My daughters have never met Arizona Governor Jan Brewer — and it’s likely they have never even heard her name.
BattlelandMilitary Women
The Combat Exclusion Policy: Under Attack
The women in combat issue has reared its head again with the recent lawsuit filed on behalf of four female military personnel by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN).
The suit …
The Mammogram Mess: The Most Difficult Decision for Women in Their 40s
I have dense breasts, a physiological fact that was neither here nor there until July 25.
BattlelandPacific
Big Plane, Big Plans, Tiny Island
TINIAN — U.S. Marines unloaded equipment from a chartered Boeing 747 at Tinian’s international airport this week at the start of a major aviation exercise in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
The aircraft is the …
In Mississippi, Will Competition Cure Head Start—or Kill It?
The only town in Mississippi’s George County is about to find out whether its Head Start center will get more federal funding or have to shut down
King of Battle
Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, observe the impact of artillery rounds fired from an Afghan D-30 howitzer during training with Afghan troops in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 21.
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Saluting Military Mutts
Here at Battleland, we marvel at the military world in all its crazy glory. One of its elements that seems to have gotten a lot of attention in recent years is the growing use of dogs to perform various martial missions, ranging …
One Month After Sandy: Where the Storm Came Ashore
Ortley Beach and the barrier islands of the Jersey Shore were at the epicenter of the storm — and it is a long way before they bounce back
“…When our nation's leaders send our sons and daughters to fight, we must give them a clear mission to accomplish…”
— Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, at the ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for an education center at the Vietnam Wall Memorial in Washington, speaking of the “meaningful lessons” he said the nation learned from that war.
Powerball Playbook: So You’ve Won the Lottery — An Expert’s Guide on Surviving Day One
How acute was America’s lotto fever Wednesday?
BattlelandWar Story
The Iraq Invazzzion…
Good Morning, Starshine
Army Specialist Richard Burton of Athens, Ga., a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief, provides security over Kandahar province, Nov. 26.
Can Community Colleges Put Americans Back to Work?
Community colleges have long played a key role as an entryway to better career opportunities for adults in the workforce.