The top National Guard Bureau officers have left or will soon retire, and to date no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate.
The Senate's top Republican has challenged the president to boost defense spending to show the Democrat is serious about working with Republicans to confront China.
Col. Edward Lansdale, chief of the CIA's Saigon Military Mission, was the genius cowboy who skirted the rules to achieve just goals; for others, he was the embodiment of an arrogant foreign policy gone dangerously wrong.
Defense attorneys called it a “mutiny” by entitled, junior SEALs trying to oust a demanding chief. Prosecutors contend that the sailor's own words, photos and junior SEALs convict him.
Special Agent Joseph Warpinski befriended witnesses and encouraged them to speak with each other in violation of standard investigation practices, defense attorneys allege.
Think about hurtling off of an aircraft carrier in the middle of the world’s biggest ocean. Think about doing it at twilight, fairly certain that you’re not coming back.