With the end of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and the growing legalization of same-sex marriages come the challenges of adopting military life to new mores.
Take, for example, Ashley Broadway, who recently sought to join the …
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“Where the Hell’s the MRAP When You Need it?”
Troops fire at the enemy during an Afghan-led security patrol in Farah province, Dec. 7.
$384,622
— The annual cost of an active-duty U.S. troop when all spending associated with fielding him or her – including weapons and operations – is factored into the bottom line. That's the number that the Reserve Forces Policy Board Cost Methodology Project Final Report comes up with (see page 17 of the report, here ). The Reserve Forces Policy Board – you know where this is headed, right? – says a reservist costs only $123,351.
In the Shadow of Sandy Hook, a Powerful Pro-Gun Organization Keeps Silent
In the wake of the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., which left 20 children and seven adults dead, including the shooter, guns have become a focus in a state that’s usually far from the glare …
20 Brighter Stars: Shocked Connecticut Town Mourns Its Slain Children
Only hours after a gunman took 20 of their children, a small town’s people turned to its religious leaders to begin the process of rebuilding their lives
A Town of Broken Hearts: How Newtown Residents Cope with Grief
After one of the deadliest shootings in American history, Newtown, Conn., begins its days of grieving.
Connecticut Community Copes After School Shooting
A shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut Friday left the alleged gunman dead. Multiple media reports state that several students and faculty members were also killed, though nothing definitive has been reported.
Mitt Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Gaffe Tops Yale’s Quotes of the Year
e’re nothing if not good sharers at NewsFeed, which is why we don’t just point you in the direction of TIME’s top 10 quotes of the year but — as the saying sort of goes — to others that are also available.
Missile Launch Doesn’t Make NoKo’s Kim Jong-un a Dud
There’s a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Jack David saying latest North Korean missile launch proves Kim Jong-un won’t be a reformer and that — basically — anyone who still believes that is a dupe.
That’s specious logic in the …
General Disorder #1, General Disorder #2, &c.
When Marine General Anthony Zinni became chief of U.S. Central Command in 1997, he was stunned to find a Navy commander working for him dedicated to keeping track of Zinni’s schedule. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” Zinni …
Holiday Gift to Turkey, Batteries Included
The U.S. is sending a pair of Patriot anti-missile batteries, and some 400 troops to operate them, to protect NATO ally Turkey from any stray missiles from Syria. German and the Netherlands are slated to do the same.
This is …
Farewell, Loud and Annoying TV Ads: The CALM Act Becomes the Law of the Land
Just when you thought Congress was utterly useless, here comes one of the great bipartisan legislative victories of our time: They turned down the volume on commercials.
The New, Improved Earmarks
Good-government groups and others without financial stakes involved have long criticized lawmakers for adding “earmarks” to defense bills – boosting certain accounts, or at least ordering the Pentagon to spend money on this …