Human trafficking in the US: A basic rundown

Human trafficking is alive and well in the United States. We don’t have the labor camps, child soldiers or prostitution rings that some countries do, but many of these things do exist within our borders and in certain places they even flourish. To think that we have moved beyond such things is a stark denial […]

Bowe Bergdahl’s fate officially sealed: No prison time upheld

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence has been endorsed and upheld by Gen. Robert B. “Abe” Abrams, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). As sentenced last November, Sgt. Bergdahl will be demoted to the rank of Private (PV1), or an E-1. He will be required to forfeit $1,000 a month for 10 months, and […]

Soldier steals armored personnel carrier, leads cops on 2 hour chase

At approximately 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday night, Virginia police responded to a break in on Fort Picket, a National Guard base in the town of Blackstone. The suspect, who has not been identified but appears to be a National Guard soldier himself, was already making a medium speed getaway with the stolen property: what appears […]

Opinion: A Matter of Honor and the Fiction of Malcolm Nance

Reminiscent of Hillary Clinton’s “deplorable” comments when she referred to supporters of then candidate Donald Trump, MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance — and self-appointed counter-terrorism, cryptology, intelligence, interrogation and linguistics expert — has stated that all military persons that support the President are “not honorable.” As a retired Senior Chief (E-8), Airborne Mission Supervisor, cryptologist (Arabic) and […]

Can Top Gun 2 repeat the original’s success as a recruitment tool?

The world was a different place in 1986. Mike Tyson won his first title that year, making him the youngest man ever to do so. A brand new Ford Mustang cost less than $7,500, and Tom Cruise was the face of what may have been the most successful military recruitment campaign in U.S. history. Here […]

Air Force announces plans to bring back 1,000 retired pilots

On Wednesday, Heather Wilson, the Secretary of the Air Force, announced an expansion of 2017’s Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program that aims to lure as many as 1,000 retired aviators back into the ranks in order to address ongoing pilot shortages within the branch. At the end of the last year, an internal […]

The nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Who is Robert Wilkie?

A glaring vacancy has occupied the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the departure of David Shulkin and the subsequent nomination, debate and eventual rejection of Dr. Ronny Jackson for the position. In their stead, Robert Wilkie has taken up the mantle of Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Recently, President Donald Trump sent forth […]

Texas veteran memorials destroyed in possible vandalism

Four granite memorials meant to honor veterans were destroyed in Brownwood, Texas recently. The slabs lay shattered in pieces across the memorial platform, metal and wood scattered about the bits of granite that now bear engravings that cannot be read. Previously, they had honored veterans from WWII and the 36th Infantry Division which had been […]

Ammo box falls from Army helicopter through roof of Texas elementary school

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter out of Fort Bliss dropped an ammo box from an altitude of approximately 1,000 feet through the roof of an elementary school during a training exercise over El Paso, Texas. An investigation into the incident has been launched. Parkland Elementary School reported no injuries in […]