The CIA breaks laws everywhere, every day
You can call it by any euphemism you want, but the CIA is stealing secrets, plain and simple. Be thankful we do it.
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You can call it by any euphemism you want, but the CIA is stealing secrets, plain and simple. Be thankful we do it.
Watch as Marines and sailors with a scout sniper platoon share and receive knowledge in constructing and using hides for observation and sniping.
The U.S. Army is facing one of its greatest threats since it became an all-volunteer force back in 1973. The failure of our education systems to produce well-educated, high-school graduates is threatening its ability to protect our country. Last month, the National Commission on the Future of the Army released its long-awaited report. It assessed […]
Since 2014, the Norwegian Armed Forces have been training a special forces unit composed exclusively of women, which is called Jegertroppen. The name translates to “Hunter troop” and was initially created as a one-year pilot program and was later extended for another three years. The unit specializes in surveillance and reconnaissance in urban areas and is under the […]
For the U.S. Military, the challenges of the 21st century require a literal changing of the guard. And according to Adm. Eric Olson (ret.), a former Navy SEAL, the blueprint for the future comes straight from our past
The Marine Corps Water Survival School (MCWSS) serves to train Marines and sailors to perform duties as Marine Corps instructors of water survival (MCIWS).
Terrorists and enemy insurgents are difficult to identify because they often conceal their faces with scarves and masks. A new algorithm has shown surprising promise being able to identify individuals by their characteristic “V for victory” signs. Fingerprints used to be the cutting edge of biometric profiling, but this field has expanded significantly over the […]
Sgt. Joshua Ashley and his military police dog Sirius were best friends.“He goes, “Mom, … he went to sleep in the bed with me and keeps pushing me and pushing me and pushing me so he takes over the whole bed,’ I had to make him get off the bed,” Tammie Ashley said of her […]
An Israeli man who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in a terror attack in Petah Tikva managed to remove the knife from his neck and use it to stab and neutralize his attacker, aided by the store owner, police said. The attacker, a Palestinian, died a few minutes later, police said. The victim, later named […]
More than a dozen Britons and a handful of Americans are among Islamic Statefighters reportedly named in a cache of 22,000 documents obtained by German intelligence. Britons identified in the documents so far had previously been revealed to the public and are dead, killed in US-led strikes, or their whereabouts unknown. Sixteen Britons are thought to […]
My trident is a symbol of honor and heritage. Bestowed upon me by the heroes that have gone before, it embodies the trust of those I have sworn to protect.
Sgt. Jawed Hazara, with an elite Afghan army commando unit, chugged an energy drink, grabbed his M-4 assault rifle and hopped into the driver’s seat of a military pickup truck. The 24-year-old was directing a convoy of commandos on night patrol in the southern outskirts of Kabul. “Now, we do my job,” Hazara said as […]