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Military Times’ 10 best Vietnam War movies
In honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day, we put together a top-10 list of films — excluding documentaries — we consider the best about the Vietnam War.
By Jon Simkins
How will a withdrawal from Afghanistan impact the military?
The combat experience gained in Afghanistan is one of the impacts a full withdrawal will have on U.S. forces, says the author of this commentary.
By Nathaniel Lowry
Special Operations Command chief: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
Gen. Richard Clarke echoed the sentiments of other military leaders, saying it’s clear that the Taliban has not upheld its commitment to reduce violence in Afghanistan.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement
The document outlines the terms of a cease-fire and its enforcement, calls for the protection of the rights of women, children and minorities and envisions a truth and reconciliation commission aimed at healing 42 years of conflict.
US attack risks ‘full-fledged war,’ says adviser to Iran’s leader
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump’s final weeks in office.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Here’s what retired Marine Corps commandant Gen. Krulak thinks about November’s election
The 31st commandant of the United States Marine Corps asks: Are we still a nation that believes that character counts?
By Gen. Charles Krulak (ret.)
Surface warfare officers: Order your leather jackets now!
The black leather jackets for sailors who have earned their SWO pins, announced in January, are now available for order.
By Harm Venhuizen
Feds say company provided subpar steel for US Navy subs
For decades, the U.S. Navy’s leading supplier of high-strength steel for submarines provided subpar metal because one of the company’s longtime employees falsified lab results.
Gen.(tlemen’s Quarterly) Jim Mattis, the patron saint of ... modeling?
“I did this one to help a vet in his business start up,” Mattis said. “Nothing more to it.”
By Jon Simkins
Support for full withdrawal from Afghanistan grows: Poll
Nearly three-fourths of veterans surveyed said the time to end operations in Afghanistan is now.
New Zealand made a full-auto version of the Lee Enfield — and it actually worked really well
At the start of WW2, New Zealand had a limited amount of modern weaponry for its regular troops and, in the event that Britain would not be able to supply it, it needed a means of arming its Home Guard.
By Jon Guttman