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Marine Corps Commandant: The World Is "More Dangerous" Than Before 9/11
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"Great Green Fleet" Not So Great After All
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For Marines, Forces Shrink as Responsibilities Grow
DENNIS M. SABANGAN/EPA/Newscom The President recently directed Marines to be stationed at diplomatic locations in volatile regions of the world, as part of a response to the Benghazi attack last year....
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Making the Case for a Complete Nuclear Triad
Newscom As Russia revitalizes its nuclear arsenal and rogue nations North Korea and Iran pursue nuclear capability, America’s nuclear triad is critical to national security. However, opponents of the...
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Army Chief Raises Serious Readiness Concerns
Andrew Burton/Reuters/Newscom As the U.S. Army prepares for future contingencies around the world, it continues to find its readiness at the mercy of “time and money,” Army chief of staff General Ray...
View ArticleThey Fought for You: Two Veterans' Stories
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Overuse of U.S. Special Operations Forces Makes Them Less “Special”
Poulet Philippe/ABACA/Newscom President Obama’s love for America’s unconventional warriors is taking the “special” out of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), according to a recent article by Richard...
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Budget Cuts Undermine 21st-Century Bomber, Threaten Nuclear Triad
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General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and head of U.S. European Command (EUCOM), has acknowledged that his funding will shrink by 20 percent due to cuts to the Department of...
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Readiness Cuts Mean No Jumps for Some Paratroopers
DoD/Sipa USA/Newscom Facing deep cuts to defense spending, the U.S. Army must keep some of its most elite paratroopers on the ground. This marks an entry on a growing list of readiness concerns the...
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Happy 377th Birthday, Army National Guard
Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images Created by the members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1636 to defend the earliest American community, the Army National Guard celebrates its 377th birthday today....
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Marine Corps Commandant: The World Is “More Dangerous” Than Before 9/11
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos (Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call/Newscom) Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos recently warned that further defense cuts will paralyze the Marine...
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“Great Green Fleet” Not So Great After All
Charlie Houser/U.S. Navy/Newscom When it comes to funding the military, costly biofuel experiments should not interfere with U.S. security interests. However, that’s exactly what’s happening right now...
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Military Facing a “Readiness Crisis”
Newscom The U.S. military is about to face its “greatest readiness crisis” since the Vietnam War due to defense cuts, according to a recent opinion piece written by several House Armed Services...
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For Marines, Forces Shrink as Responsibilities Grow
DENNIS M. SABANGAN/EPA/Newscom The President recently directed Marines to be stationed at diplomatic locations in volatile regions of the world, as part of a response to the Benghazi attack last year....
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Making the Case for a Complete Nuclear Triad
Newscom As Russia revitalizes its nuclear arsenal and rogue nations North Korea and Iran pursue nuclear capability, America’s nuclear triad is critical to national security. However, opponents of the...
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Army Chief Raises Serious Readiness Concerns
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Overuse of U.S. Special Operations Forces Makes Them Less “Special”
Poulet Philippe/ABACA/Newscom President Obama’s love for America’s unconventional warriors is taking the “special” out of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), according to a recent article by Richard...
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