Wyatt Olson, Stars&Str The Department of Veterans Affairs shelled out about $201 million in retroactive benefits over the past two years to nearly 7,000 “blue water” Navy Vietnam War…
Denial May Bring War – Punishment May Keep It at Bay
CDR Salamander don’t threaten the PRC with an easy war
Does your opponent respond the same – or to the same degree – to identical incentives and disincentives than you do?…
Army Testing Out New Armed Quadcopter for Training
Jon Harper, DefenseScoop The Army is developing new Synthetic Training Environment-Live Training System (STE-LTS) technology.
The Army wants to prepare its soldiers for drone fights…
Marine Corps’ Project To Automate the Journey Through Key ‘Last Mile’
BrDef The brainchild of the Marines’ advanced tech lab, the Autonomous Littoral Connector system successfully beached in recent exercises. But the deep water of military acquisition looms…
Parts, Labor Shortage Continue to Plague Navy
Laura Heckmann, NatDefMag ARLINGTON, Virginia — Shortages of parts and skilled laborers are continuing to put the Navy behind in both building new ships and maintaining…
‘Yellowstone’ Creator Making Marine Corps Spy Series
Christopher Kirkman, AMN The creator of the hit series “Yellowstone” has started production on a new series with Paramount+ based on a Marine who infiltrates a terrorist organization to…
U.S. Military Poised To Secure New Access to Key Philippine Bases
WashPost The U.S. military is poised to secure expanded access to key bases in the Philippines on the heels of a significant revamp of U.S. force posture in Japan — developments that…
Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII in Warwickshire
Cafe owner Charlie Clarke ‘shrieked like schoolgirl’ when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of AragonCharlie Clarke had been metal detectoring for just six months when he stumbled across what he calls his “once in a…