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Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., the commander of US forces in the Pacific, delivered a keynote speech at this year’s West Conference held in San Diego, California, in which he called on the Army to pursue a more active role in what is traditionally seen as naval warfare. According to Harris, arming the United States […]
Serving in the military is often compared to being in college. It’s a logical comparison: Most enlisted service members join the military at the same age their friends are heading off to school, and both experiences shape the lives people lead thereafter. Both directions instill lessons and values, and each houses a unique culture that […]
As a career intelligence officer I understand that the world around us in often seen in shifting shades of gray partially obscured by a fog of uncertainty and ambiguity. I also know that sometimes that fog lifts, and all is revealed in the crystal clear light of day. Such was the moment, late last month, […]
America has the most powerful military in the world, but the world is an awfully big place. Even with our sprawling Navy protecting most of the world’s largest bodies of water and military installations in more than seventy countries; there are vast swabs of the planet that we may be able to scramble aircraft to […]
I’ll never forget waking up late one morning in the field to the sound my tent being unzipped. I had been working all night, but as a platoon sergeant, it wasn’t uncommon for one of my Marines to come and get me if an issue arose that needed my attention. As painful sunlight tore through […]
The United States will send extra military aircraft to Australia’s tropical north this year, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman said on Wednesday, bolstering its military presence close to the disputed South China Sea. The Marines’ deployment in the strategic city of Darwin, agreed in 2011, was a critical part of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s […]
The federal government quietly announced plans to provide disability payments to U.S. service members who were exposed to tainted drinking water while stationed at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps installation in North Carolina. According to the notice posted in the Federal Register, the government’s official journal, anyone who was stationed or training at Camp Lejeune […]
Nearly 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday with a clear assignment from the outgoing Obama administration: Train with allies and help reinforce the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s northernmost border with Russia. But the latest comments from President-elect Donald Trump—who referred to NATO as “obsolete” in a newspaper interview—have left the U.S. military in […]
Today was General James Mattis‘ confirmation hearing, following which the waiver for him to serve as Secretary of Defense was signed off on. Contradicting the internet memes and media reputation, General Mattis conducted himself as a the well-read professional that we would have expected from him, rather than a “mad dog.” While a confirmation hearing […]
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon will deploy approximately 300 U.S. Marines to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan beginning in the spring, the Marines said Friday, a return of those forces to a region where they previously engaged in heated combat. The troops will be the first Marines in Helmand since 2014. Replacing a U.S. Army contingent, the Marines […]
Washington, D.C. – Special Operations Command is looking ahead to build its next generation of vertical lift aircraft. Army Col. David Phillips, director of Rotary Wing at SOCOM, told a Center for Strategic and International Studies forum on the future vertical lift the command and military services hope to have the aircraft ready in about […]
The word refugee has a number of connotations in today’s social climate. Concerns about refugees from Syria have made the term politically polarizing. With one group concerned about the security of the nations that takes them in, and the other concerned about the well-being of the refugees themselves, neither party is objectively wrong. To be […]
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