Remembering the “Forgotten War”
Saber rattling from North Korea.
Again.
Is this just bluster, blackmail or a true threat?
My father served in South Korea during what the U.S. calls the Korean War. It has also often been called the Forgotten War, sandwiched …
Budget-Briefing Brief: Any Time for Questions?
If you had to sit through, or sift through, the Pentagon budget briefings Wednesday, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they might never end.
As a public service, Battleland’s crack team of data analysts has been poring …
“101st, Incoming!”
Army 1st Lt. Aaron Phillips during an air assault into Nangarhar province, March 27.
North Korean Breakthrough? Or U.S. Intelligence Snafu? (Or Both?)
The news flashed around the world late Thursday afternoon, East Coast time, after Representative Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado, read a mistakenly declassified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) excerpt aloud at a …
“The Defense Intelligence Agency did a study that was finished last month. Now, while the contents of the study are classified, the conclusions and certain statements are not classified. And quoting from the unclassified portion, which I believe has not yet been made public, they say, quote, `DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. However, the reliability will be low.'”
Medal of Honor: Chaplain Kapaun’s Heroism Feted Today
When President Obama posthumously awards Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun the Congressional Medal of Honor on Thursday April 11, the Army and the Chaplain Corps will mark this moment with great pride and celebration.
First, there …
Napalm: A True American Tale
Napalm is one of those American inventions that you wish weren’t, sort of like Agent Orange, killer drones, or nuclear weapons. Sure, their invention might have had to happen eventually, but why should the U.S. have to shoulder …
Assessing Tribal Islam
Bulldozer? Check. Road Grader? Check. Heavily-Armed U.S. Soldiers? Check.
U.S. soldiers provide security during a road construction project March 28 in Kandahar province.
The Jihadist Campaign for Hearts and Minds
RAQQA, Syria — The dusty, battered navy blue Subaru sedan with a blown-out rear window rolled up to the street corner in Raqqa City.
The bespectacled Jabhat al-Nusra fighter behind the wheel was five minutes early for our 9 …
The Pentagon’s 2014 Budget: The Joint Chiefs of Chaff
The Pentagon unveiled its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1, and elected to seek $52 billion – about 10% — more than it is going to be allowed to spend under current law.
The decision to seek the …
Kim Jong Un: The Boy Whose Country Has Cried `Wolf’ Once Too Often
SEOUL, South Korea — Nobody does bluster better than Pyongyang.
In the last few weeks the country’s hard-working propagandists declared a “state of war” with South Korea, announced plans to re-start a …
