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Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’
When Rep. Adam Smith thinks about the F-35, he thinks about “failure on a massive freaking scale."
How Hollywood can really help the US military
No one should do more to provide an environment free of sexual abuse than the U.S. military — one occurrence is one too many.
By Thomas Ayres
Intoxicated Russian sailors rescued from deserted island after getting lost on boat ride
The men had fortunately not yet resorted to cannibalism.
By Jon Simkins
This is what Mattis will be up to post-Trump administration
Mattis' new role includes writing about domestic and international security policy, as well as participating in military and national security events in California and Washington.
By Kyle Rempfer
This is what happened after mislabeled Revolutionary War grenades sat on museum shelves for decades
Revolutionary War fighting ended but shots recently exploded!
By Joanne Kimberlin, The Virginian-Pilot
Born a slave, this Navy petty officer founded a community of ‘race pioneers’ to stand against bigotry
Meet the remarkable Allen Allensworth, the slave who became a sailor, then a soldier and then an inspiration to a country divided by racial injustice.
By B. Gordon Wheeler, Wild West
Here’s why a submarine skipper was fired last summer
Cmdr. Travis Zettel was fired as the CO of the fast-attack submarine Bremerton in August.
The story of ‘Ukulele Dick,' his famous North Pole stowaway, a snow baby, the Son of Kong’s ingenue and her majesty Missy, queen of Romania
Sometimes it pays to be a rascally recreation officer.
Big shakeup coming to Senate Armed Services
Changing eight seats on the Senate Armed Services Committee — long seen as a powerful pulpit on national security issues — is an unusual level of upheaval.
By Joe Gould
Prisoners confront one of the greatest literary works about war
"An Iliad" is a modern retelling of Homer's "The Iliad" with updated language and the occasional reference to contemporary cities and wars.
By Samantha Swindler, Oregonian/OregonLive