'I Hope She’s Scarred for Life' — Recalling My Time as a Blackwater Mercenary April 21, 2005. Seven Blackwater contractors die today. This is the day I lose all compassion for Iraq.
Faced with a Rise of Extremism Within Its Ranks, the US Military Has Clamped Down on Racist Speech, Including Retweets and Likes Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin took the...
How Much Does It Cost to Fix a Toilet on an Aircraft Carrier? Nature calls everywhere – even on board an aircraft carrier.
Is the Marine Corps Becoming Irrelevant? For the first time in its storied history, the Marine Corps has given up capabilities that might be needed worldwide to gain...
Would China Really Start a War over a Nancy Pelosi Visit to Taiwan? In recent months, the People's Liberation Army has displayed an increasing penchant for deploying violence to help Beijing...
The Complex History of the Purple Heart 1.8 million Purple Hearts have been awarded in our history. Many of these medals become lost, stolen, or misplaced.
Caring for a Veteran After an Insider Attack "Caring for a service member or veteran can be extraordinarily difficult. It tests a caregiver's patience, emotions and...
Behind Zelenskyy's Security Shakeup A deep and continuing rot of treason imperils Ukraine's battle against the Russians.
July 25, National Hire a Veteran Day: How a Military Mindset Helps Uncover New Job Opportunities "Veterans have to be willing to be humble enough to accept assistance and realize this is often a whole new world for them."
Ukraine Should Beware of the Bear at the Back Door Many military observers analyzing the Russo-Ukrainian War believe that Russia is reaching a culminating moment in its current...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
