Memorial Day: Never Forgotten

Memorial Day: Never Forgotten

In remembrance, please post anyone’s name or story in the comments. Be blessed and safe on this Memorial Day weekend.

Black mold, gas leaks, and vermin: The tragedy of military housing

Black mold, gas leaks, and vermin: The tragedy of military housing

Government-provided housing is one of the many incentives young men and women receive for joining the U.S. military. I’ve seen base housing at Fort Benning which looked pretty similar to my old college dorm room, and I’ve observed exquisitely-manicured lawns and historically-preserved homes at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. Where military personnel […]

Trump and Jong-un talks collapse in Hanoi with no new deal

Trump and Jong-un talks collapse in Hanoi with no new deal

The recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un, which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, has reportedly resulted in no deals or agreements regarding denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. According to Reuters, President Trump blamed the dissolution of talks on North Korea’s unrealistic demand to lift all U.S.-implemented sanctions […]

Venezuela assembles neo-Axis of Evil to oppose US intervention

Venezuela assembles neo-Axis of Evil to oppose US intervention

The ongoing rift between Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido was brought to the international stage at the United Nations earlier this week. The Venezuelan foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, took the stage with representatives from Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Syria, China, and Russia to deliver a speech asking the General Assembly to prevent the United States […]

The Coast Guard’s mission in the Pacific underscores the service’s importance

The Coast Guard’s mission in the Pacific underscores the service’s importance

With a mission to support U.S. allies in the Pacific, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) cutter Mellon has set off to protect fisheries near Fiji. Onboard the Mellon, officers from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) assisted USCG personnel in enforcing the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of “Fiji and the island nations of […]

New op-ed from former Veterans Affairs secretaries lauds changes at the troubled department

New op-ed from former Veterans Affairs secretaries lauds changes at the troubled department

With the passage of the Maintain Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act in 2018, veterans receiving care through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will have more options when it comes to seeking treatment outside of a VA facility. The passage of the act raised fears the U.S. government is attempting to […]

US envoy to Venezuela says ‘security of interim President Guaido is a concern’

US envoy to Venezuela says ‘security of interim President Guaido is a concern’

As confusion continues over who is the legitimate leader of Venezuela, U.S. envoy to the country Elliot Abrams told reporters on Wednesday he is concerned for the safety of Juan Guaido, the country’s “self-proclaimed interim president.” The Trump White House has been a vocal supporter of Guaido ever since he announced his claim to the […]

A China-US space race could mean more cyberattacks targeting the US defense industry

A China-US space race could mean more cyberattacks targeting the US defense industry

China’s space program has been making news lately after the country managed to land a probe on the dark side of the moon—a first for humanity. The lander, named “Chang’e 4,” contains a self-contained biosphere and plant seeds, which sprouted earlier this month. This is the first time in history humankind has grown any biological […]

Trump and Pelosi continue squabbling over State of the Union and border wall

Trump and Pelosi continue squabbling over State of the Union and border wall

As the longest government shutdown in history continues to trudge on, President Trump and Congressional Democrats are trading blows back and forth, hoping to convince the other side to budge. Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asked the president to either postpone his scheduled State of the Union address or submit the address […]