BattlelandSuicide
Soldier Suicides, An Epidemic We Must Defeat
Every day an active-duty member of our Armed Forces commits suicide.
To emphasize the silent, tragic epidemic that is sweeping across the U.S. military, consider this one statistic, which was brought to light in a recent TIME …
Chick-Fil-A Mea Culpa: I Have Changed My Mind
I had thought Chick-Fil-A’s owners could separate religious beliefs from their business. I was wrong.
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Turbulence…
…some gremlin beyond Battleland’s reach has been making changes to this site over the past several days. Existing bookmarks may not work, the daily email from Battleland HQs may include non-Battleland items, and assorted other …
BattlelandMilitary Women
Segregated Air Force Training: Not the Answer
Air Force leaders are conducting a closed-door briefing on Thursday with the House Armed Services Committee to discuss developments in the criminal investigation into pervasive sexual assaults occurring at Lackland Air Force Base …
American Writer Gore Vidal Dead at 86
The author, playwright, politician and commentator died Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills of complications from pneumonia. He was 86.
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Word Is…
U.S. Women Gymnasts Win First Team Gold Since 1996
It was the Magnificent Seven that won gymnastics team gold in Atlanta, but appropriately the Fab Five US women earn top team honors in London.
BattlelandMilitary Spending
Get Serious, Lockheed
Over the last few months, the aerospace industry has become a thespian, staging a drama of fear about the impact of a sequester on defense. Lockheed CEO Robert Stevens warned his employees that as many at 10,000 Lockheed jobs …
James Holmes Might Be Crazy But Not Legally Insane
New details point to someone in a state of serious mental decline, but not someone unaware of the wrongfulness of his actions.
BattlelandSyria
The Chemical Weapons Scam
Syria has threatened to use chemical weapons against foreign militaries that invade the country. And the world is responding with fear. Or at least anxiety.
Which is why some of us call chemical weapons “weapons of mass …
The “Lukewarm LZ…”
Military Photos: A Week Inside the Armed Forces, July 23-30
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines from around the world, and the home front.