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On Feb. 19, 1945, more than 70,000 U.S. Marines conducted an amphibious assault to take the Island of Iwo Jima from fortified Japanese forces. Over the next 36 days nearly 7,000 Marines would be killed during the battle, which is regarded as one of the bloodiest of World War II, as they faced hidden enemy […]
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“Bunny Baseball” was a yuk-yuk phrase that was all the buzz among our student body of Green Beret candidates during the Survival Phase of our training at Camp Mackall in 1983. I heard it over and over as we took breaks between class: “We’re going to be playing Bunny Baseball pretty soon! I’m going to […]
Continue ReadingVInt Hill was bought by the Army in 1942 and remained in operation until 1997. This article was first published on Military Times
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Editor’s Note: This article by Matthew Cox originally appeared on Military.com, a leading source of news for the military and veteran community. Air Force gunsmiths recently completed delivery of a new M4-style carbine designed to break down small enough to fit under most pilot ejection seats. The Air Force Gunsmith Shop has completed delivery of […]
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NEWPORT — The Office of Naval Inspector General has cleared former Naval War College president Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley of most of the allegations of misconduct claimed to have occurred after he took command of the 136-year-old school in July 2016, The Providence Journal has learned. Harley, in one of a series of interviews […]
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$100,000. That’s what the Army is offering to Special Forces Warrant Officers in case they reenlist. Special Forces (SF) warrant officers are combat leaders and staff officers. They are experienced subject-matter experts in unconventional warfare, operations, intelligence fusion, and planning and execution at all levels across the operational continuum. Special Forces warrant officers advise commanders […]
Continue ReadingMore than 1,100 signers called the soldier an honorable public servant who deserves protection from the commander in chief. This article was first published on Military Times
Continue ReadingThe U.S. government failed to effectively account for nearly $715.8 million in weapons and equipment allocated to Syrian partners as part of the multinational counter-ISIS fight, according to a new report from the Defense Department inspector general. The audit, publicly released on Tuesday, revealed that officials with Special Operations Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve “did […]
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For decades, the Central Intelligence Agency, along with its West German counterpart the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), secretly controlled the Swiss-based company Crypto AG, which enabled them to engage in decades of communication interception. Crypto AG, which went defunct in 2018, sold encryption devices to governments across the world. However, this CIA-owned company managed to […]
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What’s cooler than a single missile? How about a missile with a high-powered machine gun attached? That’s exactly what the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working on, according to budget documents — and it wants $13 million to make it a reality. As first reported by The War Zone, DARPA’s budget request for fiscal […]
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