Veterans Service Organizations: Supporting a Changing, Growing Population of those who Served
VA, Vietnam and Gulf War era veterans have now reached a rough equilibrium – about one-third of the total each …
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Book Review – Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War
The release of former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’ Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War made waves around …
Overdue Medal of Honor Ceremony Rights Historical Wrong
For 24 U.S. Army veterans whose combined service spanned three wars, March 18 was a day long overdue. At a …
Coastal and Maritime Surveillance Africa 2014 Conference
The Ghana Navy has invited industry experts and military and law enforcement leaders to Accra for the Coastal and Maritime …
TRICARE and the Defense Budget
These days, any discussion of an executive branch agency’s budget request must begin with a caveat: While the Budget Control …
Mercyhurst University’s Institute for Intelligence Studies (Sponsored)
As a combat engineer in the U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. Chip Buckley understood the importance of making informed decisions, and …
Littoral Operations Center (LOC) at Naval Postgraduate School Will Focus on the Global Littorals
Naval warfare in littoral waters is very different from open ocean operations. The U.S. Navy is dominant in “blue water” …
U.S. Postal Service Honors USS Arizona Memorial With Commemorative Stamp
The battleship USS Arizona is synonymous with the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The death of 1,177 …
Modernized M9 Armored Combat Earthmover Joins the U.S. Marine Corps
Although the hull may look the same, the four overhauled M9 Armored Combat Earthmovers (ACE) that arrived at Camp Lejeune, …
Maritime Security East 2014 Underway in Boston
Maritime security and law enforcement experts are gathering in Boston, Mass., this week at Maritime Security East 2014 to better …