After thousands of posts dating back more than two years, Battleland is calling it quits with this final item.
As …
The Last of the Doughboys
For those of us of a certain age, there was a certain poignancy watching the last of the nation’s World War I vets – those who went to Europe in 1917-1918 to fight in the “war to end all wars” – slowly die off. Frank …
Abe Calls for (Not Much) More of the Same
TOKYO – Fresh off a landslide victory in parliamentary elections last week, conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced revisions to Japan’s five-year defense plan Friday that will… not change things much at …
Getting Stability and Reconstruction Ops Right…the Next Time
Reefer Madness
Earlier this year, a Navy ship, the USS Guardian, grounded itself on the Philippine’s treasured Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. Eventually, the vessel had to be cut apart and removed, piece by piece. The U.S. Navy agreed to pay a …
Down and Dirty…
University of Wisconsin Army Cadet Erik Stoltzner training at Fort Benning, Ga., July 14.
Supporting Military Spouses
When Dekiema Pogue learned that her husband, a Petty Officer Second Class in the U.S. Navy, had been given orders for a change of station from their home in Norfolk, Va. to Jacksonville, Fla., her first thought was about her
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“Today, as I visit the country and people of the United States, let us share the joy that President Ho Chi Minh's dream of a relationship of `full cooperation' between Viet Nam and the United States some seven decades ago now comes true.”
— President Truong Tan Sang of Viet Nam, in a full-page advertisement in Thursday's Washington Post.
The Cowardly Push to Get Women into Combat
Earlier this year, the Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in U.S. combat units – including elite special-operations units like the Navy’s SEALs – if they can clear the physical and mental hurdles. While official …
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Under, Marines
U.S. Marines train as part of Talisman Saber 2013 in Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area July 16.
Semper Fieramente: Do The Marines Need a $79,000 Piano?
Which of these, technically speaking, is not a musical term: scherzo, staccato, sequestrationo?
Trying Out for Delta Force
While Delta Force missions remain classified, we do know that Delta Force members average in their mid-30s, have prior combat experience, and are selected from the ranks of Special Forces, Rangers and the 82nd …
+10%
— The increase in Lockheed Martin’s second-quarter profits over the same period last year, despite the Pentagon budget cuts mandated by sequestration, according to the company, here.