Today in military history: George Washington dies
On Dec. 14, 1799, the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, died in bed at the age of 67. Born in Virginia in 1732, Washington began…
This law requires the Department of Defense to buy American products
The U.S. military requires a lot of stuff to do its job. Everything from uniforms and bedding to guns and bullets has to be purchased at the cost of the…
The CIA secretly created an undetectable ‘heart attack gun’
The Cold War must have been an amazing time to be a weapons manufacturer for the U.S. government. Like some kind of early Tony Stark (I guess that would be Howard Stark), if you could dream it, you could build it, and chances were very good the CIA …
The Capitol Building might be getting its own quick-reaction force
The National Guard doesn’t have the funding for it, but lawmakers on Capitol Hill are thinking about creating a military unit that would only respond to needs from the federal…
Congress creates a new special operations and intelligence subcommittee
Congress has created a new subcommittee on military intelligence and special operations. Part of the House Committee on Armed Services, the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations will have jurisdiction…
Alwyn Cashe’s Medal of Honor package is headed to the White House, family says
A legendary sergeant first class who gave his life to pull fellow soldiers out of a burning vehicle in Iraq 15 years ago has been approved by the Defense Department…
Jon Stewart urges congress to support burn pit veterans
“Welcome to another exciting episode of when is America gonna start acting like the great country we keep telling ourselves we are?” asked Jon Stewart in a press conference in…
House bill earmarks $1M to rename Army bases honoring Confederate leaders
Lawmakers in the House Appropriations Committee recently released a draft of the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill that would set aside $1 million for the Army to fund the renaming of ma…
Retired Navy pilot looks to continue his service in Congress
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Retired Navy Commander Todd Cha…
U.S. watchdog warns of pending coronavirus disaster in Afghanistan
A watchdog report to the U.S. Congress has warned that Afghanistan is likely to face a health disaster in the coming months brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
The April 30 report by the U.S. Special Inspector-General for Afghanistan Recon…