Faltering Tools for Fire and Ice
It’s a basic lesson any semi-decent carpenter or weekend handyman knows. If you have the right tools, you can do …
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The War at Home
History records battlefields of every type of geography. From beaches, open plains, to mountains and oceans, there has been no …
Interview: Coast Guard Ancient Albatross Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore
Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore is the U.S. Coast Guard’s 22nd Ancient Albatross – the longest-serving aviator officer. He has …
The Rewards of American Red Cross Readiness
Regardless of circumstance or event, be it flood, fire, tornado, or terror, the American Red Cross has always been there. …
At the Poles, the End – or the Beginning – of an Era
With funding for new icebreakers nowhere in sight, some analysts – such as conservative scholar James Carafano – have called …
At the Poles, the End – or the Beginning – of an Era
Its massive hull, driven by a gas turbine and diesel-electric engines that together generated 75,000 horsepower, could plow through ice …
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 5
In the final installment of Defense Media Network senior homeland security writer Rich Cooper’s five-part interview with Virginia Task Force …
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 4
In Part 4 of the interview with Capt. Joe Knerr and Lt. Rodney Vaughan of Fairfax County, Va., Fire and …
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 3
In Part 3 of the conversation with Capt. Joe Knerr, one of two Task Force Leaders of Virginia Task Force …
After Deployment: A Conversation with Virginia Task Force 1 About Their Time in Japan – Part 2
Conducting an interview in an active firehouse near the Capital Beltway in suburban Washington, D.C., with two senior, on-duty firefighters …