International Private Security Firms Are Growing Up And Planning For The Future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a rooftop terrace blocks from the White House, a collection of former soldiers and intelligence officers, executives and contractors drink to the international private...
View ArticleFORMER COMBAT MEDIC: College Has Been A Nightmare For Me, And I'm Not Alone
One of the hardest things about being an non-traditional student, and even more so a student Veteran is that I have a lot of problems that most kids going through college do not. Namely, that for the...
View ArticleHow To Access Fortune 500 Company Servers For $4 And Other Cyber Secrets
A Russian company called "dedicated express" is selling access to private company servers for as little as $4, according to a recent report. Security investigative journalist Brian Krebs said in a...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Is Taking Potential Threats Against The Nation's Pacemakers Very...
Just this morning, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) posted an information and equipment request to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website concerning cardiac pacemakers and their...
View ArticleThese Abandoned Soviet Radar Sites Show How Quickly The Cold War Ended
Picking up almost where World War II left off, the Cold War waged on for almost 50-years, defining U.S. foreign policy and a way of life across the globe. It was painted in the West as a simple good...
View ArticleVeterans Say The Economy Is A Bigger Security Risk Than Terrorists
A recent poll conducted by nonpartisan veteran's advocacy group has found that veterans believe that the American economy is the biggest threat to national security. The poll, reported by Politico,...
View ArticleFrance Has Reversed Its Position And Is Sending Military Assistance Into Mali
Barely two weeks after saying it wouldn't intervene in Mali but suggested that other African nations do, France announced it would send drones to its former colony, and that it would make its...
View ArticleRetailers May Start Targeting Customers With New Surveillance Technology
We've covered surveillance tech that identifies faces and people under the influence, even an iPhone app that helps block potential spies, government or otherwise. Now there's surveillance that could...
View ArticleArgentina's Throwing A Tantrum Over Ship Detained In Ghana
Crew members on the Argentinian naval ship ARA Libertad, which has been impounded in the port of Tema in Ghana, have been ordered to fly home as the diplomatic crisis over the vessel's future looks...
View ArticleEveryone Is Talking About Obama's 'Horses And Bayonets' Zinger From The Debate
Although the third presidential debate was relatively lacking in fireworks, President Barack Obama did have at least one "meme-able" one-liner, according to reactions on Twitter. Responding to Mitt...
View ArticleHere's One Thing Obama Got Wrong During Last Night's Presidential Debate
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq continued to be a flash point during Monday night's presidential debate, with President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney challenging one another...
View ArticleHere's The Reason Why The Military Still Has Horses And Bayonets
In the run up to last night's debate, the Army Old Guard used its caisson horses in the burial of six veterans at Arlington, and certainly since twitter was ablaze with Obama's "horses and bayonets"...
View ArticleA Bayonet Charge Saved A Whole Lot Of Lives During The Iraq War
Brian Wood was just a young lance corporal at the time when he dismounted his thin-skinned vehicle amid withering enemy fire, and followed his commander's order to fix bayonets. The order came from...
View ArticleCome Along To Ranger School And See How The Army's Toughest Soldiers Get Made
One of the quickest ways to show how tough you are in th Army is to wear a Ranger tab. In the two months it takes to earn, a soldier's mental and physical endurance is pushed to the absolute limits....
View Article11 Celebrities Who Served In The Military Before They Got Famous
You've seen them on TV and at the movies, playing roles where they make you laugh, fight bad guys and sometimes even show off their bare behinds. But did you know they were veterans? These are 11...
View ArticleBoeing Has Perfected A Missile That Wipes Out Electronics And Leaves...
While the U.S. geared up for the second presidential debate last Tuesday, a building sat pulsing with computers, electronic surveillance, and security systems in the Utah high desert. The unoccupied...
View ArticleRussia: Syrian Rebels Armed With US-Made Heat Seeking Missiles
The Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems, including Stingers made by the United States, Russia's top general said on Wednesday. Russian...
View ArticleLockheed Martin's Shares Keep Rising, Despite Threats Of Massive Layoffs
Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest U.S. weapons maker, on Wednesday posted an 11 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, beating expectations by a wide margin, and raised its full-year forecast....
View ArticleThe Syrian Government Has Agreed To A Temporary Ceasefire
Bashar al-Assad's government has agreed to a ceasefire in Syria during the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, according to peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. Speaking in Cairo, Mr Brahimi said: "After...
View ArticleTeam Obama's Justification For Killing A 16-Year-Old American In A Drone...
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, a senior adviser to President Obama's reelection campaign, recently became the first person on Team Obama to address the killing of 16-year-old...
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