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‘Outcast’: the recruiting scandal that followed one soldier for years

A now-discredited Army investigation led to a black mark against an Army intelligence officer, despite him never being arrested, The War Horse reports.

By Rachel Fobar, The War Horse

4 days ago

An enduring symbol: why troops keep naming things after reptiles

From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?

By Clay Beyersdorfer

6 days ago

Iraq keeping some US military advisers due to IS threat in Syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that developments in Syria required keeping 250 to 350 advisers at the Ain al-Asad base.

6 days ago

How the US Army, NATO are creating a new Eastern Flank Deterrence Line

To deter Russian aggression, the U.S. and NATO are rapidly building an Eastern Flank defense network focused on counter-drone tech and data integration.

13 days ago

Opinion

Cruise missiles are the present and future of warfare

One need not wonder why the U.S., Russia and now China have invested so much in submarine-launched cruise missiles.

By Michael Bohnert

3 weeks ago

US military starts drawing down mission in Iraq, officials say

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday that the U.S. will scale back its military presence, reflecting “our combined success in fighting ISIS.”

4 weeks ago