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This Army Colonel Had One Of The Most Spectacular Career-Crashing Meltdowns Ever
The news of lower enlisted troops acting out and falling apart seems to draw more media attention than when a high-ranking official falls prey to his own flaws and hubris. Not always, there was the...
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Here's How One US Soldier Held It All Together After Freaking Out In The...
Out late one night while attached to a platoon from 101st Airborne we set up near an overpass one klick north of the Alsedrain Mosque. I never minded sitting around in an up-armored Humvee.....as long...
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One New York Judge Is Holding Her Ground Against The Biggest Names In Government
On May 16 U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest upheld her decision to block the controversial indefinite detention provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012, and the Obama...
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The US Will Open Massive Philippine Bases Not Occupied Since The Cold War
With the U.S. moving the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific, commanders are eagerly looking for invitations to park the planes and ships that will be pouring into the region. Travis Tritten at...
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Former Pentagon Analyst Says China Can Shut Down All The Telecom Gear It Sold...
Chinese companies apparently have a covert capability to remotely access communications technology sold to the United States and other Western countries and could "disable a country's...
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Detainees At Guantánamo Bay Are Getting A Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade...
Guantánamo Bay is undergoing millions of dollars of upgrades that could prepare it to remain open indefinitely, reports Michael Isikoff of NBC News. As of this week the U.S. detainment and...
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Here's Why I'm Volunteering To Go To Afghanistan For A Mission That's Unknown...
I am going to Afghanistan as an embedded advisor. I am an AFPAK (Afghanistan, Pakistan) Hand. I am a volunteer and that does not make me crazy. I have volunteered for all manners of things in my life....
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'I Count The Bodies And Watch The Funerals' — A Drone Pilot Speaks Out
There are two sides to President Obama's semi-secret drone war. On the one hand Obama did exactly what he said he would by using drones to strike al Qaeda operatives where they live — international...
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Here's What Made This Military Dad Leave Home And Walk Over 2000 Miles Across...
58-year old Mike Mobley spent 63 days walking across the country. From his home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, he trekked 2,210 miles until he reached Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina....
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Here's Why US Soldiers Were Building An Igloo In The Middle Of The African...
When we did a post on a building project by U.S. soldiers in Djibouti, Africa, we were surprised by how much attention the photos got. The seemingly primitive "eco-dome" was made from bags, dirty...
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See How These Navy SEALs Take Extreme Parachuting To A Whole New Level
Imagine dropping out of the sky, free-falling and accelerating up to 180 miles per hour. As the Earth zooms closer, you release a parachute while beautifully-colored smoke grenades trail behind you....
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This New Drone Will Radically Enhance Navy Surveillance Capabilities
Monitoring and tracking surface ships on the open sea presents a unique challenge to the Navy. Something about how radar reacts to water conditions and other elements creates what's called "sea...
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Business Insider's Social Reader Is Out!
Today, we released BI's social reader. It allows you to share Business Insider articles you read with your Facebook friends -- it's a quick and easy way to let the people you know, know what you're...
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Awesome Pictures Of Jets Smashing The Sound Barrier
For an airplane to break the sound barrier, it must hit speeds of about 770 mph — when it does that a couple of things happen. All the air in front of the craft gets pushed together, can't get out of...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Aircraft Carriers Do A Whole Lot More Than You Ever Thought
Quick! Guess how much fresh water an Aircraft carrier can make in a day. The answer is down the page. Huntington Ingalls, the shipbuilding powerhouse behind many of the Navy's newest investments,...
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The Safest City In The US And The Most Dangerous City In The World Are Only...
El Paso, Texas was the safest city in the U.S. in 2010. Juarez, Mexico, across the Rio Grande river, has the highest murder rate in the world. This incredible division emerged thanks to a confluence...
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19 Incredible British Propaganda Posters From World War Two
Within the last few years, the World War II British propaganda poster "Keep calm and carry on" has become ubiquitous around the World. What many people don't know is that the poster only saw limited...
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A US Soldier Describes A Conversation That Hit Him Like Bullet
Before Baghdad was Kuwait. We arrived late in the morning of 10 April 2006 to the base Al As Kasar. My initial impressions were all positive. Everything looked the same and it was a vast camp in the...
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How The US Is Convincing Other Countries To Buy The Controversial F-35
The U.S. has just scored a small victory in its F-35 Lightning II program. And we're going to break down what it means here because it may not be a total win after all. For context, the F-35 one of...
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Counterfeit Chinese Microchips Are Getting So Good They Can't Be Identified
There appears to be little doubt China steals both U.S. commercial and military secrets through hacking in addition to selling counterfeit electronic parts to customers of U.S. companies and to the...
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