With land wars wrapping up, the Army is doing what comes naturally – setting up a new office to ensure it’s not ignored as the Pentagon pivots toward the Pacific and begins pumping money into globe-girdling air and naval …
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The Candywoman…Makes the World Taste Good!
Minority Students in Texas Allegedly Hit with Racially Motivated ‘Bleach Bomb’ Attacks
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The Survivors Gather
This weekend, relatives of many of the U.S. troops who have killed themselves in the suicide epidemic gripping the American military are gathering in San Diego. They’re coming together to support one another and figure out how to move on with life. It’s the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors’ National Military Suicide Survivor …
$8.5 Billion
“The results of an American or Israeli military strike on Iran could, in my view, prove catastrophic, haunting us for generations in that part of the world.”
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Debating Military Matters
Wednesday night’s presidential debate focused on domestic matters, so no surprise that national-security mentions were scant.
As such, there was no talk of wars fought, being fought, and yet-to-be-fought, nor of the troops …
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VA Gets a Thumbs-Up
There’s lots of grumbling about the Department of Veterans Affairs from veterans – and its own inspector general, who regularly turns out critical reports.
So it’s worth noting when someone seems satisfied.
It’s …
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“In the last year -- year to date compared with last year -- our casualty rate is down by nearly 40%. And this reflects the fact that across the force as a whole, the risk to our people is reducing as we hand over responsibility for the combat operations to our Afghan partners.”
Women’s Inhumanity to Other Women in the Workplace
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There’s Johnny!
Clips from classic early broadcasts of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson – long feared lost – have turned up in a military storage unit.
The 16mm film reel had been stored in Riverside, Calif., for nearly a …