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The Navy’s X-47B: A Force For Could
For the first time in history, the Navy launched a jet-powered, fighter-sized unmanned aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier Tuesday.
The Navy’s latest slogan is “a force for good.” The launch of the X-47B may be “a …
The Value of Advertising
Atlantic Media, publisher of the magazine by the same name, announced Tuesday it will launch Defense One this summer, “a digital-first media platform designed to help defense leaders navigate the unprecedented transformation of …
USAF Missileers: Ready, Willing and Able
Last week, the Associated Press reported that 17 missile launch officers were “benched” from performing ICBM alert duty. In a scathing email, Lieut. Colonel Jay Folds blasted his troops for what he perceived as subpar performance …
Obama-Friendly Think Tank Ponders a Nuclear-Armed Iran
President Obama has said he will not let Iran get a nuclear weapon. So why did the Center for a New American Security, the think tank most closely associated with staffing Obama’s Pentagon, issue a report Monday called If All …
An Easier PTSD Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could get easier following the upcoming annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association where the group’s fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) …
Army Renovating Safe House for Victims of Abuse
Given the spate of recent stories of women allegedly assaulted by members of the U.S. military, it’s nice to see the Army moving out on plans to renovate “a Safe House which will be used as a shelter for victims of domestic …
“I Rest Easily Knowing That I Spoke Up”
Last autumn, I wrote a letter about the troubling ripple effect that “immoral and dissolute” commanding officers have in today’s Navy, based on my personal experience.
The Naval War College Review recently published it, …
Dust Boom
Marines fire an M777 A2 howitzer during exercises at Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 26.
Strategic Seaporks
The Government Accountability Office is out with a briefing entitled Defense Logistics: The Department of Defense’s Report on Strategic Seaports Addressed All Congressionally Directed Elements.
Back when Battleland was just …
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“Ground Control to Major Tom…”
For those of a certain age, David Bowie’s 1969 classic Space Oddity is a song for the ages. Now, at last, it has been performed where Bowie pretended to do it: from outer space, by International Space Station commander Chris …
Uniform Insanity
Military bigwigs in Washington may spend all their time fretting about the F-35, Ford-class carriers and assorted Ground Combat Vehicles, but the grunts in the field are far more consumed with their uniforms. After all, unlike …