Female 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 ArticleApocalyptic Prophecies Drive Both Sides To Syrian Battle For End Of Time
Conflict in Syria kills hundreds of thousands of people and spreads unrest across the Middle East. Iranian forces battle anti-Shi'ite fighters in Damascus, and the region braces for an ultimate...
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...
View ArticleThere's An Active Shooter At Fort Hood Army Base
There are reports of an active shooter situation on the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen, Texas, KCEN-TV is reporting.At least one person was killed, and an unknown number were injured, an Army spokesman...
View ArticleSouth Korea Believes A North Korean Drone Flew Over Its Presidential Palace
SEOUL (Reuters) - A drone found last week while probably returning to North Korea had flown over the presidential palace in the South before crashing near the border, but would not have been able to...
View ArticleHuge Experiment Finds Regular Folks Predict World Events Better Than CIA Agents
A pharmacist in her 60s named Elaine Rich routinely forecasts world events 30% more accurately than professional intelligence officers, NPR reports.Rich — who researches world affairs using nothing...
View ArticleThe 22 Best US Military Photos Of The Year
Tech Sergeant Russ Scalif of the U.S. Air Force was named the 2013 Military Photographer of the Year for his striking photos of life around Arkansas' Little Rock Air Force Base and more.Along with...
View ArticleEscaped North Korean Intelligence Official Describes The Paranoia Driving...
The official described how assassination attempts on Kim Jong-il, the country's leader until three years ago, drove the country's feared internal security apparatus to take elaborate measures against...
View ArticleEveryone Should Follow This Legendary Marine General's Advice On Leadership
What should a brand new leader or manager do upon joining a new organization?The short answer is to listen, according to retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, the former commander of Central Command who...
View ArticleIn Response To North Korean Shells And Toy-Like Drones, South Korea...
In the last few days, two low-cost, low-tech drones launched from North Korea crashed on South Korea’s territory. Last week, North Korea fired about 100 shells across the Northern Limit Line. Seoul...
View ArticleThis Breathtaking Photo Shows Elite Members Of The Navy Parachuting From A...
This stunning photo, published by the Navy, shows members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 conducting a paradrop training exercise alongside Spanish Special Forces.EODMUs are...
View ArticleThe Marine Corps Is Going To Start Using This Samsung Tablet In Action
In a bid to increase the Marine Corps' crisis-response ability, the Corps is experimenting with using tablets to provide troops with real-time intelligence, the Marine Corps Times reports.Marines will...
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