The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the abortive attack possibly aimed at the White House or Camp David that resulted in the crash of a jetliner in Pennsylvania has resulted in a new and extraordinary emphasis by the Bush administration on combating terrorism. Read more
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The Pentagon Papers, officially titled “Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force”, was commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1967. In June of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed. However, the publications of the report that resulted from these leaks were incomplete and suffered from many quality issues. Read more
WASHINGTON — After returning from his latest deployment to visit troops overseas, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is spending all the money he earned in Afghanistan as fast as possible, Duffel Blog has learned. Read more
The United States Military Academy–the first military school in the United States–is founded by Congress for the purpose of educating and training young men in the theory and practice of military science. Located at West Point, New York, the U.S. Military Academy is often simply known as West Point. Read more
Putting faces to the numbers.
Part 2 of Meet the Drill Sergeant
After some thought and reading comments left for “Lend Me Your Ears, Please” (comments were on G+) I’ve come to the conclusion that I should leave well enough alone.
There’s a reason for everything. Wow, honestly I’m surprised the DI’s can talk! Although in the 2nd phase there seems to be a little less yelling; the recruits are handling their weapons, most for the first time. Enjoy! The video is 9 minutes long.
DEC 31, 2013
Year in Review: Official White House photos of 2013
By Kalani Gordon.
Look back at photos taken by official White House photographers in 2013 with commentary from Pete Souza. Read more
The soothsayer’s warning to Julius Caesar, “Beware the Ides of March,” has forever imbued that date with a sense of foreboding. But in Roman times the expression “Ides of March” did not necessarily evoke a dark mood—it was simply the standard way of saying “March 15.” Read more
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE — Despite looming budget cuts that have grounded a total of 17 combat squadrons, the Air Force has deployed its newest weapon in Afghanistan: A musical ensemble called “Hypersonic.” Screened from a total force of more than 500,000, just eight Airmen earned the right to be inducted into what may be the Air Force’s most elite unit — the AFCENT Band. Read more
TODAY IN HISTORY:
Gaius Julius Caesar, dictator of Rome, is stabbed to death in the Roman Senate house by 60 conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Read more
When I started this blog I promised myself I wasn’t going to make it a “political” platform for all of us to ‘voice opinions’ on, I wanted it to be strictly for celebrating the men and women who have fought and died so we can live the lifestyle we are accustomed to. Read more
FORT MEADE — Gen. Keith Alexander will be required to register as a spy offender after being released on Friday from the maximum security headquarters of the National Security Agency, sources confirmed. Read more
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb. Read more
Maiden on the Midway 
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