BattlelandSpecial Operations
The Army’s storied and supersecret Night Stalkers — the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) — is tops when it comes to flying. Especially in the dark. While heavily armed.
“Although they’re not in …
As the outcome of a debate he had with a Twitter follower, Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he will spend December 4 through 11 trying to live on food stamps.
BattlelandPacific
TOKYO – Don’t leave the base, don’t take a drink and for God’s sake, don’t break the law.
That’s what commanders are telling U.S. troops in Japan after a series of arrests and embarrassing incidents have heightened …
One of the earliest fears about tax-favored savings accounts like IRAs and 401(k) plans was that when this pool of savings grew large enough Congress would not be able to resist tapping it to help solve the nation’s debt problems.
The Manhattan nanny who police say murdered two children in their parents’ apartment pleaded not guilty to two counts of first and second degree murder Wednesday at her indictment, New York court officials say.
BattlelandMilitary Training
…why is the U.S. Army planning to teach thousands of Afghan security-force members to speak and understand English?
Classes are going to be held across the country, and the job details fill 198 pages. Students will include …
“If suicide is indeed the worst enemy the armed forces have, then why should we criminalize it when it fails?”
Who cares if the Chinese just landed for the first time on an aircraft carrier. On Monday, an unmanned aircraft landed (ok, so it wasn’t actually flying) on the flight deck of the USS Harry S Truman at Maryland’s Patuxent …
BattlelandMilitary Spending
The defense-budget wonks over at the independent Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments have apparently had it with costume and paste jewelry.
Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger huddled over the summer with fellow deep …
With the clock ticking down until a crucial Federal Trade Commission vote over whether to sue Google for antitrust violations, the search giant’s CEO Larry Page met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
KABUL — Last year we were late, so we were there when the bomb went off in the Afghan capital.
Suddenly I was nearly thrown off my feet by crowds of men running away, from the Ashura Shia holy day rites, some screaming “Ya …
“We must find all of the notorious dissidents, who are hiding a knife behind their backs and waiting for the right timing to trigger a riot, and flatten all of them mercilessly.”
As World AIDS Day approaches Dec. 1, public health experts are turning the focus on teens and young adults who make up a remarkably high proportion of HIV infections in the U.S.
