How To Stop Sexual Assault in the Ranks
By Rachel Natelson
In the wake of the recent release of the Air Force investigation into sexual misconduct by Basic Military Training instructors …
TroopsNov. 23, 20120
Thanksgiving Combat Rations
U.S. troops in Afghanistan enjoy Thanksgiving at Kabul International Airport on Thursday.
Of War and Thanksgiving
By Elizabeth DiasNov. 21, 20120
Army Captain Gregory Galeazzi and community activist Summer Buckley have a romance made for Thanksgiving.
It began in July 2010, when Greg, 27, was visiting Washington, D.C., two weeks before a year-long deployment to Afghanist …
Stealth Fleet in the East China Sea
By Kirk SpitzerNov. 21, 20120
TOKYO — Dozens of U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force warships gathered in the East China Sea last week as part of a major war exercise — but not that you’d know it. Exercise Keen Sword is held every other ye …
CongressNov. 21, 2012
19%
— The share of the Congress taking office in January with military service. That’s down from the outgoing Congress’s 22% vet share – and less than a quarter of its modern-era 1977 peak, when 80% of the nation's 535 lawmakers were veterans. “Congress cuts the military slack because of their lack of experience,” military historian Richard Kohn told Time last year. “They don’t have a sense of the institutions and the culture, so they’re less likely to exercise insightful or determined oversight.”
Turkey, Pumpkin Pie…and PTSD
By Harry CroftNov. 21, 20120
When we think of the holidays, phrases like “A holly jolly Christmas” and “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” come to mind for most of us. For our military heroes suffering with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) …
AfghanistanNov. 21, 20120
Another Engagement Party
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Ryan Schulte, platoon leader for the Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team security force, heads back to post after a key-leader engagement gathering in the Pusht-e Rod district of Farah province, Nov. 19.
Turkey Day in Afghanistan
By Mark ThompsonNov. 21, 20120
The Pentagon may not be able to audit its books, but it’s always able to get Thanksgiving dinner – with all the fixins’ – to U.S. troops far from home over the holiday.
Just like clockwork, a delicious aroma wafted from …
Are Female Troops More Likely to Get PTSD?
By Mark ThompsonNov. 21, 20120
Women may be at greater risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder than men because of what researchers call their “heightened fear response.”
California scientists examined individuals with PTSD symptoms and found that the women in the study developed a stronger fear response than the men during so-called “conditioning task …
Military FamiliesNov. 20, 20120
“The Kellys, like thousands of other military families over the last decade, have felt the heartbreak of war in the most profound way possible.”
— Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, speaking Monday in Miami of his outgoing senior military assistant, Marine General John Kelly, and his wife, Karen, as Kelly became chief of U.S. Southern Command. Their son, Marine 2nd Lt. Robert M. Kelly, 29, was killed by a land mine while on a foot patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, two years ago this month.
Why the Pentagon Costs So Much…
By Mark ThompsonNov. 20, 20120
We all grumble about how much the U.S. military costs to run. When we do, we tend to focus on troops (pay, health care, benefits, retirement) and weapons (costly stealth coatings, turbine tank engines, electro-magnetic launchers o …
ProcurementNov. 20, 20120
“Improved Ram Air Canopy systems, in particular when used in High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) parachute insertion operations, have extended and continue to extend the parachutist's time aloft. Future insertion operations could exceed 60 minutes from aircraft exit to ground.”
— The Army, explaining why it is in the market for an Advanced High Altitude Parachutist Oxygen Breathing System.
Down in the Weeds with the Pentagon’s Auditors
By Nick SchwellenbachNov. 20, 20120
On the floor of the Senate last week, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa continued banging the drum on what he calls weak oversight by the Defense Department Office of Inspector General and the Pentagon’s continuing chal …
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