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If I were to meet Colin Kaepernick in a bar, I’d share the same thoughts with him that I’m about to share with you: Having the guts to stand up for what you believe in, especially when it’s unpopular is commendable. I respect Colin for this, but I think he’s gone about it the wrong […]
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Two Air Force pararescue Airmen were awarded the Silver Star Medal on Friday for saving dozens of lives during separate Afghan battles in 2018 and 2019. Tech Sgt. Gavin Fisher and Staff Sgt. Daniel Swensen both received the third highest military award for their bravery. Fisher also received the Purple Heart for wounds received in […]
Continue ReadingA U.S. Army veteran was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for placing a home-made bomb at a Florida Veterans Affairs hospital. This article was first published on Military Times
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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, testified before the House Armed Services Committee. He was asked pointed questions about the, now-infamous, pardons issued by President Trump to three military personnel who had either been tried or were about to go on trial for war crimes in the Global War on Terror. Many […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government covertly moved to expel two officials from the Chinese embassy earlier this year, after they drove onto a military base, the New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The newspaper reported on Sunday that one of the two Chinese officials is believed to be an […]
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The hypersonic arms race going on between Russia, China and the United States has seen its fair share of legitimate developments happen alongside a flurry of international rhetoric that sometimes doesn’t seem quite so legitimate. Now, the head of Russian ship-maker United Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexei Rakhmanov, is claiming that all modern warships in the Russian […]
Continue ReadingAs a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood… This article was first published on Military Times
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The Spanish ministry of defense has announced that it is opening more positions to women. It is part of a wider effort to strengthen the country’s ability to participate in counterterrorism missions. The announcement comes as Minister of Defense Margarita Robles visited the Spanish army’s command center for special operations in Rabasa, near Alicante. While […]
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Business Insider. President Donald Trump is set to announce the withdrawal of roughly 4,000 US troops from Afghanistan as early as next week, NBC News reported on Saturday based on conversations with three current and former officials. This would come as the US is engaged in ongoing, troubled […]
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Thomas Hoke can still recall the weather in December 1944, and the long days that followed. The battle started on Dec. 16, but his company arrived Dec. 27 and would stay there until the battle’s end, nearly a month later. By the time he arrived, snow had blanketed Germany in what was one of the […]
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