magine walking out of a grocery store into flashing police lights. Two suspects are kneeling with their hands up, visibly unarmed. Someone nearby says a drug sale may have taken place. Yet, despite the lack of threat, an officer suddenly shoots and[...]
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Team Minot showcases two legs of the nuclear triad to new U.S. Strategic Command leadership team
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — On the second stop of their first field visit as the new command team for U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, command senior enlisted leader,[...]
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On This Day | The Romance and Brutality of War
It was just like the Germans to behead the first American prisoners taken and place the heads on poles in an effort to frighten the remainder of our army. Germany will not be able to break down the morale of our army[...]
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The War on Drugs and the Collateral Damage to Our Conscience
Boundaries are being tested and perhaps redrawn. What is war? The last time the USA actually declared war was 1941, after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. That said, good luck convincing combat veterans of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, or Afghanistan that they did[...]
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Sinking speedboats with a supercarrier: the lopsided cost of Operation Southern Spear
The United States is waging an unusually one-sided campaign in the Caribbean, and the numbers are staggering. Operation Southern Spear has sunk boats tied to drug-smuggling networks, but at a cost that dwarfs the value of the targets themselves. Billions in naval[...]
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On This Day | Who Do You Trust?
Where the government controls the news the stories get quite far apart in their figures . . . the Russians say one man got killed in that German mine disaster . . . the [...]Read More... from On This Day | Who[...]
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‘New York Times’ sues Pentagon over media restrictions
The fundamental struggle between a free press and government control is playing out right now at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently implemented a policy demanding that credentialed journalists pledge not to report any unauthorized information, even if it’s unclassified. Seeing[...]
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The awful arithmetic of our wars
A new analysis warns that the U.S. is losing ground on the modern battlefield—not for lack of power, but because its cost calculations no longer add up. As warfare shifts toward cheap drones and low-cost munitions, adversaries are inflicting damage at a[...]
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Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries into U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the Caribbean Sea, with a focus on an alleged follow-on attack that The Washington Post reported killed two survivors[...]
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The Department of War rebrand Estimated to Cost $2 billion
The debate over what to call America’s military headquarters took a sharp turn this week, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally helped attach a new “Department of War” sign to the Pentagon. The moment signaled the Trump administration’s push for a full[...]
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Memo lays out path to removing even more department of defense civilians from their jobs
The Pentagon is tightening the screws on its civilian workforce. A new directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushes managers to fire employees for poor performance while continuing to nudge others toward early retirement or voluntary resignation. More than 60,000 workers have[...]
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Pentagon journalists turn in badges over restrictions
For the first time in decades, the Pentagon’s press room has gone quiet. Rows of empty desks now mark a rare act of solidarity among journalists who chose principle over access. Faced with new rules that let Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decide[...]
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Statement from NPR on Pentagon’s Press Policy
NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists. We will not sign the Administration’s restrictive policy that asks reporters to undermine their commitment of providing trustworthy, independent journalism to[...]
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Opinion: Why I’m handing in my Pentagon press pass
For the first time in decades, NPR reporters — and many of their peers across the media — are being shut out of the Pentagon. The Defense Department is demanding that journalists sign a new document restricting how they gather even unclassified[...]
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West Point Faculty Speech Policy Draws Constitutional Challenge
A longtime West Point law professor is taking the academy to court, arguing that new rules requiring faculty to seek approval before outside speaking engagements violate the First Amendment. Tim Bakken, who has taught at the academy for 25 years, filed a[...]
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Today’s ICBMs may operate until 2050, GAO says
The Air Force’s plan to replace the aging Minuteman III missiles is faltering so badly that officials may keep the 1970s-era system in service until 2050. A new GAO report points to soaring costs, flawed infrastructure plans, and staffing shortages as drivers[...]