She talks to TIME about how parents can protect their children from potential abductors and abusers by talking early and often about appropriate interactions with strangers.
$252,228.44
— The price, more or less, of an F-18 ejection seat, according to this recent contract announcement.
Exclusive: Jaycee Dugard’s Mother on Abducted Children and a Parent’s Greatest Fear
In an exclusive excerpt from a forthcoming book, “Safe Kids, Smart Parents,” Jaycee Dugard’s mother Terry Probyn recalls the horror of losing her daughter, and the struggles of reuniting 18 years later
Jaycee Dugard’s Therapist: Tips for Warning Children About Abductions
In the forthcoming book Safe Kids, Smart Parents, co-author Rebecca Bailey discusses the rare instances of ‘atypical abductions’
“Sexual assault is an outrage. It is a crime. That's true for society at large, and if it's happening inside our military, then whoever carries it out is betraying the uniform that they're wearing. And they may consider themselves patriots, but when you engage in this kind of behavior, that's not patriotic; it's a crime. And we have to do everything we can to root this out...so I don't want just more speeches or, you know, awareness programs or training, but ultimately folks look the other way. If we find out somebody's engaging in this stuff, they got to be held accountable, prosecuted, stripped of their positions, court-martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged -- period. It's not acceptable.”
— President Obama, speaking Tuesday about a new Pentagon report showing an increase in sexual assaults in the ranks, and the arrest of an Air Force officer responsible for preventing sexual assault on charges of sexually assaulting a woman early Sunday.
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Benghazi Revisited
Fireworks are in place and set to explode Wednesday on Capitol Hill over whether the U.S. military could have done more to save the four trapped U.S. diplomats who died in Benghazi last September 11.
It’s all going to boil …
Found: Timeline of Ohio Women Missing Since 2002
The ordeal involving the three missing women found in a home in a quiet Cleveland neighborhood on Monday began nearly eleven years ago with the disappearance of Michelle Knight, then 18, who was last seen on August 23, 2002
Knowing Thy Enemy
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor …
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MacArthur’s Flawed Genius
There are some military commanders who, like Cher, Elvis and Oprah, are known by a single name: Napoleon, Patton and MacArthur come quickly to mind.
Army General Douglas MacArthur is historically significant not only because …
Yes, Really: Private Colleges Offering More Financial Aid Than Ever
After years of skyrocketing tuition costs, many private colleges in the United States are ramping up their financial aid packages in an attempt to attract new students and boost sagging enrollments.
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A female Afghan army officer brandishes her weapon, May 4.
Hurt, But Helping…
Last November, we featured the love story of Army Captain Greg Galeazzi and Summer Buckley here on Battleland. Galeazzi, 27, was wounded in an IED blast nearly two years ago in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, losing both of his …
“The important places in this world are Rota, Naples, Sigonella, Souda Bay, Djibouti down by the Red Sea, by the Gulf of Aden, Bahrain incredibly important, Singapore which is emerging for us, Darwin where our partners in the Marine Corps will operate today and we will continue growing toward the end of this decade. The Republic of Korea -- Pusan, Chinhai, Pyeongtaek; Japan -- Yokosuka, Sasebo, Atsugi, Iwakuni, Misawa; and of course, Diego Garcia and yes, Guantanamo Bay.”
— Admiral Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, recently rattling off the U.S. Navy’s “maritime crossroads.” Bonus points if you know where they all are…