This Intense Story Reveals How Bad Things Got In Iraq After The Insurgency...
The following is an excerpt from The Invisible Front, Foreign Policy managing editor Yochi Dreazen's newly released book about one army general's efforts to change the military's approach to the mental...
View ArticleHere's Another Sign Of How Astronomically Expensive The F-35 Is
The US military is trying to reduce its size and spending as it winds down its mission in Afghanistan and attempts to pivot away from the Middle East. But there's one multi-billion dollar factor...
View ArticleHere's Why The Army Needs To Let Women Into One Of Its Toughest Courses
Three years ago this month, 1st Lt. Ashley White Stumpf was killed in action in Afghanistan.At the time of her death, she was attached to the 75th Ranger Regiment. Stumpf and two Army Rangers were...
View ArticleUS Army May Spend $600K On World War I Art
The U.S. Army has found a steal of a deal–or at least what said is a deal–on a group of World War I paintings. They have already been approved to spend $600,000 on the paintings, which will be a part...
View ArticleAutonomous Swarm Drones May Be The Future Of Naval Warfare
The spectacle is mesmerizing: A squadron of 13 small rubber boats moving in perfect synchronicity, turning right or left in unison, maneuvering in a perfect circular formation around a small US Navy...
View ArticleA US Intelligence Official Faked A PhD For More Than 10 Years
A key figure in a struggling Army intelligence program has for years allowed himself to be portrayed as a Ph.D. in engineering, even though he does not hold a doctoral degree, according to records and...
View ArticleThe US Is Leaving Behind A Dysfunctional And Incompetent Army In Afghanistan
The US-led mission in Afghanistan is coming to an end this year, with allied forces withdrawing from the country's fractious Helmand Province earlier this week.With coalition troops leaving Afghanistan...
View ArticleHere's What A Rocket-Propelled Grenade Looks Like In Extreme Slow Motion
A recent video from the YouTube channel Vickers Tactical shows Green Berets firing heavy weaponry in super slow-motion. The Green Berets, otherwise known as the US Army Special Forces, are a special...
View Article14 Awe-Inspiring Images Of Abandoned Rocket Bases
The US space program was one of the most impressive feats of human ingenuity in history — a series of events that captured the hearts and minds of everyone who witnessed them. The amount of research,...
View ArticleMeet The Wisconsin Army Vet Who's Fighting With The Kurds Against ISIS
Twenty-eight-year-old Jordan Matson was working odd jobs in small-town Wisconsin when Islamic State (IS) gunmen overran Iraq's Mosul in June.The U.S. Army veteran says that reports of IS militants'...
View ArticleThe US Army Just Promised To Stop Using The Word 'Negro'
The U.S. Army has issued an apology and will no longer use the term "Negro" in a document on policies and procedures as an acceptable alternative to African American.The Army Command Policy, known as...
View ArticleIraq Is Losing Billions In Oil Revenue To ISIS
Iraq’s Oil Ministry has said that the country is losing as much as $1.2 billion a month in oil revenues as a result of Islamic State militants seizing oil refineries and pipelines in the areas it...
View ArticleWhat I Learned About Leadership From A 4-Star General
It's not every day you get a chance to learn from a four-star general. So when I received an email from the MBA registrar at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management about an upcoming...
View ArticleHere's The Army's Plan For Adapting To Future Threats
The US Army is seeking to reinvent itself in the face of a host of unprecedented challenges. Between tightening budgets, a shrinking military force, and a world of smaller and asymmetrical threats, the...
View ArticleThese Military Night Combat Photos Look Straight Out Of 'Halo'
The U.S. military is the largest, most powerful force in the world. After two wars over the last ten years, it's clear that the U.S. has had plenty of time and practice to keep our forces...
View ArticleRussia, China, And Iran Are Mastering Unconventional Warfare — And The US...
Russia, China, Iran, and Islamists are waging unconventional warfare around the world, and the United States currently lacks a clear strategy to counter the threat, according to a recent report by the...
View ArticleThe World's Largest Armies From Antiquity To The Present
Mapmaking graphic artist Martin Vargic's has made an amazing graphic tracking the size of the world's largest armies at different points in time. The graphic gives an understanding of the just how...
View ArticleThe US Army Is Sending Another 100 Tanks To Eastern Europe As Ukraine Unrest...
The new Army commander in Europe plans to bolster the US armored presence in Poland and the Baltic states and keep rotations of US troops there through next year and possibly beyond to counter...
View ArticleTop General: Americans Are Increasingly Lacking The Smarts And Fitness Needed...
Young Americans are increasingly unfit for Army service due to obesity, academic failings, and various other shortcomings.Maj. Gen. Allen Batschelet, the US Army Recruiting Command commanding general,...
View ArticleThe US Just Used A Laser Weapon System On A Navy Ship For The First Time
For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship.A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the Arabian...
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