US military

“I believe in teaching the good, the bad, the ugly — and our country was born with a birth-defect,” retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis said.

Federal and North Carolina investigators closed the door on another sham marriage ring set up at Fort Bragg, NC. The investigation resulted in grand jury indictments for both active duty and former soldiers stationed at the base.  The charges state that the accused were involved in a criminal organization designed to fraudulently wed foreign nationals […]

Three Katyusha rockets slammed into the joint U.S./Iraqi base at Taji on Monday night. No casualties were reported, although one Iraqi helicopter was damaged. It was the second rocket attack in the past three days against U.S-led coalition bases. On Friday, Katyusha rockets had hit the Besmaya base and caused material damage, but again, no […]

Online gaming and eSports are huge among young people in the United States. Therefore, the military sees it as a recruiting possibility. Yet, one Democratic congresswoman wants to stop the tactic of recruiting through such venues dead in its tracks.  On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-NY), introduced an amendment to the House Appropriations bill that […]

America is quickly approaching another 4th of July. As I write, we are still experiencing state government COVID-19 restrictions; state and church leaders in agreement to keep religious institutions closed; governors issuing executive orders and bypassing the legislative branch, and small business owners treated worse than criminals. Is this the spirit of the July 4th […]

Despite vows from the White House to block any name change of military bases named after Confederate officers, the proposal is gathering bipartisan momentum.  The Senate Armed Services Committee included in its draft of the annual defense authorization bill a proposal to change the names of bases honoring Confederate officers. The proposal mentions that the […]

Editor’s note: What a better way to celebrate the Military Appreciation Month than with some “Why I Joined” stories? I was skipping class the morning of September 11th.  It was three days after my 17th birthday and I was a cocksure senior with a buddy who had a car. I was making my way to […]

Last week, a Russian military vehicle tried to pass an American patrol somewhere in Syria. The attempt, however, had a slightly different, and hilarious, result from what the Russian driver imagined. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-pC2YQRPVo

Weaponlights are becoming a standard-issue item on every weapon. The new SIG M17 is the first general issue handgun the United State’s military has fielded that comes with a rail system from the start. Weaponlights are an invaluable tool for anyone who carries a weapon professionally or for defensive purposes, be it inside or outside […]

The Iranian military marked the 40-day anniversary of the assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani by rattling their saber and threatening both the United States and Israel.  Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that Iran is prepared to attack both the U.S.and Israel if either makes the […]

Authoritarian countries like China have an advantage in controlling the spread of outbreaks like the Coronavirus, but the West has the advantage in preventing them from even happening. Not that it shows. Images coming out of China, despite the Communist regime’s best propaganda efforts, show the police arresting people on the streets for not wearing […]

Alongside the rest of the U.S. military, the Army is growing. President Donald Trump made a larger military one of his main defense positions while campaigning, and now the pressure is on for recruiters to meet their quotas. That translates to huge bonuses and aggressive recruitment methods. The new approach follows in the wake of […]