Tag: military

A search was underway for the seventh person in the vehicle.

“Air support has been requested to assist in the search,” Fort Hood said.

As for the name “Taps,” the most likely explanation is that it comes from the fact that prior to Butterfield’s bugle call, the lights-out call was followed by three drum beats, dubbed the “Drum-Taps,” as well as “The Taps” and then simply “Taps.”

America pays more than a quarter of the total, and the top ten countries account for four-fifths between them.

Women may not have to register for the draft after all, if House Republicans get their way. Republican members of the House Rules Committee during a late Monday meeting stripped provisions from the annual defense authorization bill that would have required women to register for the Selective Service System. The controversial provision narrowly passed the […]

“My Father’s Son” brings to light more than the fight, revealing the importance of the networks of friends and co-workers of a Navy SEAL or any service member.

The first mistake we must not make in fighting ISIS is to assume the task is simple. The challenge is stupefying in its complexity, involving, among other things, the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims, a bitter history of Western interventions including blowback from America’s war in Iraq, overlapping power struggles today among at least […]

The highest-ranking U.S. military officer is ordering commanders to butt out of the current presidential campaign—even if their expertise could correct misguided ideas about national security. This presidential campaign has introduced some of the boldest—some would say craziest—national security proposals, including reinstituting torture, defunding NATO, and bombing the self-proclaimed Islamic State until “sand glows in […]

The bar was expressly created with the operator in mind, particularly when they are in the field or downrange.

Loathing the military appears to be a shared trait between presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton and her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

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 […]

The U.S. Army is testing a high-tech airdrop system that uses a sophisticated video navigation system to locate its target. The system could prove invaluable for airdrops in difficult terrain and urban environments, researchers say. The military has been working for years to boost the accuracy of its airdrops when resupplying troops. As part of […]

The ISIS figure captured by American Special Operations forces in Iraq a few weeks ago was the terror group’s chief of its chemical weapons unit, a U.S. official said today. ISIS has a rudimentary mustard gas capability that it used last summer to limited effect against Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria, U.S. officials said. […]