The Future of Mine Countermeasures
This year, the Navy commissions its third and fourth littoral combat ships, or LCS, a revolutionary new warship design that …
Conflicts & Operations
EU NAVFOR Helicopters Attack Somali Pirates Ashore
Just about everyone agrees the solution to the scourge of Somali pirates has been ashore in Somalia, not at sea. …
Elephant Walks, Well-deck Ops, and Twin-rotor Blizzards l Military Photos
Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite military photos we’ve come across in putting together our various defense publications and the DMN …
World Naval Developments 2011-2012
Surely the most spectacular of the world naval developments of 2011 was the advent of the first Chinese aircraft carrier, …
The CIA/DoD Convergence
On May 3, 2011, the day after Osama bin Laden was killed, Leon Panetta, then director of the Central Intelligence …
The KA-BAR Knife
The year 2012 will mark the 70th anniversary of the KA-BAR, arguably the most famous knife in U.S. military history. …
The U.S. World War II Troop Replacement Policy
A common theme with respect to World War II soldiers is the strong bond of men in combat. This perception …
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), the day set aside to honor the more than six million European Jews, …
The Doolittle Raid’s Ringside Seats
On April 18, 1942, at 8:20 a.m. local time, Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle piloted his B-25 Mitchell medium …
Capt. Barry F. Crawford Receives Air Force Cross
On Thursday April 12, 2012, there was a small ceremony in the Hall of Heroes, located in the concourse of …