U.S. and Afghan soldiers crossing the Tarnak River in Kandahar province, April 10.
Plugging the Pension Gap … With Cheese?
In American slang, the word “cheddar” has long been a stand-in for money. Now, it would appear some folks in the U.K. are taking this association far more literally.
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No [Strategic] Reservations
Ever since the post-9/11 wars put pressure on the U.S. Army for more troops, its reserve forces have effectively become part of the operational Army, and not confined to their traditional role as a so-called “strategic …
The Marathon Bombing: Gunfights, Blasts and a Manhunt Shut Down Boston
One suspect is apparently dead while another is on the run after a night filled with drama, bloodshed and uncertainty
Joy and Relief in Boston After Bombing Suspect’s Arrest
In reverse-chronological order, TIME is compiling a gallery of photographs from the massive manhunt around Boston for the suspects in Monday’s marathon bombing. The law enforcement operation, which virtually paralyzed the city, …
“I'm pretty frustrated with the DoD and I feel like some of the leadership at the DoD comes over here and they say: `Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. May we have another cut?’…When you're not on the cameras, please, please look at [the President’s budget proposal], because we can't help you if the DoD's going to come over here and say, `Yes, we want to take these cuts.’”
— Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., commenting on the civilians running the Pentagon to Army generals Wednesday at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s readiness subcommittee.
A Brief History of Manhunts
TIME takes a look back at how manhunts have unfolded over the past 35 years.
First Aid Tent to MASH Unit: Saving Lives at Boston’s Finish Line
They expected no more than dehydration. Instead the medic-volunteers at the marathon got the equivalent of combat wounds. How they responded
Obama Attends Vigil for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims
President Obama traveled to Boston on Thursday to speak at an interfaith service for victims of Monday’s attack.
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One of the Time 100…
….being feted in our annual compendium of the most influential people in the world (you missed it by this much…) is one-time Navy SEAL Eric Greitens. He’s the founder of The Mission Continues, dedicated to helping those who …
The Bureau vs. The Boston Bomber
Can the FBI leverage new technologies and post-9/11 investigative powers to track down the culprit behind the Boston Marathon bombing?
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Marines Train to Kick Some Butt
Amid the small-bore terrorists plaguing the U.S. this week, the Army’s mighty M-1 tanks, the Air Force’s stealthy B-2 bombers and the Navy’s mammoth aircraft carriers are…worthless.
That’s why it’s refreshing to …
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— The number of so-called “green-on-blue” attacks in Afghanistan so far in 2013, where a member of the Afghan security forces attacks U.S. or other allied troops. At the same time in 2012, there had been 20 such attacks, Marine General Joseph Dunford Jr., the top U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan, told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.