There Was A Disturbing Spike In Sexual Assault Reports At Military Academies...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the nation's three military academies jumped by 23 percent overall this year, but the data signaled a continued reluctance by victims to seek criminal...
View ArticleThe Corps Tells Marine Guarding His Kid's School To 'Remove The Uniform'
The Corps called former Marine Staff Sgt. Jordan Pritchard and told him to stop wearing his uniform outside of his kids' school.Yesterday we reported that Pritchard dropped his kids off, then took up a...
View ArticleThe Military Asked ESPN For Help With Its Flood Of Drone Footage
The drone program has exploded since Barack Obama assumed office in 2008, and now there's so much surveillance footage streaming into the Department of Defense that the military is looking for help...
View ArticleZero Dark Thirty May Be The Best On Screen Attempt At Creating The 'Fog Of...
Zero Dark Thirty is military terminology for half past midnight, the time at which the pivotal raid to capture Osama bin Laden was scheduled by the CIA. There’s no more perfect title for a film this...
View Article16 Powerful Non-Lethal Military Weapons
Whether dealing with Afghan villagers or a Cairo mob, the U.S. military needs non-lethal weapons for delicate situations more than ever. The items here were introduced this year and with a new batch...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: The 'Marine Vet' Standing Guard At A California School Is A Phony
Today the AP released a report on another Marine guarding a school, Sgt. Craig Pusley, who claims he served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, leaving the Marine Corps just last year.Information...
View Article'Zero Dark Thirty' Makes Finding Bin Laden Seem Way Too Simple
Most critics Hollywood's version of the hunt for Osama bin Laden have honed in on its implication that 'enhanced interrogation techniques' (i.e. torture) indirectly led to the discovery of bin Laden's...
View Article10 Fascinating Details In 'Zero Dark Thirty'
We checked out 'Zero Dark Thirty' yesterday hoping to learn more about the 11-year hunt for Osama bin Laden (OBL). (Read our review here.)The filmmakers had considerable access to people with knowledge...
View ArticleDavid Cameron Is Poised To Hit The 'Eject' Button On Afghanistan
British troops could return home from Afghanistan even "faster" than planned, David Cameron has said, as 3,800 troops are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of next year.The Prime Minister has...
View ArticleMarine To Be Unchained From Bed And Released From Mexican Prison
Jon Hammar, the U.S. Marine strapped to a bed in solitary confinement in a Mexican prison on a gun charge, will be released today, his mother told Fox News.His release was confirmed by the Mexican...
View ArticleSYRIA EXPERT: Assad Will Eventually Flee To The Coast And Rebels Will Battle...
Syria expert Joshua Landis told Voice of America journalist Cecily Hilleary that he thinks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will eventually flee to the coastal mountains of his ancestral Alawite...
View Article65 Beautiful Photos Of The US Military In 2012
This was a year to remember for the U.S. Military.After years of combat, some 23,000 troops serving in Afghanistan were pulled out in 2012, with plans to withdraw the rest by 2014.The U.S. Military...
View ArticleMarine Turned Filmmaker Explains Why We Need An Animated Film About The...
Brian Iglesias, a combat decorated Marine infantry officer now in the Reserves, just completed his most recent campaign.But unlike earlier ones in combat, this campaign was online. Using the social...
View ArticleWhy The NRA's Speech To 'Four Million Moms And Dads' Was Bizarre As It Was...
On Tuesday, the National Rifle Association released its first official response following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. The statement was brief, and began by...
View ArticleLockheed Martin's New Killer Laser Will Change Life For Troops On The Ground...
Using lasers for tracking objects through the sky has been possible for years, but there's never been anything like Lockheed's new laser defense system successfully tested last week.It's not that using...
View ArticleThe US Is Helping Iraq Beef Up Its Navy And Delivered Two New Ships Today
The United States has delivered two support ships to Iraq, which is seeking to boost its fledgling naval capabilities, the US embassy said on Sunday.The two 60-metre offshore support vessels were...
View ArticleUS Marine Jon Hammar Is Finally Out Of Mexican Jail For Antique Shotgun Fiasco
A former US marine, jailed in Mexico after illegally crossing the border with an antique shotgun, has been released, a Florida congresswoman said in a statement.Jon Hammar, 27, a south Florida resident...
View ArticleLooks Like South Sudan's Shooting Down UN Helicopters As A Matter Of Policy Now
The shooting down of a UN helicopter in South Sudan by the army, which killed four Russian crew, is the latest of a long line of UN troubles with government forces in the country, a UN spokesman said...
View ArticleLet's Be Honest, Guns Are Just A Small Part Of America's Real Problem
Let's be clear: when Congress passes an "assault weapons" ban (and they will pass a ban), it'll be pretty much toothless.That the law will likely leave most things unchanged doesn't matter — the...
View ArticleThe CIA Thinks 'Zero Dark Thirty' Is So 'Inaccurate' It Issued This Statement...
The new movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, 'Zero Dark Thirty' arrived in theaters last week and reviews have been mixed, but the acting head of the CIA is not impressed.Michael Morell, standing...
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