'I Hope She’s Scarred for Life' — Recalling My Time as a Blackwater Mercenary April 21, 2005. Seven Blackwater contractors die today. This is the day I lose all compassion for Iraq.
Faced with a Rise of Extremism Within Its Ranks, the US Military Has Clamped Down on Racist Speech, Including Retweets and Likes Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin took the...
How Much Does It Cost to Fix a Toilet on an Aircraft Carrier? Nature calls everywhere – even on board an aircraft carrier.
Is the Marine Corps Becoming Irrelevant? For the first time in its storied history, the Marine Corps has given up capabilities that might be needed worldwide to gain...
Would China Really Start a War over a Nancy Pelosi Visit to Taiwan? In recent months, the People's Liberation Army has displayed an increasing penchant for deploying violence to help Beijing...
The Complex History of the Purple Heart 1.8 million Purple Hearts have been awarded in our history. Many of these medals become lost, stolen, or misplaced.
Caring for a Veteran After an Insider Attack "Caring for a service member or veteran can be extraordinarily difficult. It tests a caregiver's patience, emotions and...
Behind Zelenskyy's Security Shakeup A deep and continuing rot of treason imperils Ukraine's battle against the Russians.
July 25, National Hire a Veteran Day: How a Military Mindset Helps Uncover New Job Opportunities "Veterans have to be willing to be humble enough to accept assistance and realize this is often a whole new world for them."
Ukraine Should Beware of the Bear at the Back Door Many military observers analyzing the Russo-Ukrainian War believe that Russia is reaching a culminating moment in its current...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
