U.S. Army: We Have No Idea How to Wage War in Megacities
• offiziere.chIf you want to picture the characteristically 21st century living environment, imagine cities like Lagos and Shanghai; or Sao Paulo, New York and Cairo.
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Afghans battle for strategic Helmand after U.S. troops pull out
• ReutersAfghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Helmand province on Monday for a second week, officials and residents said on Monday, seeking to reassert control over a strategic district just weeks after the departure of U.S. troops.
Hero worship of the military is getting in the way of good policy
• Washington PostBenjamin Summers is a captain in the U.S. Army. The views expressed are his own.
Electromagnetic system to replace steam launches on US Navy carriers
• gizmag.comA fighter plane taking off from a strike carrier is a dramatic sight – not the least because of the woosh and plume of steam as the catapult blasts the aircraft into the air.
Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in US
• yahoo.comA Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday.
50 VA hospital workers claim retaliation for blowing whistle on the horrors they saw
• washingtontimes.comSay others are afraid to come forward
Legion Survey: PTSD/TBI Care Not Working
• http://www.military.com, by Steve B. BrooksTwo disturbing numbers stand out in The American Legion's recent survey of veterans dealing with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder: 59 percent and 30 percent.
Hidden amid the foliage and scrap metal...
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Amanda WilliamsPlanes were lovingly collected by scrapyard worker Walter Soplata in his back garden in Newbury, Ohio, in 1940s But since his death the planes lie at the abandoned graveyard amongst overgrown foliage and scrap metal The haunting images of the aviat
Is America Building the Wrong Kind of Submarine?
• http://www.fool.com,By Rich Smith"We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive." --C.S. Lewis
The Navy's Floating Prisons
• defenseone.comRight now, a suspected terrorist is sitting in the bowels of a U.S. Navy warship somewhere between the Mediterranean Sea and Washington, D.C. Ahmed Abu Khattala, the alleged leader of the September 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya..
Navy SEAL who became a woman hits out at accusations she has become a Pentagon poster child
• dailymail.co.ukA former Navy SEAL who identified herself as transgender after 20 years serving on the elite team is fighting claims that she's became a tool in Pentagon efforts to recruit transgender people
U.S. declares it will not produce any more antipersonnel land mines
• washingtonpost.comThe United States declared Friday that it will not produce or acquire any antipersonnel land mines and is pursuing other steps toward eventually signing a 1997 treaty banning the weapons.
Exclusive: Inside the Other Bergdahl Negotiations
• buzzfeed.comA private $10 million cash ransom deal was in the works before the five Gitmo prisoners were handed over.
World View: Saudi Arabia's Armed Forces on High Alert as ISIS Approaches
• http://www.breitbart.com, by John J. XenakisAssad struck at positions held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) along the border between Syria and Iraq. Maliki:
The U.S. Navy is quietly building a big, secretive special operations 'mothership'
• http://theweek.com,Will commandos get jet skis? Oh yes.
Happy Custer Massacre Day!
• by Jim BovardOn this day in 1876, Gen. George Custer led his 7th Cavalry regiment to their demise in Montana. The Battle of Little Big Horn was one of the biggest defeats suffered by the U.S. Army in the war against the Indians.
The Military Is About to Get New Spy Glasses
• defenseone.comGetting secret information to specific people, like the location of the nearest nuclear power plant, in a way that doesn't draw attention from outside is a classic spy problem.
Kurdish Soldiers: ISIS Close to Surrounding Baghdad
• http://www.breitbart.com, by Frances MartelWhile Iraqi government officials continue to claim that they are making advances in defeating the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Kurdish forces on the ground report that ISIS has begun to slowly isolate Baghdad, targeting ci
Army Clears Bergdahl of Any Misconduct During Captivity
• thewire.comAs the Army continues to investigate whether Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is guilty of deserting his unit, this afternoon they said there is no reason to believe that Bergdahl engaged in any misconduct during his five years in captivity.
The Designer Of The F-16 Explains Just How Stupid The F-35 Is
• digg.comAt this point we've seen tons of stories describing how the F-35 project is nothing short of a clusterf*ck. Although the video is from last year, there's something about Pierre Sprey's bluntness that makes you realize just how misguided the entire en
Syrian aircraft bomb Sunni militant targets inside Iraq
• Washington PostSyrian government aircraft bombed Sunni militant targets inside Iraq on Tuesday, further broadening the Middle Eastern crisis a day after Israeli warplanes and rockets struck targets inside Syria.
Top Green Beret Officer Forced to Resign Over Affair With WaPo Reporter
• abcnews.go.comA legendary Special Forces commander was quietly forced to leave the U.S. Army after he admitted to a love affair with a Washington Post war correspondent, who quit her job to secretly live with him for almost a year in one of the most dangerous comb
VA 'Brought Patients Back to Life' to Disguise Wait List Deaths
• thewire.comWorkers at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs facility covered up the deaths of patients who passed away while on waiting lists, according to a new report from CNN.
GI Bill Celebrates 70th Birthday
• military.comServicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 created Home Loan, Education and Vocational Training Benefits
Little noticed change in U.S. Army's focus - training concerns turn toward integration with Navy
• Military.comHawaii receives formerly odd contingent of attack helicopters and increased number of V22 tilt-rotor Ospreys, begins training Army pilots for carrier-borne operations. One finds themselves asking "Why"?
In Iraq, ISIS Channels Mao
• http://thediplomat.com, By James R. HolmesUnlike al-Qaeda, ISIS seems to understand Mao Zedong's classic Phase III battlefield struggle.
US Special Counsel: VA Dismissed Whistleblowers
• military.comThe U.S. Office of Special Counsel on Monday said that Department of Veterans Affairs' medical inspectors routinely dismissed whistleblower allegations of sloppy care that endangered patients at VA hospitals.
Judge Orders Deployed US Sailor To Attend Custody Hearing Or Lose Daughter, Face Arrest
• seattle.cbslocal.comA U.S. Navy sailor from Washington State is currently serving on a submarine thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean, but a judge has ordered him into an impossible custody scenario:
Russia Says Ukraine Took Gas Despite Cutoff; Sends More Tanks/Troops To Border
• zerohedge.comThe deadline passed on June 16th for Ukraine's payment for gas already provided and upfront 'pre-payments' for ongoing deliveries.
Air Force Plans Next Gen Drone Fleet
• defensetech.orgAir Force leaders are in the early stages of planning the service's next-generation drone fleet that could reshape the Air Force's entire fleet and continue to lower the number of airborne pilots, service officials said.
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