ABOARD USS INDEPENDENCE (AP) — Operating costs for the U.S. Navy’s newest ships will decline and “become more normal” over time, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday. The Navy designed littoral combat ships to have smaller crews and lower costs…
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Supercomputer aiding in transition from military to civilian life
By Brett Gillin If it’s good enough to win at Jeopardy, perhaps it’s good enough to help military veterans transition to civilian life more easily. Watson, an IBM owned supercomputer, which is perhaps most well known in popular culture for…
Veteran forgotten, locked inside VA clinic in Florida
By Brett Gillin You’ve probably heard the jokes a thousand times. The ones about how long patients are left in waiting rooms and consulting rooms while they wait for the doctor to come help them. But the story of Jeffrey…
VIDEO: Russian Rebels Shoot Down 2 Ukraine Fighter Jets
Two Ukrainian warplanes were shot down Wednesday by pro-Russian rebels, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. The footage is described as showing pro-Russian rebels examining the wreckage near the Ukraine-Russia border.
Obama To Bestow Medal Of Honor On Veteran Of Bloody Afghanistan Battle
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for battlefield valor, to Ryan M. Pitts, a former Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war despite his own…
Oregon company pleads guilty to selling $10 million in fake parts to U.S. Military
The owner of Kustom Products, Inc. and four employees pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. military. The company sold $10 million worth of phony parts to be used for attack helicopters…
