Staff Sgt. Alex sniffs for bombs among the bags of new Afghan police officers in Kunar province June 5.
The Great 1980s TIME Giveaway Gadgets
Once upon a time, there were TIME-branded tech products–lots of them. Here’s their story.
BattlelandIntelligence
When Something’s Not Quite Right
You might get a sense something’s a little fishy when Company 1 bids half the total of Company 2 for a year-long contract to “ensure that the ORION O2 program is successfully and seamlessly integrated onto the ORION Data …
Exercise Alone Can Melt Away Dangerous Belly Fat in Diabetics
Just by increasing their physical activity, people with type 2 diabetes can lose fat that accumulates in the liver and abdomen and lower their risk of heart problems.
Fresh from War, Veterans Need Interpreters to Land Jobs
School for Scandal: A Brief History of Hard-Nosed Politics in Campus Elections
A recent campaign controversy at a top New York City public school is only the latest in a long tradition of big conflicts in small-time races
BattlelandMilitary Spending
Up Next: Scum
An Army contract announced Monday:
McMillen LLC, Boise, Idaho, was awarded a firm-fixed-price, option-included contract with a value of $10,088,000 for the maintenance and development of ponds in Napa, Calif., with the goal of
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California Corrections: How a State Picks Thousands of Inmate to Take Out of Prison
Last week, a three-judge panel ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population by almost 10,000 inmates before the end of the year.
“The ongoing literacy program deserves mention with regard to the development of ANA [Afghan National Army] leadership. The success of this program was essential to improving nearly all aspects of the ANA and was critical to leader development. Literacy remains an enabler for soldier and NCO development, and creates a more discerning citizen for Afghan society. Despite challenges, the program had achieved impressive results and appeared to be well received throughout the ANA.”
— From a Pentagon inspector general's report, here, released Monday.
A One-Time SEAL on Those Female SEAL-Wannabes
The decision to scrap the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule of 1994 by then-defense secretary Leon Panetta earlier this year did not immediately put women into combat.
But it has led to Pentagon review of how …
BattlelandNational Security
Tomorrow’s Threats
It is becoming clearer that respected views of the national-security threats facing the U.S. are diverging:
Twenty-first century trends like the growth of technology represent new opportunities, but they also represent more
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Why Edward Snowden Isn’t a Refugee
And why Ecuador’s a bad place to go if you are one
Patriot Game: Promoting Hunting as Therapy for Veterans
Shortly before sunrise, the veterans received their instructions and marched into the darkness. Each man had a job. Some wore headlamps as they planted hundreds of decoys at precise intervals across the wet, patchy field near …