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The AI Column: The Most Important Challenge To Trump’s Trade War With China
News

The AI Column: The Most Important Challenge To Trump’s Trade War With China

The murky relationship between trade, technology, and national security will remain a problem

Disabled Vets Can Now Fly Space-A. Here’s What You Need To Know
Benefits & Pay

Disabled Vets Can Now Fly Space-A. Here’s What You Need To Know

Disabled military veterans picked up a major travel benefit this year.

The Navy Quietly Tested Supersonic Ammo At Sea Last Year
Navy

The Navy Quietly Tested Supersonic Ammo At Sea Last Year

The U.S. Navy quietly test-fired 20 supersonic shells originally intended for the service's futuristic electromagnetic railgun from the conventional deck guns during an international military exercise at sea last summer

Training With Peshmerga Forces In Iraq
Marine Corps

Two Marines, One Navy Corpsman Reportedly Being Investigated For Contractor’s Death In Iraq

A contractor is dead. Three service members are reportedly being investigated. And the military is silent.

The Pentagon Literally Has More Money Than It Knows What To Do With
United States

The Pentagon Literally Has More Money Than It Knows What To Do With

The Pentagon failed to spend an eye-popping $27.7 billion of the funds it was allocated over a five-year period beginning in fiscal 2013.

Marine Under Investigation After Blaming Underage Girls For Having Sex With Older Men
Marine Corps

Marine Under Investigation After Blaming Underage Girls For Having Sex With Older Men

“Consistent with all other forms of communication, Marines are responsible for all content they publish on social networking sites, blogs, or other websites.”

Former Coast Guard Commandant Slams Government Shutdown As ‘Political Theater’
News

Former Coast Guard Commandant Slams Government Shutdown As ‘Political Theater’

As the government shutdown continues, the Coast Guard remains the only military branch to work without pay and not everyone is happy with tha

Retired Marine General Tapped By Trump Administration To Develop ‘Arab NATO’ Resigns
Marine Corps

Retired Marine General Tapped By Trump Administration To Develop ‘Arab NATO’ Resigns

The retired Marine general who was tapped by the Trump administration to resolve a dispute with Qatar and develop what's been dubbed an "Arab NATO" has resigned from his position.

It’s Time For ‘The Long March’ To Come To A End
Opinion

It’s Time For ‘The Long March’ To Come To A End

Here's a letter I sent last week to the fine people who run Task & Purpose. We'll be wrapping things up over the next week or so

Marine Commandant Gen Neller Shows The Right Way To Respond To Criticism From Within
Marine Corps

Marine Commandant Gen Neller Shows The Right Way To Respond To Criticism From Within

The lead letter in the January issue of the Marine Corps Gazette is a salute from Commandant Gen. Robert Neller thanking the magazine for the articles

The Marines Threw This Major To The Wolves Over A Massacre That Didn’t Happen. Now His Record Is Clean
Marine Corps

The Marines Threw This Major To The Wolves Over A Massacre That Didn’t Happen. Now His Record Is Clean

A Marine officer who was fired after false rumors that his special operations unit massacred Afghan civilians has been vindicated.

Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock
Army

Meet The Army Helicopter Pilot Who Re-Supplied Thousands Of Hippies At Woodstock

This is the story of how the U.S. Army ran a resupply mission to party-goers at Woodstock.

United States

Here Are All The Things We’re Apparently Not Allowed To Say About Julian Assange Or WikiLeaks

It should come as no surprise that an email from WikiLeaks that it didn't want published ended up being leaked online.

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps May Swap Crunches For Planks On PFT

The Marine Corps is thinking about swapping out crunches for planks, so it looks like the jig is up...

Harrowing Audio Shows Moment When An Israeli F-15’s Canopy Comes Off At 30,000 Feet
Fighter Aircraft

Harrowing Audio Shows Moment When An Israeli F-15’s Canopy Comes Off At 30,000 Feet

This is insane.

Mattis is Gone. Patrick Shanahan Is Now In Wonderland.
United States

Mattis is Gone. Patrick Shanahan Is Now In Wonderland.

Patrick Shanahan has swallowed the "Red Pill" from the Matrix. Now he'll see how deep this rabbit hole goes.

Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both
Marine Corps

Jim Webb As Trump’s Defense Secretary Would Be A Nightmare For Both

A report indicated that former Senator Jim Webb, a decorated Vietnam veteran who briefly was Navy secretary during the Reagan Administration, might become President Trump's next secretary of defense.

‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One
Entertainment

‘The Many Faces of War’ Isn’t A Comfortable Book, But It’s A Damn Good One

'The Many Faces of War' is a well-researched, creative, historical, mythological and academic look at war, in the cold and often harsh light of trauma, damaged brains, mythology and a very broad sweep of literature

Fox News’ Chris Wallace Calls B.S. On Trump Claim Of Terrorists Coming Across The Border
Entertainment

Fox News’ Chris Wallace Calls B.S. On Trump Claim Of Terrorists Coming Across The Border

Fox News' Chris Wallace did some on-air fact checking of Sarah Sanders' claim that 4,000 terrorists have been apprehended at the border.

Kurdish Forces Reportedly Capture 2 American-Born ISIS Fighters In Syria
Middle East

Kurdish Forces Reportedly Capture 2 American-Born ISIS Fighters In Syria

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have captured two American-born ISIS fighters during an operation in eastern Syria, according to an SDF press release.