Category: U.S. Military

LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Mar. 24): U.S. Strikes Multiple Targets in Syria; N. Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone

Revenge strikes carried out in Syria. The U.S. military hits multiple targets as payback for a deadly drone attack. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone. This while country blamed joint military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. for rising tensions in the region. Transgender athletes in sports are facing…


NTD Good Morning (Mar. 24): U.S. Strikes Multiple Targets in Syria; N. Korea Tests Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone

Revenge strikes carried out in Syria. The U.S. military hits multiple targets as payback for a deadly drone attack. North Korea says it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone. This while country blamed joint military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. for rising tensions in the region. Transgender athletes in sports are facing…


LIVE 9:30 AM ET: Undersecretaries Testify to Senate on Recruiting Challenges Facing the Military

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on recruiting challenges facing the U.S. military at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 22. The Under Secretary of the Army, Gabriel O. Camarillo; Under Secretary of the Navy, Erik K. Raven; and performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Kristyn E. Jones will…


LIVE NOW: Undersecretaries Testify to Senate on Recruiting Challenges Facing the Military

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on recruiting challenges facing the U.S. military at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 22. The Under Secretary of the Army, Gabriel O. Camarillo; Under Secretary of the Navy, Erik K. Raven; and performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Kristyn E. Jones will…


Undersecretaries Testify to Senate on Recruiting Challenges Facing the Military

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on recruiting challenges facing the U.S. military at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 22. The Under Secretary of the Army, Gabriel O. Camarillo; Under Secretary of the Navy, Erik K. Raven; and performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Kristyn E. Jones will…


New DOD Report Shows Significant Rise in Sexual Harassment Reports at Military Academies

A new report (pdf) released on March 9 by the Department of Defense, shows a significant rise in sexual assaults at U.S. military academies during the 2021–22 school year. The report revealed that there have been increases in unwanted sexual contact across the board, involving both men and women. The report covered the Army, Navy,…


Subtle Threats to US Combat Readiness Include Healthcare Access on Overseas Bases

An army may march on its stomach but deployed soldiers will stay focused in the field when they know their families are being cared for at home. When it comes to the front-line warfighters stationed on forward-deployed United States military bases and ships, concerns about financial and family health issues can be a subtle, but…


The Myth of National Service

Commentary Every few years, someone doom-writes an article about the need to bring back conscription, commonly known in the United States as the draft. The arguments in favor usually revolve around two concerns. The first is that the U.S. military, currently an all-volunteer force (AVF), cannot entice enough qualified young men and women to serve, leaving our…


US, Philippines Plan to Broaden American Military Presence Amid China Concerns

The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to bolster the U.S. military presence in the Southeast Asian country as part of efforts to deter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) mounting aggression in the South China Sea, as well as toward Taiwan. A joint statement posted on the websites of both countries said that…


Fellow Police Officers: It’s OK to Die in Defense of Others

Commentary To my fellow police officers. It’s OK to die in defense of others. I want that statement to hit you like a ton of bricks, and I want you to decide now if you are willing to sacrifice yourself for others. When I say others, I mean your family, your colleagues, and all those…