Air Force Lieutenant Colonel – and occasional Battleland contributor – Dan Ward not only has a way with words. He is, according to his new The Comic Guide to Improving Defense Acquisitions, also the Picasso of …
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Relief at the Pump Is Here: Biggest Drop in Gas Prices in Years
Around the country over the past week, gas prices have been dropping nearly 2¢ per day, on average. At this pace, by next summer, gas will be free!
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With War Ending, When Should We Look for a Peace Dividend?
The defense budget has become such a pampered darling of the American political system that the most stringent budget scenario that most Republicans and Democrats are currently contemplating — the so-called “Doomsday” …
Reward: $50,000 for an Effective Way to Block Robocalls
It’s one of the less pleasant aspects of modern life — answering the phone only to find yourself talking to a pre-recorded telemarketer.
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Kinder, Gentler War
In the Pentagon’s continuing quest to destroy without hurting, Boeing announced this week that its CHAMP microwave-burst weapon successfully rendered electronic targets useless without wounding anyone.
“We turned science …
U.S. Panel Warns Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Too Risky
A government group is advising women to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat symptoms of menopause for only short periods of time.
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Damn Yankees: Is Texas Losing Its Twang?
In-migration and the proliferation of media are leading to the disappearance of the Lone Star State’s accent—except in very specific social situations
Romney Agrees with Obama, Says Give Peace a Chance
Romney didn’t draw a clear policy contrast but sounded like a plausible Commander in Chief. And he avoided the Dick Cheney Halloween mask that Obama wants to pull over his face
Vital Farms: Raising the Ultra-Organic Egg
Matt O’Hayer puts it simply: “The most tortured farm animal in the world is the laying hen.” Most conventional egg-laying hens are kept in tiny battery cages that can give each hen less space than you’d get with a …
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Sky King
Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Dan Hampton flew nearly 4,000 hours – including 726 in combat – in an F-16 during his 20 years in the Air Force. (Battleland has flown about, um, one, including none in combat. Final brave …
Grownups In Costumes: Have Adults Ruined Halloween?
American adults now spend significantly more money on their own Halloween costumes than on their children’s.
War Birds
A Marine UH-1 Venom utility helicopter and an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter fly over Helmand province on Oct. 17.