Hamas is releasing personal information of people they claim are IDF commandos who were part of the failed Gaza mission earlier this month

Hamas is releasing personal information of people they claim are IDF commandos who were part of the failed Gaza mission earlier this month

Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas is currently trying to doxx members of the Israeli Defense Force’s (IDF) special operations unit that was involved in a failed raid in the Gaza strip earlier this month. According to a report from Al Jazeera, Hamas has already published pictures of at least eight people they claim are part of […]

Five stories that will make you thankful the US military works on Thanksgiving

Five stories that will make you thankful the US military works on Thanksgiving

Working on holidays sucks. There’s nothing else to say about it. I’m sure all of my colleagues here at NewsRep have stories about being on a deployment during Thanksgiving or Christmas, and even I remember working a shift in the emergency room on a holiday or two. So for this Thanksgiving, I thought it would […]

What’s going on with the Army’s so-called ‘pinks and greens’ uniform?

What’s going on with the Army’s so-called ‘pinks and greens’ uniform?

I spent the last few days in the field with an Army National Guard unit for an upcoming story as the soldiers were conducting their individual weapons qualifications. I talked with the soldiers about several things — everything from geopolitics to the best place to get real, authentic Mexican food. One of the other subjects […]

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty that would end all wars

The Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty that would end all wars

On a hot August day in 1928, numerous politicians and diplomats from across the world congregated in the sunny rooms of the Quai d’Orsay, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Paris. Their intent was to forever end all wars. Noble? For sure. Naïve? Absolutely. The Kellogg-Briand Pact, named after U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and French […]

Veterans Day will forever matter

Veterans Day will forever matter

“When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered.” Veterans Day. Memories of past wars, forgotten battles, fallen comrades all surge back. But what is the true significance of the day? Does it transcend the sacred ranks of those who served, and their families, to reach the wider population? […]

The Berlin Wall fell 29 years ago today. Where were you?

The Berlin Wall fell 29 years ago today. Where were you?

When allied forces defeated Hitler and Nazi Germany in World War II, the victorious nations decided to divide control of Germany between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. That division was the most pronounced in Berlin, where the communist Russian forces occupied the East, while the American forces occupied the West. The Russian […]

Russian and American space efforts stall as China continues to ramp up

Russian and American space efforts stall as China continues to ramp up

Last week, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a crew made up of one American and one Russian was aborted mid-flight, forcing the capsule into what’s been called a “ballistic descent;” which is a decidedly sterile term for what amounts to careening back to earth at breakneck speeds and landing somewhere in Siberia before waiting for […]

Early Christmas this year? For some nations, yes

Early Christmas this year? For some nations, yes

This year, Father Christmas is arriving quite early for some. Syria, India, and Turkey will all be receiving ‘boxes’ full of Russian goodies. The first has received the S-300 surface-to-air missile system. India and Turkey, on the other hand, have signed agreements for the more advanced S-400 anti-air missile system. But the background behind each […]

China awakens, and we offer them the world’s leadership

China awakens, and we offer them the world’s leadership

China is emerging from the deep slumber it has been in for the past centuries. Slowly and awkwardly, the Asian dragon is exerting itself ever surer on the geopolitical chessboard. The weapons of choice are economic, diplomatic, and military—carefully and shrewdly arranged in that order. China understands that it can’t compete militarily with the United States—not […]