Obama Okays $1.83 Billion War Machine Sale to Taiwan, Pisses Off China
Two Perry-class guided-missile frigates, Javelin anti-tank missiles, TOW 2B anti-tank missiles, Stinger surface-to-air missiles, AAV-7 amphibious assault vehicles and … a partridge in a pear tree. That’s the Christmastime gift the Obama […]
Why ‘Serial’ Might Lead to Bowe Bergdahl’s Conviction
Had Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl refused to be the subject of hit podcast ‘Serial,’ he might have avoided his upcoming court-marital. Before ‘Serial’ announced that the focus of its second […]
Defense Secretary Managed Official Pentagon Biz Over Personal Email Account
Science tells us that we learn more from other people’s mistakes than our own. James Joyce once wrote that “a man of genius makes no mistakes … his errors are […]
VA to Fund Robotic Legs for Wounded Warriors
The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to fully fund robotic prosthetic legs for wounded warriors. This advanced technology will help veterans with spinal injuries reclaim their mobility and walk […]
West Point Dropouts Who ‘Stomped the Terra’
The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York has been producing some of the finest military minds the world has ever seen since Thomas Jefferson decreed its inception back […]
Navy Captain Who Crashed Into USS Arizona Memorial “Lost Track” of Ship
The Navy captain who slammed the USNS Mercy into the USS Arizona Memorial in May apparently did so after he “lost track” of his own ship. After seven months of […]
Finally! Purple Hearts to be Awarded to Chattanooga Victims
On July 16, four unarmed Marines and one sailor were gunned down in Chattanooga, Tenn. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the Navy held off on awarding Purple Hearts to […]
The CIA Honored a Fallen Marine on Their Twitter Feed
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has more than a million people following (1,064,928 to be exact) their Twitter account, @CIA. On Wednesday afternoon, they utilized their huge audience to do […]
Air Force Ends Three Volley Salute at Military Funerals
Military sequestration doesn’t just cut jobs and salaries for our service members. When there are less people on staff and a smaller budget to spend, it also means ending sacrosanct […]
Government Adds New Category to Terrorist Alert System
To better inform the public of terrorist threats in real time, the U.S. government is adding a ‘bulletin’ category to its National Terrorism Advisory System. It even issued its first […]
Theorists: These Photos Prove Vladimir Putin Is Immortal
Dorian Gray. Tithonus. Methuselah. Peter Pan. That knight that guarded the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. And … Vladimir Putin. In the pantheon of immortal characters, […]
Watch This U.S. Marine F-18 Squadron Reunite With Their Loves
After a six-month deployment, these pilots with the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California — and would you just look who was […]
Mike Huckabee to American Youth: “Go Serve Your Country” and Defeat ISIS
Former Governor Mike Huckabee may not have scored a spot in the main GOP presidential primary debate, but he did manage to capture some attention with some head-scratching comments about […]
Secret Service Officer Shot, Killed in Washington, DC
A United States Secret Service officer was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting that went down in southwest Washington, D.C., in the 4700 block of 1st Street. According to the […]
‘Top Gun’ Added to Library of Congress as a Culturally Significant Film
The Library Congress serves as a cultural bastion for American literature, film and music. Every year, it adds 25 movies to its National Film Registry that have been proven to […]
Springsteen on Vietnam, Drafts & the Army Before Playing the Best Song He Ever Wrote
The following is not a hero’s story. It’s actually quite the contrary. Rather, it’s one of love. Tough love, but in the end, love nonetheless. It’s the first-person account of singer/songwriter and […]
U.S. Military to Enjoy Global Warming Exemption No Longer
The historic United Nations Paris climate deal has some unexpected ramifications for American armed forces. The U.S. military, one of the biggest consumers of crude oil in the world, is no longer […]
Report: Iran’s Missile Test Disobeyed U.N. Ban
The United States and its allies turn their collective back on Iran for a minute to focus on ISIS in Syria and Iraq and would you guess what happens? They go […]
Grinch Steals Christmas Lights from Cancer-Stricken Veteran’s Home
An individual with no scruples or holiday spirit stole the Christmas lights right off the roof of a military veteran with cancer. James Sehon of Libery Township, Ohio is well […]
Schwarzenegger: I Finally Possess My Own F#$@&%*! TANK
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a military veteran. Did you know that? He’s not a United States military veteran (he became a naturalized American citizen in 1983) but he did serve one year […]