Here's A Rundown Of The Ukraine Ceasefire And What Comes Next
On Friday September 5, a ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatist rebels in the east of the country (mainly Donestk and Luhansk oblasts) went into effect, following the...
View ArticleA Hypersonic Weapon Designed To Reach Targets Anywhere Within One Hour Was...
Seconds after lifting off from a launch facility in Alaska, the military destroyed a prototype hypersonic weapon because of an unexplained anomaly.The Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 or HTV2,...
View ArticleHow Monster Energy Became The Military's Favorite Beverage
Monster Energy has gained a following with the U.S. military. Monster has a military-specific Facebook page with nearly 100,000 likes. The page features photos of service members in uniform lining up...
View ArticleObama Is Taking A Huge Risk With Wider Airstrikes Against ISIS
For a president criticized as overly cautious and reluctant to lead, Barack Obama is taking a huge risk. He is thrusting U.S. fighting forces into a growing military operation with clear dangers,...
View ArticleThe Islamic State's Financial Independence Poses A Quandry
Sometimes they came pretending to buy things. Sometimes they texted, sometimes they called, but the message was always the same: "Give us money."Months before they took control of the Iraqi city of...
View ArticleEXPERT: Iraq Is Going To Be A Mess Even If Obama's Plan Works
As the forces of the Islamic State consolidate power in Syria and threaten to expand further in Iraq, President Obama is proposing a cautious but serious plan to push it back. In general terms the...
View ArticleHere's The Real Problem With Military Salaries And Compensation
Are people in the military underpaid? That’s a topic talking heads and politicians score easy points with. As with most hot-button issues, the answer isn’t nearly as simple as most would have you...
View ArticleHere's A How–To Guide To Defeating ISIS
Last night President Barack Obama addressed the nation, explaining his plan to degrade and defeat the Islamic State.I liked much of what I heard, with the “better late than never” caveat, but I long...
View ArticleA Facebook Page With Less Than 15,000 Fans Sparked Panic On A California...
An anonymously-run Facebook page with little more than 14,500 fans sparked temporary panic at a major Marine Corps base in California by promoting the idea that an active shooting was taking place on...
View ArticleMicrosoft Billionaire Paul Allen Is In A Legal Battle Over A $2.5 Million...
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen collects a lot of expensive things: mansions, sports teams, yachts, and priceless works of art.It's his collection of World War II-era warcraft, however, that's the focus...
View ArticleUS Will Train Liberian Armed Forces To Help Tackle Ebola Crisis
The United States said on Friday it would train Liberia's security forces to assist in isolation operations to tackle an Ebola epidemic ravaging the West African nation, after a boy was killed when...
View ArticleAmerica's Plan To Fight ISIS Is Decent — But It Will Take Too Long
When Barack Obama spoke to the American public on September 10th, his words had a bearing on more than just Islamic State. His scheme to deal with the "cancer" of IS, the gravest terrorist threat since...
View ArticleRETIRED GENERAL: The President's ISIS Strategy Is Like 'Casual Sex'
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden compared President Obama's plan to begin bombing ISIS militants in Syria to "casual sex" in an interview with U.S. News & World Report on Thursday."The...
View ArticleRussia Sends Second Humanitarian Convoy Into Ukraine — And No One Said A Word...
The first 35 vehicles in a second Russian aid convoy heading for rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have crossed the border, Russian news agencies reported late Friday."Russian customs officers and...
View ArticleWomen May Finally Go Through One Of The US Army's Most Grueling Training Courses
The US Army is seeking female volunteers for its grueling two-month Ranger School for an integrated assessment to take place next spring, reports Michelle Tan at The Army Times.“Right now we’re going...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Trying To Add 'A New And Potentially Destabilizing Addition'...
North Korea appears to be developing a new weapons system capable of launching submarine-based ballistic missiles, the South's defence ministry said Monday."Based on recent US and South Korean...
View ArticleThe Latest Living Medal Of Honor Recipient Survived In The Jungle For Nearly...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Vietnam War soldiers — one still living, one killed in action — received the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony on Monday, nearly 50 years after they threw themselves into...
View ArticleHere's How ISIS Funds The World's Richest Terrorist Operation
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View ArticleTop Estonian Colonel: Putin Is Planning To Dominate Europe
Estonia may be one of NATO's smallest members, but its air force commander had the strongest words for Russian aggression in Ukraine at a gathering of allied military leaders.Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleAl Qaeda's International Affiliates Are Urging Jihadist Unity Against The US...
Powerful Al-Qaeda branches in Yemen and North Africa called Tuesday for jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against the common threat from a US-led coalition.An unprecedented joint statement from...
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