Military Considering Upgrades to Medals of Honor

The results of the Pentagon’s review of military awards to be announced Thursday could see large numbers of decorated Iraq and Afghanistan vets upgraded to Medals of Honor, according to defense officials. The military is examining over 1,000 medals given since the attacks of September 11, 2001, as part of its review to determine whether […]

Congressman Questions if Army Special Forces Denied Rescue Force, Fire support

A Republican congressman who previously served as a Navy SEAL commander said Thursday that bureaucratic red tape might have delayed a rescue force and prevented close air support from adequately helping an Army Special Forces team during a firefight in southern Afghanistan this week in which one American was killed. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), questioned if […]

Pentagon Announces All Combat Roles Opened to Women

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has announced that all combat roles in the US military will now be opened to women.  How this will be implemented, despite widespread objections by the Marine Corps and Special Operations, remains to be seen.  Waving a magic wand and announcing that women will now be able to join the […]

Pentagon Offers Tanker Support for Saudi Air Offensive

While the coalition fight against ISIS in Iraq & Syria has garnered a huge amount of media attention, a large-scale offensive underway against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen is well underway on the Arabian peninsula. The massive Saudi-led campaign named Operation Decisive Storm has garnered an incredible amount of regional support with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Morocco, […]

The Deal with Bowe Bergdahl

Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer recently reported on Fox News that Bowe Bergdahl would be charged with desertion by the U.S. military.  The saga of America’s only POW held in Afghanistan is a long and complicated one and recent revelations about his legal status under the military’s Uniform Code of Military Justice is something which has been […]

What Will The Pentagon Do With Syria?

I’m not entirely sure why this is such a difficult topic to write about, but here it goes. I think it might have to do with the fact that there are hundreds of Syrian people dying every day, and there are over 1.5 million refugees since the Syrian civil war began. Or it could be […]