Joint Radio Communications in the Military is a must

Get your act together This isn’t a simple problem, though solving it is essential. The multiple brands of warfighting and national security must get on the same wave length. " “Troubled joint radio program...

Strike anywhere in < 1 hour

Unmanned No manned pilots necessary, DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 is unmanned and is in development to be able to attack anywhere in the world at Mach 17 to 22. Right now, the bullet like aircraft can fly fast and nose...

Rep. Kucinich Blocked By Military From Visiting Bradley Manning

"Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has been unable to visit with Private Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier accused of leaking State Department cables to WikiLeaks, despite being a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. “I put in a request to...

New Army PT Test Unveiled: Details, Maps of New Physical Tests

The US Army unveiled its new PT test on Tuesday, February 28, 2011The traditional Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), which hasn't been changed since 1980, included pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run. The new army PT test is designed to more closely replicate battlefield...

Captain Owen Honors Relieved Of USS Enterprise Command (video)

Captain Owen Honors Relieved of USS Enterprise Command After Anti-Gay Navy Video Scandal Captain Owen Honors and the crew of the USS Enterprise were set to sail in days to come but now Owen Honors has been relieved of command of the USS Enterprise, the Associated Press is...

The Medal of Honor Never Awarded

          June 6, 1944. D-Day, H-Hour. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had already written his concession speech for Operation Overlord. In it he admits defeat therein and asserts that any responsibility therefore fell solely on his own shoulders....

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

          “How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows that too many people have died?”                     –(Bob Dylan Blowin’ in the Wind)....

Salvatore Giunta From Hiawatha, Iowa: Medal Of Honor

Salvatore A. Giunta of Company B, 2nd Battilion (Airborne), 503d Infantry:  To Receive Medal Of Honor: First Medal Of Honor Given To A Living Service Member From Iraq And Afghanistan Wars Sergeant...

Afghan Kill Squad: 12 US Soldiers Face Charges, Stryker Brigade

Afghan Kill Squad: 12 Soldiers From Stryker Infantry Brigade Face Charges - Killing Civilians And Covering It UpU.S. soldiers that were stationed in Afghanistan face charges of operating an Afghan Kill Squad, targeting and executing Afghan civilians, in some cases collecting...

Filling in for Afghanistan government

It is described as a military action, though it sounds more like a combination of police and state department activity. US troops work with local armed farmer tribe leaders to stabilize an area and keep the...

Broke! Fixing America's fiscal crisis in lieu of defense spending

Most of the people in the United States use standard responses when discussing what Washington accomplishes or does not accomplish. “We spend too much, we don’t spend enough. The elected officials are crooked,...

When the chips are down, who you gonn’a call: US Military

The Washington Post article by Andre Bacevich is the subject for this NowPublic treatment. The article implies that Generals get too big for their britches as my Mother used to say. I don’t think there is any...

U.S. Military Bills Wounded Soldier For Lost Equipment

While Congress, the media and the U.S. military debate whether or not to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, there's another policy that is rarely mentioned and has been in effect for decades:  charging wounded soldiers for missing equipment."Gary Pfleider, a...

Insider's Perspective on "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

       The following letter in its entirety was written by an United States Military Chaplain. Addressed to President Barack Obama, it outlines a contradiction of the notion that...

Lt. Gen. Mixon Will Not be Fired for Fighting Repeal of DADT

Lt. General Benjamin Mixon will not be fired for speaking out against repeal of US Military "Don't Ask,  Don't Tell"  policy   A high-ranking Army general  has learned that he will not be...

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