In Combat Last Month
For the first time in seven years, no American soldiers were killed while serving in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.This is only the third time in the 12-year war that no U.S. lives were...
View ArticleAmerican Isolationism Soars To The Highest Level In Decades
More Americans oppose foreign intervention than at any time since 1964, when the Pew Research Center started tracking this view.Coinciding with increasing disillusionment of the United States' handling...
View ArticleThe Baltics Are Buzzing With NATO Planes Amid Crisis In Ukraine
On May 1. the Polish Air Force will take responsibility for Baltic Air Policing — four MiG-29 Fulcrums accompanied by more than 100 soldiers will be deployed to Lithuania along with all the armament...
View ArticleHere's The Military Exercise That Has North Korea Freaking Out
A joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea has freaked out North Korean leadership.The annual drill, named Foal Eagle, runs from Feb. 24 to April 18 and features Marines from both...
View ArticleUS Sending 175 Marines To Romania Amid Ukraine Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it was bolstering the size of its Europe-based crisis response force to 675 Marines by sending 175 new troops to a Romanian base near the Black Sea...
View ArticleThe Female Officer Behind A Daring Combat Training Op-Ed Is Headed To...
The female Marine officer who wrote about her theory as to why so many women had failed the grueling infantry officer course has volunteered for duty in Afghanistan, Business Insider has learned.In an...
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