The U.S. military will begin its first Ebola quarantine-like monitoring with the return of service members deployed for Operation United Assistance. This is the first time the military has monitored troops in this manner in the United States. According to…
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Thomas Young, Veteran of the Iraq War, and noted anti-war activist, dies at age 34
Thomas Young was a man of strong convictions, and for that, no matter if you agree or disagree with his opinions on war, Young deserves to be honored. As an Iraq War Army veteran, Young had signed up to defend…
Combat pilot who tried to halt lesbian kissing to be discharged
Lt. Col. Christopher Downey is reportedly being discharged by the U.S. Army for trying to prevent two lesbian officers from showing too much public affection during a dance at Fort Drum, N.Y. The combat veteran received a complaint by an…
Navy SEAL who shot bin Laden details the raid in Fox News interview
Robert O’Neill is the U.S. Navy SEAL who pulled the trigger to end the life of Osama bin Laden, at least according to him in a recent interview with Fox News. In the interview, the second part of which aired…
Inquiry cites Navy complacency in nuclear submarine fire
PORTLAND, Maine — A fire that crippled a nuclear submarine at a shipyard showed that the Navy had become complacent about safety in industrial settings and put too much faith in land-based firefighters who had never trained to battle a…
Russia extending bombing patrols around the world
A statement from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said tensions with the West over Ukraine is requiring Russia to conduct regular long-range bomber patrol missions as well as increase its presence in the Crimea, the annexed Black Sea Peninsula. According to…