Green Beret killed in training incident last week was also previously in MARSOC

Green Beret killed in training incident last week was also previously in MARSOC

Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sheperty died last Wednesday after suffering critical injuries during airborne operations training. Local emergency services personnel declared the 36-year-old Sheperty dead at the scene, and a command investigation into the cause of the incident is underway. “On behalf of the men and women of the West Virginia National Guard, I extend […]

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the VA ‘ain’t broke, don’t fix it’

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the VA ‘ain’t broke, don’t fix it’

Only two weeks after a rash of veteran suicides on the grounds of different Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities around the country, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told an audience in the Bronx the VA system provides veterans with “some of the best care in the world,” adding her parents taught her when something “ain’t broke,” […]

Update: Sri Lankan security forces warned 10 days ahead of deadly bombings

Update: Sri Lankan security forces warned 10 days ahead of deadly bombings

On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of bombings targeting Christians at churches and hotels across the nation that claimed 290 lives and injured more than 500. Now, government officials acknowledge they failed to act on multiple warnings indicating that such an attack was imminent. Among the hundreds killed were at least […]

Watch: Canadian artillery team gives soldier one hell of a wake up call

Watch: Canadian artillery team gives soldier one hell of a wake up call

Serving in the military forces you to develop a number of unusual skill sets that aren’t necessarily specific to war-fighting, and many of them involve sleep. The ability to go for extended periods of time without rest becomes paramount in uniform, as does your ability to catch up on that sleep deficit at unusual times […]

Female Marine discovers hidden camera in women’s bathroom aboard the USS Arlington

Female Marine discovers hidden camera in women’s bathroom aboard the USS Arlington

An investigation is underway following the revelation that some sort hidden camera was discovered by a female Marine in the women’s bathroom (head) aboard the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, last month. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has taken the lead on the investigation, which cites a “recording device in […]

North Korea’s new “tactical guided weapon” test likely had nothing to do with nuclear arsenal

North Korea’s new “tactical guided weapon” test likely had nothing to do with nuclear arsenal

Amid concerns about the status of ongoing high-level talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the reclusive country announced late Wednesday that it successfully tested a new “tactical guided weapon.” The report, which was first published by North Korea’s state-owned KCNA, offered few details. However, despite a flurry of headlines […]

US Marine veteran arrested in connection with raid on North Korean embassy in Spain

US Marine veteran arrested in connection with raid on North Korean embassy in Spain

On Friday, U.S. officials announced the arrest of Christopher Ahn, a U.S. Marine veteran implicated in the raid of the North Korean embassy in Madrid this past February. During the raid, embassy staff were restrained, with some reported to have been beaten, before the 10-person group left with a variety of stolen electronics, including computers […]

Reclassified: The US is no longer disclosing the size of its nuclear stockpile

Reclassified: The US is no longer disclosing the size of its nuclear stockpile

In May of 2010, the Obama administration lifted the veil of secrecy over America’s stockpile of nuclear weapons dating back to the Manhattan project, replacing the educated guesses and conjecture of experts with a real number of warheads: 5,113. The revelation confirmed the suspicions of many experts, and showed the U.S. was maintaining far fewer […]

Ukraine claims to capture Russian assassins attempting to kill spy

Ukraine claims to capture Russian assassins attempting to kill spy

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the country’s chief counterintelligence and counterterrorism agency, announced Wednesday that it captured a Russian intelligence “hit squad” attempting an assassination on Ukrainian soil. According to reports, the intended target was a Ukrainian military spy. The alleged Russian-led team attempted to plant a bomb beneath the car of its intended […]