BattlelandPentagon
Three thousand, one hundred and eight-five days after U.S. forces invaded Iraq, the U.S. military held what is expected to be its final formal press briefing from Baghdad on Wednesday. “With less than one month remaining, we …
BattlelandTroops
…is how some breathe on Capitol Hill.
Check out this report issued Wednesday by the Committee on Homeland Security’s Republican majority:
The Department of Defense considers the U.S. Homeland the most dangerous place for a
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BattlelandVeterans
Spent an hour on NPR affiliate WHYY in Philadelphia Wednesday discussing the divide between American society and the U.S. military. It’s a follow-on to our recent cover on the topic. Chatted with host Marty Moss-Coane, Tom Tarantino, an Iraq war veteran who is the senior legislative associate for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America …
BattlelandPolitics
We circle the globe trying to keep our readers informed on meaty trends in national-security circles. But time for a between-meal snack! It seems former defense secretary Don Rumsfeld has become the cover boy for a spicy nibble …
BattlelandTroops
You know when the public has tired of a war? When the TV networks go home and the Marine Corps has to release its own bang-bang video. That happened Wednesday morning, as the Marines spread far and wide a five-minute clip of leathernecks coming under Taliban attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. It’s compelling watching, as 1st …
BattlelandVeterans
Unfortunately, due to the enemy’s favorite weapon in Afghanistan and Iraq – the improvised explosive device – that’s not an irrelevant question. The roadside bombs often are buried and blow up as a soldier walks over them, which can cause serious harm to one’s nether regions, if he or she is fortunate enough to survive. Such …
Nuclear contagion seems to be threatening to spread in the world’s tinderbox: the Persian Gulf region. Spurred by Iran’s continued push for nuclear weapons (at least according to Western intelligence agencies and …
BattlelandVeterans
Wednesday is the final day in office for the Army’s surgeon general, Lieutenant General Eric Schoomaker. He became the Army’s top doctor four years ago this month. He got the slot after helping improve conditions at the (now …
BattlelandVeterans
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape are problems that undermine military readiness, reduce morale, harm retention and destroy lives, yet they persist. The issue has been studied ad nauseum with scant progress. Recently, a small group of former service men and women decided to take the fight to the courts. This brave group is …
BattlelandNavy
Retired Navy master chief yeoman Jim Taylor talks about sending off survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor to spend eternity with their shipmates, who perished 70 years ago Wednesday. “I think the reason that they want their ashes scattered in the harbor, in Pearl Harbor in particular, is because their shipmates, their …
BattlelandWeapons
Politicians can shrug off the congressional Super Committee’s failure to agree on meaningful deficit reduction. To them, it’s just another budget gimmick that didn’t pan out. But for the U.S. military, the Super Committee …
BattlelandTroops
TOKYO – Sixteen years after America’s top military commander in the Pacific was forced to resign over comments about a brutal rape in Okinawa, the incident is about to claim another top official and could complicate the …
BattlelandWeapons
Three weeks before all U.S. troops are out of Iraq, the U.S. Air Force has just awarded – on behalf of Baghdad – an $835 million contract to Lockheed Martin for 18 F-16 jet fighters. Even before the deal was inked, Iraqi …
