Millions of Afghans went to the polls yesterday, defying Taliban threats of violence and occasional terrorist attacks across the country; they were voting for a president in the midst of a worsening war.br /”The Afghan people dared rockets...
Our military has been at war since 2002, thus Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), the backbone of the army have been vital. However, not everyone who was promoted to sergeant has worked out. The Army is now doing some house cleaning; it is reviewing...
All American males are required by law to register for the draft when they come of age. Some non-citizens are required to register for the draft; others are not. Noncitizens who are not required to register with Selective Service include men who are...
Millions of Afghans are expected to vote Thursday for president and provincial councils. The Taliban plans to disrupt the election. US, NATO and Afghan forces will be stationed around the country to help protect the vote, but will not be carrying...
Iraqi journalists protested against censorship in Baghdad on 14 August. Dozens took part in the demo at Baghdad’s old book market, carrying signs which read “Do not kill the truth”, and chanting “Yes to freedom. No to...
Many folks don’t know it, but in the Army members of the cavalry can, on certain occasions, wear spurs, if they’ve won the right to wear them. The spurs are for dress—our cav soldiers don’t ride horses any more. In peace time, troopers can earn...
Remember a year or so ago when Russia attacked the country of Georgia? At the time of the attack the Georgian army was doing some joint maneuvers with the US preparing for deployment to Iraq. There were a number of US advisors with the Georgian...
I’m very sure that all liberals don’t see our military as something to be used for their personal pleasure, but their national leaders sure do. Speaker of the House Pelosi and her followers used the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill to sneak in...
I’ve made note of the problem that the absence of an official birth certificate for President Obama is making for the US military chain of command. There is, reportedly, a copy of some kind of certificate posted, but to help our military, we...
President Obama is asking Congress for time to see whether his modified war plan for Afghanistan is working and does not rule out adding more American troops to help turn around a war some feel is a stalemate.br /James Jones, a retired Marine...