SF Soldier Honored For Saving Lives in Car Wreck

SF Soldier Honored For Saving Lives in Car Wreck

A staff sergeant in Ft. Bragg’s 3rd Special Forces Group was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for saving the lives of two people, pulling them from a burning vehicle in Asheboro, NC. Staff Sgt. Adams didn’t hesitate. As he watched a truck veer off the road ahead of him and tumble down a steep, tree-covered embankment, […]

March 8, 1917, The “February” Revolution, Marks the End of the Tsar

March 8, 1917, The “February” Revolution, Marks the End of the Tsar

Russia, which had been battling decades of problems with an archaic social, economic and political structure with a monarch as its head, was ripe for revolution in early 1917. Starving peasants, an unpopular and a very costly war against the Germans finally was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Tensions had been rising in […]

On This Day in 1966, Barry Sadler’s Ballad of the Green Beret Goes to #1

On This Day in 1966, Barry Sadler’s Ballad of the Green Beret Goes to #1

In 1966, the average house cost $14,200 or less than a decent Harley today. The median income was $6900.00, the price of gas was 32 cents a gallon, the Dow Jones Average at years end was 785. Batman, the campy comic book come to life, debuted on Network television as did Star Trek… “Space the […]

The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770 A Powder Keg That Lit the Revolution

The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770 A Powder Keg That Lit the Revolution

The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770, when a squad of British soldiers came to the aid of a lone sentry who was being heckled and pelted with snowballs from an unruly mob. The British soldiers fired a volley of shots into the crowd of colonists, killing five, three immediately died on the scene […]

China Modernizing Military by Increasing Spending by 8 Percent

China Modernizing Military by Increasing Spending by 8 Percent

China’s modernization program for their military forces looks to advance even fast as they will increase military spending 8.1 percent in 2018. With new stealth fighters and a second aircraft carrier being built, the Chinese military looks to project power far beyond its borders. A budget document made available to the media before the opening […]

Operation Halyard, One of the Great Rescue Stories of WWII

Operation Halyard, One of the Great Rescue Stories of WWII

Operation Halyard was the greatest rescue mission of American airmen in our history. And it was conducted by a three-man OSS (Office of Strategic Services) team dropped into Serbia that was occupied by the Germans. The OSS operatives linked up with Serbian “Chetniks” led by General Draža Mihailović in August of 1944. This three-man Halyard […]

With Fitness Lacking, the US Army Looks to Change its Culture

With Fitness Lacking, the US Army Looks to Change its Culture

The obesity problem and general lack of fitness in the United States is now affecting the armed forces and the pool of available recruits that the military needs to draw on to maintain the force. The Fayetteville Observer has looked at the growing issue of a lack of qualified recruits which is shrinking the available […]

Saudi Military Has Massive Shakeup as Top Army Chiefs Fired

Saudi Military Has Massive Shakeup as Top Army Chiefs Fired

King Salman has fired the top military commanders of Saudi Arabia as he is reshuffling his cabinet. Included in the purge are the Saudi Army Chief of Staff, as well as the heads of the ground and air defense forces. The King left no doubt as to who is running the country as he’s replaced […]

Nigeria’s Military Rescues 76 Schoolgirls After Boko Haram Attack

Nigeria’s Military Rescues 76 Schoolgirls After Boko Haram Attack

Boko Haram fighters attack a village in northeast Nigeria, kidnapping 76 schoolgirls and killed two others before the Nigerian military reacted and rescued the girls on Wednesday local government officials reported. Another 13 girls are still missing. The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students […]

Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr

Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr

The German military’s combat readiness was criticized by a scathing report by their parliament’s military commissioner as debates rage over the country’s increasing involvement in overseas military missions. Germany’s military has deteriorated in recent years amid budget cuts and poor management, according to a report published on Tuesday by Parliamentary Armed Forces Commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels. The […]

Former SF Soldier Indicted for Kickbacks Related to Stolen Material

A former Special Forces soldier has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to illegally allow U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan to be stolen and sold on the black market and to use the proceeds to get a pool at his new home in North Carolina along with several vehicles. Joseph Russell […]