Category: Military

The Commanding Officer of SEAL Team 8 has died from his injuries after a fall from a helicopter during a training exercise in Virginia according to Navy officials

General Bipin Rawat the Chief of Staff of the Indian military has been killed with at least eleven others in a fiery helicopter crash in northern India. General Rawat, was traveling with his wife and staff to the Defense Services Staff College in Wellington in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to deliver a lecture. He was sixty-three years old and came from a family of distinguished military service.

A Date Which Will Live In Infamy “…December 7th, 1941. A date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and naval forces of the empire of Japan.” These were the opening words of a speech by President Franklin Roosevelt when he appeared before Congress the […]

Marijuana is still a contentious issue. Although 37 states have legalized it in some form the VA has a very uneasy relationship with it.

What is the dreadful Dear John letter and what can you do to combat its vile powers?

What really is a Secret Squirrel? A popular cartoon from the 60s, something much more vital to national security, or simply nothing?

In a near-peer conflict, drones won’t be as effective as they have been against terrorists and insurgents, but they will still have a role on the battlefield.

The strikes were legitimate self-defense, proportional, and appropriate steps were taken to rule out the presence of civilians, the Pentagon replied.

I do not define myself by my military service. It was the longest job I’ve ever held, with some of the proudest and most horrible moments I’ve ever had.

Veterans Day is a day for all veterans to be recognized, regardless of the era that they served in or how long their service lasted.

On Veterans Day we remember those who when their country asked, “Who will give their very lives to defend us?” raised their hands and said, “Here am I, send me.”

We were doing the one thing every Marine trains for, thinks about, and begs to do. We were celebrating our birthday in the heat of battle.