Militaries Know That The Arctic Is Melting — Here's How They're Taking Advantage
The new Wild WestThe Arctic, long considered an almost worthless backwater, is primed to become one of the most important regions in the world as its ice melts over the next few decades.Unlike every...
View ArticleThese Are The Major Players Among Ukraine's Pro-Russian Separatists
KYIV — Keeping a handle on who's who in the chaotic separatist insurgency gripping Ukraine's frontier with Russia can get a little confusing. Here is a quick guide to the main players in Ukraine's...
View ArticleNorth Korean Officials Accuse Their Only Ally Of 'Being In Bed With...
North Korea's Central Party Committee has released an internal decree urging party members to 'abandon the Chinese dream,' according to New Focus International, a media outlet run by prominent North...
View ArticleAward-Winning Journalist Perfectly Captures The Reason Soldiers Often Miss...
It seems to make little sense. Combat, being shot at, losing best friends — all encompassed in what we know of as war — is not an experience one would think soldiers could miss.But often, they do go...
View ArticleIran Is Making Demands In Nuclear Negotiations That The West Will Never Accept
Nuclear negotiations with Iran have stalled due to Iranian demands that the country be allowed to produce enough nuclear fuel to operate its Bushehr reactor, according to Reuters.The P5+1 — the five...
View ArticleUS Navy Says Ex-Blue Angels Commander Allowed Porn In Jets, Obscene Images...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former Blue Angels commander tolerated inappropriate sexual comments and pornographic images in the workplace — including photos of naked women in the cockpits of the precision...
View ArticleNSA Chief Shoots Down One Troubling Allegation Critics Leveled At Snowden
There are still many questions to be answered about ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden's haul of thousands — possibly millions — of top-secret documents, but many of his critics are confident of one...
View ArticleThe VA Crisis Is Caused By A Incentive System Doomed To Fail
The resignation by Secretary Eric Shinseki marks the first chapter in a potentially long, but vital road to reform for the Veterans Administration.Shinseki — a highly accomplished, quiet, and honorable...
View ArticleThe US Military Just Closed Its 'Gateway To Afghanistan'
MANAS TRANSIT CENTER Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday handed back its only Central Asian airbase to the government of Russia's close ally Kyrgyzstan, as President Barack Obama winds...
View ArticleThis Korean War Campaign Shows What The US Marine Corps Is Made Of [PHOTOS]
The Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War is the stuff of legend in the Marine Corps. During the pivotal 1950 battle, 15,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines, alongside another 15,000 UN soldiers,...
View ArticleNigeria Has Arrested 10 Generals For Aiding Boko Haram
Some 15 senior Nigerian military officers, including 10 generals, are under arrest for allegedly aiding and abetting Boko Haram extremists who have spread chaos and fear in northern Nigeria, and in...
View ArticleNever Leave A Man Behind Doesn't Come With Restrictions
Service members who are lost, captured, or wounded on the battlefield take comfort in knowing that their comrades will never leave them behind.It's an enduring ethos encompassed in the Soldier's Creed,...
View ArticleSee The App That Connects Rifle Scopes To Mobile Devices And Google Glass
A new application connects a rifle scope to a smartphone or Google Glass — and it has potential military uses.TrackingPoint's Precision Guided Firearms app accurately mirrors the view from a rifle's...
View ArticleCHART: These Are The Countries Where Terrorists Pose The Greatest Threat To...
Despite the U.S.-led War on Terror, there has been a rapid proliferation of Salafi-jihadist styled groups, according to a new RAND report by Seth G. Jones. Since 2010, there has been a 58% increase in...
View ArticleThe Thai Military Junta Claims It Now Has Support From China After The US Cut...
BANGKOK (Reuters) — China and Vietnam have expressed support for Thailand's new military government, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, as pro-army supporters held a small gathering at the Australian...
View ArticleHere's The Army's Plan For Reintegrating Bergdahl
Recently freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has a long road of recovery ahead of him, according to Michelle Tan of the Army Times. Bergdahl is currently in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where...
View ArticleThe Last Of The Legendary Navajo Codetalkers Has Died
The last of 29 Navajo Americans who developed a code that helped Allied forces win the second World War died in New Mexico on Wednesday at the age of 93, local media reported.Family members confirmed...
View ArticleBergdahl's Hometown Cancels Planned Celebration Amid Allegations That He Was...
The hometown of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has canceled a rally planned for later this month celebrating his release from five years of Taliban captivity, a municipal official told Reuters on...
View ArticleGeneral In Charge When Bergdahl Was Captured: 'We Don't Leave Americans Behind'
The top American general who was in command of forces in Afghanistan at the time Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured says we shouldn't judge the soldier just yet, telling Yahoo News unequivocally that we...
View ArticleThe AP Reportedly Edited An Embarrassing Anecdote From A Bergdahl Story
In its initial reporting on the weekend release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Taliban captivity, the Associated Press quoted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel telling a hangar full of soldiers what a happy...
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