SecurityCommentary
A Thanksgiving Sacrifice to Remember
As we sit down to feast with our families this holiday, the blessing might well include a word of thanks to the men and women… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why It Doesn’t Matter Who the Next Secretary of Defense Is
After news of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday, analysts immediately predicted that Hagel will be made a scapegoat for the administration’s poor leadership on… Read More
SecurityNews
Amid Crises, Obama Pushes Out Hagel as Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned today after less than two years in the post amid the struggles of President Obama’s national security team to respond… Read More
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House Panel’s Benghazi Report ‘Full of Crap,’ Senator Says
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., today said a new House committee report on the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi is “full of crap.” The report by… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon Spent $46 Billion to Develop Weapon Systems It Never Bought. It’s Time to Cut Waste.
When it comes to how the Pentagon buys new stuff, everyone’s a critic. The zeal for reform rivals that of Carrie Nation when she first… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Week’s News in 19 Photos
Immigration, immigration and more immigration. After reports surfaced about President Obama’s 10-step plan to take executive action on immigration, lawmakers and the media flooded our… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hagel Doesn’t Get It: Planning to Have a Plan to Ensure Military Readiness Doesn’t Cut It
At the annual Defense Forum at the Reagan Presidential Library, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a much-publicized speech last Saturday about how to make sure… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Best Photos of the USS George H.W. Bush’s Homecoming
After nine months of deployment, the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group returned home to Norfolk, Va., Saturday. The strike group, which includes an aircraft carrier… Read More
This Film Has the Military Hooked, but Not Hollywood
For soldiers returning from faraway battlefields, coming home isn’t always easy. The acclaimed film “Fort Bliss” seeks to bring those struggles to the big screen,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
37 Extraordinary Photos of the U.S. Marine Corps in Action
Today the United States celebrates the strength, courage and accomplishment of the U.S. Marine Corps on its 239th birthday. These photos give an in-depth look… Read More
SecurityNews
‘We Do Not Quit in This Family’: Vietnam War Draftee Retires After 42 Years in Army
The last continuously serving Vietnam War draftee, who remained on active duty for 42 years, has retired. According to the Army Times, Chief Warrant Officer 5… Read More
SecurityNews
Top Navy SEAL Officials Aren’t Happy With Teammates Spilling bin Laden Secrets
Two high-ranking Navy SEAL officials are scolding any current or former members of the service who would “advertise” their service or “seek recognition” for their… Read More
SecurityCommentary
3 Ways to Make Our Military Stronger
Here is a prediction: The defense budget will get a cash Band-Aid in 2016. Washington may be about to experience one of those rare moments… Read More
SecurityNews
On This Day: Remembering the Battles of Mogadishu and COP Keating
For some, Oct. 3 may be just another day. But for others aware of the sacrifice, today is remembered as the anniversary of two of… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama Wants to Stop Tomahawk Missiles in 2016. But the Navy Is Firing Them at ISIS.
President Obama ordered the launch of 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles last Monday night from the USS Philippine Sea and USS Arleigh Burke, all aimed at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Sneaky Way the Obama Administration Is Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Join the Military
Despite the challenges of a growing terrorist threat, the Obama administration has decided now is the right time to allow illegal immigrants to join the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Can’t We See This in the Cinema?
Of late, Hollywood has given us all kinds of movies about the military. The worst of them—such as “Green Zone,” a dreadful 2010 film that… Read More
SecurityNews
As Senators Quiz Kerry on ISIS, House OKs Obama Request to Arm, Train Syrian Rebels
After lengthy debate that aligned Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the argument, the House today passed an amendment allowing the Obama administration to… Read More
SecurityNews
Top General Re-Opens Door on Ground Troops That Commander in Chief Closed
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today said he may advise President Obama to deploy U.S. ground forces should a… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Act of Pure Evil’: ISIS Video Depicts Beheading of British Hostage
The terrorist group ISIS tonight released a video purporting to show the recent beheading of a British humanitarian aid worker captured in Syria last year…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
One Photo Confirms Why Military Dogs Are the Best Dogs Ever
If loyalty had to be defined by a picture, this would be it. A military working dog spotted in an airport protecting a soldier while he… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: What More Troops in Iraq Means for Defeating ISIS
Despite repeated U.S. airstrikes ordered by President Obama to blunt the advance of the Islamic State, the brutal terrorist group — also known as ISIS… Read More
SecurityNews
Parents of Fallen Navy SEAL Voice Outrage at Obama in Emotional Letter
Billy and Karen Vaughn, the parents of a Navy SEAL who died in combat, recently called President Obama’s handling of terrorism “cowardly” and suggested he… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Militarization’ Critics Want to Review a Pentagon Program After Ferguson. But Police Get Gear This Way, Too.
President Obama has led a chorus of cries for a review of a Pentagon program supplying “excess” weaponry and equipment to state and local police… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Assume Millennials Couldn’t Step Up to Plate in World War II Scenario
“I’d bet they’re asleep in New York. I’d bet they’re asleep all over America,” bemoans Rick the saloonkeeper in the classic 1942 film “Casablanca.” As… Read More
SecurityNews
Iraqi Boy, 2, Loses Most of Family as ISIS Terrorists Target Town
After escaping a terrorist-besieged Iraqi town with his family, 2-year-old Hasan was wounded when a suicide bomb went off near a mosque. The blast in the… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Plane Ticket Away?’ Lawmakers Warn Obama to Stop ISIS Before It Attacks U.S.
Republican leaders today said President Obama must act decisively to combat the brutal jihadist group Islamic State and put forth a coherent strategy for ultimately… Read More
SecurityNews
Four Legs and a Life of Service: The Fight to Allow Military Working Dogs to ‘Retire’ on U.S. Soil
For Army Staff Sgt. James Harrington, it was a day he thought would never arrive. It had been two and a half years since he… Read More
SecurityNews
Pentagon Broke Law on Bowe Bergdahl Prisoner Swap, Government Audit Finds
The Pentagon broke the law when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a former prisoner in Afghanistan, for five Taliban leaders, government investigators said Thursday…. Read More
SecurityNews
How Would Rick Perry Stop ISIS in Iraq?
“They need to be eliminated, and they need to be eliminated now,” Texas Gov. Rick Perry said of the growing threat of the Islamic State,… Read More
