The Final Flight of Buzz 14
Fifty years ago today, just after midnight eastern time, a B-52D took off from Massachusetts, for the final leg of a journey to its home at Turner AFB near Albany, Georgia. The…
A "Culture of Fear"
More bad news for the boys and girls in blue: the cheating scandal among Air Force nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom AFB, Montana is growing. The Associated Press reports that 90…
The Mess Down South
There are at least a couple of “teachable” moments from the winter storm that has paralyzed much of the south. First, as is often the case during a weather-related debacle, there are the inevitable…
A Military that Looks Like America
At this point in his tenure, you’d think that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would be preoccupied with budget cuts, force reductions, and the litany of threats our military must guard…
Empty Words
Late Friday, with words of more Russian troops arriving in Ukraine’s Crimea Region, President Obama got tough: “Delivering a blunt warning to Moscow, President Barack Obama expressed deep concern Friday…
Gutted
To no one’s surprise, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the U.S. military will undergo even more dramatic cuts in the years to come. The proposed reductions include: –…
The Missing Links
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been missing for 10 days now, and investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out what happened to the Boeing 777 and the 239…
The Mysterious Mr. Ali
Three days after it disappeared over the Gulf of Thailand, the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 officially remains a mystery. Search teams are combing thousands of square miles of…
Into the Sea?
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said today that Flight MH370 was lost in the southern Indian Ocean more than two weeks ago. The announcement was based on “new” satellite data…
Another Case of Passing the Buck?
At this point, there is much we don’t know about the motives of Army Specialist Ivan Lopez, who gunned down 16 of his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood yesterday, killing…