Congress awarded a long-overdue Congressional Gold Medal in 2022 to the “Ghost Army” of World War II, who carried out multiple battlefield deceptions that, in many cases, completely flummoxed the Nazis. The group of seven surviving members received their Gold Medals in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on […]
It’s South By Southwest Conference (SXSW) time in Austin, Texas. It is an annual event that is “a global event for digital creatives to explore cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with professionals.” The conference dates this year are March 8-15. Austin is a big live music city and SXSW brings in musicians from all […]
We’ve been covering the ongoing struggles of the US military to meet its recruiting goals here for some time now, particularly the Army. Having missed their goals yet again last year, they are currently short of their target number of soldiers by many thousands. With no new influx of recruits in sight, the Army announced […]
The Army is cutting 24,000 positions in a restructuring prompted by the changing nature of today’s battlefield, as the service faces its most dire recruiting challenge since the end of the draft more than 50 years ago. For nearly two decades, the Army’s force structure has reflected its focus on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations that […]
Despite the mounting threats from Russia, North Korea, and China, Joe Biden’s Pentagon has now announced that it is cutting the U.S. Army’s forces by 5 percent, according to reports. On Tuesday, the thoroughly woke Pentagon announced that it was going to cut the Army’s ranks by an incredible 24,000 soldiers even as it finds […]
Ukraine’s 2-year-old fight to hold off a Russian invasion force is providing an object lesson in how modern war is waged against a dangerous adversary, and the U.S. Army’s top officials say they are paying close attention. The problem, strategists say, is that Russia’s military is also learning on the battlefield. It is adjusting tactics […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s new military chief signaled Friday that he wants to build new momentum, saying his immediate goals are to improve troop rotation at the front lines and harness the power of new technology, at a time when Kyiv’s forces are largely on the defensive in the war with Russia. Col. Gen. Oleksandr […]
This could be a sign that pop icon Taylor Swift is in her patriotic era. Veterans got a boost after the “Anti-Hero” singer was spotted wearing a bracelet crafted by Wove Made Inc., a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based jewelry company founded by two Army Rangers, WPMT-TV reported. Swift was photographed wearing the handcrafted diamond bracelet as she […]
A multibillion-dollar program to field the Army‘s next-generation scout helicopter is going on the chopping block as part of changes to manned and unmanned Army aviation systems. On Thursday, the Army said it’s canceling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program in order to “meet emerging capability requirements in a resource-constrained environment.” The service also will […]
One of the more famous of Sherlock Holmes’s methods involved “the dog that didn’t bark.” The tragic death of three Georgia National Guardsmen in Jordan at the “Tower 22” base near the Iraq and Syrian border raises a simple question: Why were members of the Georgia National Guard defending the Jordan border? […]
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