Sometimes Even Military Guys Get Lost In The Woods
Land navigation is one of the most difficult parts of military training, at least in my opinion. I'd rather run 5 miles than do a land nav course.Here, Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell, an Army...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Now Pointing Artillery At 'Guam, Hawaii And Mainland America'
North Korea said it had ordered its rocket and long-range artillery units to be combat ready, targeting military bases in the US and American bases in the region, in the latest in a string of fiery...
View ArticleChinese National Given 5 Years In Jail For Stealing Secret Missile Guidance Data
A federal court has sentenced a Chinese citizen to more than five years in prison for taking thousands of files about a secret military project to China, Peter Finn of The Washington Post reports.The...
View ArticleDon't Freak Out If You See A B-52 Bomber Targeting Your Home
The following short video shows a B-52 Stratofortress during a standard training mission of the War Week, an exercise which incorporates Aerial Refueling, Weapons Tactics and High Altitude...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Budget Vultures Are Circling, And Military Personnel Are The Prey
Most important decisions can be boiled down to two options, and ordinarily one option stands out as more difficult than the other. Usually, the more difficult choice represents the correct path, while...
View ArticleThere Have Only Been 11 Instances In Modern Combat Worthy Of America's...
Monday marked the 150th anniversary of the first presentation of the Medal of Honor, which had its first recipient on Mar. 25, 1863 for actions during the Civil War. Despite its prestige, it's not an...
View ArticleRussia Is Selling More And More Weapons To Asia
After trying to buy the Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jet since the 1990s, China is finally getting 24 of them along with four submarines from Moscow, Forbes reports.The Russians finally warmed up to the deal...
View ArticleUS Sailor Gets Shot At On Freeway But Still Makes It To Deployment On Time
An unidentified serviceman was heading to the USS Boxer for training at the San Diego Naval Base Tuesday morning when someone in a Chevrolet Silverado pulled up beside him.From ABC 10 News:He said...
View ArticleThe Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Has Some Truly Clever Engineering
In order to preserve their stealthiness and keep the RCS (Radar Cross Section) as low as possible, radar-evading planes rely on weapons bay: bombs and missiles to be fired are kept inside the bays...
View ArticleThe US Army Is Planning For A Failed Nuclear State In North Korea
Don't mind the headlines.Crippling sanctions, starving soldiers, and an antiquated, rickety military collectively push the idea of a concerted North Korean strike to the fringes of credibility.Planners...
View ArticleConservatives Going 'DEFCON 6' Over Gay Marriage Would Actually Be Quite...
Influential conservative radio host Steve Deace recently warned that conservatives are prepared to go 'DEFCON' 6 if the Supreme Court strikes down Prop 8 (i.e. California's voter-approved ban on gay...
View ArticleThe CIA Has An Undercover Female Boss
A day after Julia Pierson became the first woman director of the Secret Service, it was learned that the head of the CIA's most secretive division has its first female chief as well. Except no one will...
View ArticleUncle Sam Wants You: 600 Young Student Hackers
There are “new and rapidly growing threats” of a cyberstrike to the US homeland – perils that will require hundreds of young, college-age hackers to counter an alarming number of daily incursions into...
View ArticleA Key Sign Korean Tensions Haven't Boiled Over Despite Severed Hotline
A joint South-North Korean industrial complex was operating normally Thursday, officials said, despite Pyongyang severing a military hotline used to monitor movement in and out of the zone.Around 160...
View ArticleHow Veterans Can Increase Their Chances Of Landing A Civilian Job
Recently discharged veterans often experience confusion and worry stemming from adjusting to family life and finding a job. Transitioning isn’t easy, and landing a career in the process can add to the...
View ArticleThese Soldiers Are Heading To Afghanistan With Android Smartphones
If soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division happen to be on patrol in Afghanistan later this year and need support, they can probably just Google it.That's because they will be the first to get all kinds...
View ArticleStealth Bombers Capable Of Delivering 15-Ton Bunker Busters Fly Over Korea
B-2 stealth bombers of the U.S. Air Force from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri have conducted a long-duration, round trip (training) mission to the Republic of Korea on Mar. 28.The new “extended...
View ArticleSkynet: Video Shows How Flying Robots Communicate To Work Together
The following video, that was brought to my attention from Roland Posnett, is amazing.It shows machines future capabilities.The footage was filmed during a presentation by Professor Raffaello D’Andrea...
View ArticleArizona Group Plans To Give Away Free Shotguns To People In High-Crime Areas
Do areas with an increased number of guns really enjoy less crime? That is what a Tucson group led by former mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky is planning to find out with a new campaign that will arm...
View ArticleIn The Middle Of The Night, Putin Reminded The World Of Russia's Strength
Russian President Vladimir Putin's sudden announcement of enormous military exercises on the Black Sea has taken many by surprise, and many observers see the sudden announcement as Putin flexing...
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