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Marcus Silva
07/26/2010
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During his meeting in New Delhi a few days ago, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said that a new group of terrorist trend known as the Lashkar-e-Taiba is "expanding its area of operations" and that this is very unsettling. Mullen told reporters, "they are not operating only in Pakistan.

Marcus Silva
07/18/2010
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Boeing's very first unmanned hydrogen powered spy plane dubbed the "Phantom Eye" can easily be referenced straight out of a comic science fiction novel. It has a short body with a massive wingspan that can stay up to 65,000 feet on air for four days.

Peter Masselink
07/12/2010
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The most important life sustenance in times of war is none other than blood supply. As we have more and more troops heading over to war, it is safe to assume that massive blood shortages are inevitable. "The problem is complicated by the remote, inaccessible locations of today's war zones," Katie Drummond of Wired.com's Danger Room wrote.

John Antal
07/07/2010
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For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle? Many trumpets were sounded on July 4, 2010, as America celebrated its 234th Independence Day and, far off on the other side of the world, General David H. Petraeus took command of the Afghanistan War. After nine years of fighting, Petraeus announced that the objective of the war in Afghanistan is to win.

Peter Masselink
07/05/2010
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On this year's July 4th celebration, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden spent their Fourth of July holiday in Iraq with U.S. troops who are currently serving in the country. It is a celebration of appreciation to all who have been deployed to Iraq to ensure America's freedom.

Roy Smith
07/02/2010
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Commander of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Capt. Fred Babauta is especially looking forward to honor America's Independence Day this Fourth of July. In fact, this day is particularly of huge significance to him as it officially commemorates the fifth anniversary of awakening from a 11-day coma after nearly facing death from an IED (improvised explosive device) in Iraq.

Roy Smith
06/25/2010
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The Pentagon held a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War yesterday. Many of the veterans who attended showed up in their uniforms which bore "the medals and insignias of their military service," as reported by Elaine Wilson for the American Forces Press Service.

Roy Smith
06/21/2010
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Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell recently reported concerns shown by Defense Secretary Robert M.

Roy Smith
06/14/2010
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Image Credit: www.archive.gov

"A Frenchman weeps as German soldiers march into the French capital, Paris, on June 14, 1940, after the Allied armies had been driven back across France." 208-PP-10A-3.

Marcus Silva
06/14/2010
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A new report taken from the London School of Economics suggest that Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) intelligence agency have been secretly providing funding, training and refuge for Taliban in Afghanistan.