By Jonathan Wolfe, Tue, July 08, 2014 Prepare for your heart to be warmed. For almost ten years, the Rychner family and World War II veteran Erling Kindem have been neighbors in Farmington, Minnesota. Anika Rychner says that until recently,…
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Soldiers want to roll up their sleeves
According to USA Today, troops in other services can roll their sleeves, but soldiers have not been able to since the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) replaced the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU). Specialist Milt Perkins, 26, and other Army soldiers are…
Military bases turning into refugee camps along border
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, spoke at a field hearing he assembled in McAllen, Texas. The stage was set in the Rio Grande Valley, which has been a focus point for the immigrant surge. Texas Governor Rick…
U.S. military turns to Hollywood to outfit troops
Special-effects company, Legacy Effects, is working on what seems a mission impossible. The U.S. military has commissioned them to build an Iron Man-style suit to protect and propel U.S. troops by sheathing them in body armor equipped with an agile…
U.S. Military grounds F-35 fleet after runway fire
The F-35 warplane has been temporarily grounded again following a runway fire at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The incident is under investigation and it is unclear when they might fly again. Neither the pilot nor anyone else was…
Army seeks a harder-hitting, more powerful pistol
Replacing the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol, the U.S. Army is making strides towards the purchase of a more powerful handgun that can meet the needs of other services as well. Fox News reported that as the lead agent for…
