A couple of months ago, Battleland noted something called the Joint Special Operations University at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Joint was a Pentagon buzzword at the time of the first Gulf War in 1991, and Special …
“Known But to God”
Specialist Brett Hyde keeping guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 29. Gives one chills, and a certain sense of pride, that troops honor their unknown compatriots at Arlington National Cemetery 24/7.
Another Sign This Is Not Your Father’s Army
Top military leaders have made clear that today’s U.S. military couldn’t exist without women, who make up about 14% of the force
Gates’ Portrait Unveiled
Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates stopped by the Pentagon mid-Sandy on Monday to see his official portrait unveiled.
Half-Century Young
You’ve heard Air Force types say for years how their B-52 Stratofortress pilots are flying aircraft older than they are.
That’s nothing. B-52 builder Boeing said last week that the youngest BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fellow) delivered …
Sandy, the Fireworks are Hailin’ Over Little Eden Tonight
The Navy’s view of Hurricane Sandy, 3 a.m. Monday.
Confidentiality Speaking
I am continuing the discussion about ethical issues associated with the military’s treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, with a focus on a perennial hot topic: confidentiality.
Or what …
Generally Mediocre
Few writers have tracked the U.S. military‘s post-9/11 wars more relentlessly than Tom Ricks, first as a reporter – for the Wall Street Journal, then the Washington Post – and more recently as an author, in his definitive, …
Afghaniscan
An U.S. Army engineer, attached to 1st Platoon, 102nd Sapper Company, 307th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, scans a blast hole with a mine detector after a truck was hit with an improvised explosive …
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Too Tired to Fly?
Did Ambien kill four Air Force special operators returning from a classified five-hour spy-plane mission in February?
The four – two special-ops pilots and two sensor operators – were aboard a perfectly-functioning Air …
Shifting Defense Expenditures in East Asia
One doesn’t need Superman’s X-ray vision or have to look far to see various tensions building in the Asia-Pacific region, aside from those long-standing ones between North and South Korea, or China and Taiwan.
Recent …
Combat: When Do You Go Back?
The military psychiatrist serves both the service member and the military. The classic decision for a military psychiatrist in the theater of war is how to balance the needs of the individual against those of the organization …