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BattlelandNational Security
BattlelandNational Security
“The world hasn’t gotten any safer.”
BattlelandCongress
Reported Shortcomings
Last week, the Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee were upset to learn that the Pentagon had imposed a 10-page limit on most reports to Congress. Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., the chairman, complained in a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that the guidance “reeks of obstructionism, a lack of transparency, and …
BattlelandPTSD
Detailing What We Do – And Don’t — Know
The Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the federal National Academy of Sciences, published a new and comprehensive study on treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Friday
It has been all over the airwaves and electronic waves this past weekend. I was actually surprised by the extent of the media coverage, as there were few …
BattlelandMilitary Mental Health
Military Tick-Tock
Reconstructing how, and perhaps why, something happened is one of the most rewarding kinds of reporting. It’s called a tick-tock in the trade. Nancy Gibbs and I do it in this week’s Time, retracing the lives and military careers of Army captains Michael McCaddon and Ian Morrison to try and shine a light on what drives soldiers to …
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BattlelandAir Force
Airman Dilbert
The Air Force is seeking professional help in “conflict coaching.” Apparently Air University down at Maxwell Air Force Base isn’t up to the task. That’s where airmen learn air superiority (magna cum laude) and air dominance (summa cum laude).
But it seems the “conflict coaching” the service seeks has nothing to do with …
BattlelandPacific
The South China Sea: From Bad to Worse
TOKYO – Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are about to get a whole lot worse — and at the worst possible time.
Whether the U.S. can avoid being dragged into a shooting match will depend on how far Beijing and its …
BattlelandMilitary Spending
Enough About How Cheap Drones Are
BattlelandMilitary Spending
Sequestration’s Shadow Darkens
House and Senate Republican leaders released a letter Friday — the 13th — that will effectively kill an increasingly favored option in Washington to temporarily delay the onset of sequestration (automatic budget cuts) by three or six months.
It comes on the heels of President Obama’s former campaign manager floating the idea …
BattlelandSnafus
Navy’s Scarecrow: “If I Only Had a Brain”
Battleland’s pop was in the trucking business. It was always a thrill for him and his younger brothers when Dad rumbled home in a huge Mack tractor that we’d drive around the neighborhood after dinner. We thought of that as we read this story about a Navy doctor who – while entrusted with a deceased service member’s brain en …
BattlelandMilitary Mental Health
Suicide’s Twin Challenges
It has been a tough couple of months, burrowing into the challenge of military suicides…and repeatedly coming up empty-handed. My editors seemed like Pete Chiarelli when he became the Army’s No. 2 officer nearly five years ago: determined to find a way to halt suicide in the ranks, and frustrated when it proved to be so elusive. It …
BattlelandVeterans
Smart Business Plan: Hire a Vet
I know — from personal experience — that folks out there who do the hiring for their companies have no idea what the experience and work ethics are of military veterans.
Although I retired 12 years ago and opted to go to graduate school instead of looking for work right away, I too have faced a brick wall when it came to finding a …