Anti-ISIL Forces Retake Key Terrain in Syria
From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, March 10, 2015 – Forces opposing the …
Conflicts & Operations
SECDEF Ashton Carter’s Message to all DOD Personnel
As Written by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 17, 2015
To all Department of Defense personnel:…
Abraham Lincoln Defined the President’s Role as Commander in Chief
Today, on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, it seems an appropriate time to look at how the commander in chief’s influence over …
NATO Deputy Secretary General: Alliance Must Stay the Course on Russia Sanctions
In the keynote address at the 2015 Leangkollen Conference in Oslo, Norway, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Alexander Vershbow said …
Exercise Southern Pine Illustrated Cold War Era Priorities
In August 1951, before the term “jointness” was widely used, the Air Force and Army worked together to deploy 100,000 …
Odierno: Sequestration Threatens Army Readiness
By Amaani Lyle DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2015 – With sequestration looming in the 2016 …
Ia Drang Valley: Pvt. Bill Beck’s Battle
When the Hueys took them into a clearing in the Ia Drang Valley, the men had no idea they were …
The Bowie Knife: An American Legend
In America, there are knives, and then there’s the Bowie knife. Whether written with a capital “B” to acknowledge James …
Surface Navy Association National Symposium Discusses Future Navy
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (NNS) – Naval leaders, government officials and members of private industry gathered to discuss the surface navy’s …
“Transforming” USACE’s Army Engineer Regiment
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) activities span a spectrum stretching from projects performed by a civilian workforce …