“Afghan NDS [National Directorate of Security] units with allied partners have conducted over 60 high-profile arrest operations over the past six months in Kabul alone, including the spectacular interdiction of a 12,000-kilogram truck bomb on the outskirts of the city which resulted in five enemy killed in action and two captured.”
BattlelandNavy
Bridge Amid Troubled Water
History was made in a flash earlier this week, when the Navy’s jet-powered X-47B drone flew off an aircraft carrier for the first time. The official Navy video of the event lasted all of 10 seconds.
But actual recordings of …
New Spate of Sexual-Assault Reports Resurrects a Painful Memory
With recent investigation of the Army coordinator of one of Fort Hood’s sexual-abuse prevention programs, coupled with the arrest of an Air Force officer in charge of his service’s sexual-assault prevention program, dismay is …
IRS Head Resigns His Post
As the IRS scandal reached its fifth day, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller has resigned his post, the first casualty of what will be a lengthy investigation.
Lone Calming Canine Presence
Another case of not enough military mental-health workers: Maj. Eden is the lone U.S. combat-stress therapy dog in Afghanistan.
The Obama Administration Scandals
All right. everyone take a deep breath. Now exhale.
BattlelandSpecial Operations
Long-War Trophy
Soldiers coming home from battle have long smuggled war trophies – weapons and other items plundered from the enemy, living or otherwise. There are strict Pentagon rules and regulations on the practice.
But that all involves
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Rejoice! The End of ‘User Name and Password’ May Be Nigh
What’s the absolute worst part of the Internet? Reasonable folks may disagree.
The Pentagon’s Letting Down Our Kids
Last Thursday, Prince Harry swept a number of military moms off their feet at a White House Mother’s Day tea hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
The President proclaimed the next day National Military Spouse Appreciation …
Fatal Frontier: The Perils of Crossing the Rio Grande
Many migrants attempting to pass into the U.S. are ignorant of the treacherous journey that lies ahead.
What O.J. Simpson Wants You to Know About His Robbery Case
Simpson testifies, for the first time ever, in a Las Vegas court room.
BattlelandMilitary Justice
Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action
Sexual assaults in the military, long simmering on the Pentagon’s back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days ago – and threatened to explode with the announcement Tuesday night of yet another probe into sexual assault by a …
BattlelandRussia
The Cold War Returneth
The Russians booted a U.S. diplomat from their country Tuesday, contending he was a CIA spy. The cable network FX has a hit on its hands with The Americans, a weekly show that focuses on a Soviet couple working for the KGB in …