Hizbollah Is Thinking Of Abandoning Syria And It's A Pretty Big Deal
Hizbollah has been one of the staunchest supporters of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but now there are bitter arguments within its ranks about whether it is time to change course. The giant...
View ArticleArmy Training Presentation Slams President George W. Bush
When the Artillery School of Practice founded in 1824 at Ft. Monroe, Va. grew inadequate for the expanding nation's needs, the United States Army Command and General Staff College was built in Ft....
View ArticleIran Says It Has Loads Of Sensitive Military Data From Its Israeli Drone Mission
Iran is in possession of data transmitted by an unmanned Hezbollah drone that overflew "restricted" sites and bases in Israel this month, a defence official said. The drone "transmitted live data,...
View ArticleSyria Is Getting Pounded By The Heaviest Airstrikes Since The Conflict Began
Damascus shook with loud explosions on Monday as Syrian warplanes reportedly launched their heaviest air strikes yet after a failed bid to halt the country's violence for a Muslim holiday. The blasts,...
View ArticleTaiwan Busted Several Ex-Military Officials Giving China Unprecedented...
Taiwan said Monday that three retired military officers have been arrested on suspicion of leaking military secrets to China, in what legislators described as one of the island's worst espionage...
View ArticleEverything Else In D.C. May Be Shut Down, But Not The Tomb Of The Unknown...
To serve as a Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery is considered one of the greatest honors in the military. The tomb itself has been under continuous guard, every...
View ArticleThe Next Weapon Of Mass Destruction Will Probably Be A Thumbdrive
Despite congressional foot dragging, or maybe because of it, most defense and technology analysts are screaming dire warnings of impending cyber attacks, whether by Internet hacks or infected thumb...
View ArticleOne Crew Member Dead, One Missing In HMS Bounty Shipwreck
One of the world's most famous ships, the HMS Bounty is a victim of Hurricane Sandy. Initially the ship was reported to be "intact and upright" but subsequent reports say it has sunk. The Bounty...
View ArticleThe Man Who Paints Washington's Portraits May Be The Most Powerful Guy In DC
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates had his official portrait unveiled in a small ceremony in the Pentagon Tuesday while the rest of the East Coast hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy. Defense...
View ArticleSandy May Have Uncovered An Old 500-Pound Bomb At The Guantanamo Ferry Landing
The U.S. military shut down a ferry landing at the Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent for a bomb disposal team from Florida on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy churned up a suspicious object in...
View ArticleThe Russian Plane That Killed Poland's President In 2010 May Have Been Packed...
Polish investigators conducting the inquiry into the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others in 2010 have detected "chemical structures similar to those in high-energy materials...
View ArticleThese Schools Reaching Out For Military Vets Have Brilliant Recruiting...
For some veterans, transitioning from military service to college life is a bigger challenge than they expected. The wheels of the VA churn slowly, making payments a bit late. Post-traumatic stress...
View ArticleCelebratory Gunfire Sets Off Inferno And Kills 25 At Saudi Wedding
A fire sparked by celebratory gunfire has killed at least 25 people at a wedding in Saudi Arabia, media reported on Wednesday. The bullets struck electric decorations that triggered a short-circuit,...
View ArticleGary Johnson's Anti-Drone Anti-NDAA Platform May Take Out Obama In Colorado
Barack Obama is due to campaign in Boulder, Colorado on Thursday night to fire up this liberal bastion and try to snuff out a libertarian challenge which threatens to siphon crucial votes. The...
View ArticleMarco Rubio On Benghazi: 'There's Classified Information That People Should...
Blown away by Hurricane Sandy: News of the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. But the coverage is returning as Sandy's floodwaters recede and Republicans press the Obama Administration for more...
View ArticleThe Air Force's Hurricane Hunter Squad Started With A Barroom Dare
As the East Coast is battered by Hurricane Sandy and the Atlantic City boardwalk washes into the Atlantic Ocean, it’s hard not to think about the pilots and aircrews who actually fly into these...
View ArticleHow To Get Into Manhattan If You Have Fewer Than 3 People In Your Car
We were taking photos of a flooded out fire station in Hoboken when we heard an announcer on the radio declare, "The 3-person rule is being strictly enforced on any crossing into Manhattan." Luckily,...
View ArticleMichael Bastian Shearling Bomber Jacket
This is the Michael Bastian Shearling Bomber Jacket from MR PORTER. Why We Love It: The style of this bomber jacket dates back to when the first military pilots flew in unenclosed cockpits and,...
View ArticleHelp Is On The Way For The Battle-Induced Rage Affecting Too Many Marines
Marine Maj. Steve Taylor, who had unknowingly suffered a concussion in Afghanistan after a roadside explosion, was at a takeout pizza dinner with his family at Camp Lejeune, N.C. There was some...
View ArticleNavy SEALs Advised On This Video Game And It's A Giant Flop
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is EA's second attempt to carve out its own slice of Activision's mighty Call of Duty franchise. In this it is not alone. 2007's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been one of...
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