Navy 46, Notre Dame 44
College football’s longest losing streak came to an end on Saturday. The Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy defeated Notre Dame, 46-44, in triple overtime at South Bend, ending 43…
The Rush to Recertify
Advanced cruise missiles, mounted on the wing pylon of a B-52. These weapons–mistakenly carrying nuclear warheads–were at the center of a highly-publicized incident in late August that led to decertification…
The Lack of Conclusive Evidence
A weekend article in the McClatchy Newspapers illustrates a critical problem facing the Bush Administration, as it presses for tougher sanctions against Iran, or possible military action to curb Tehran’s…
Ending the Never-Ending Debate
As Bret Stephens reminds us in his most weekly WSJ column, the recent death of Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in…
Measures of Sacrifice
In a column posted today at OpinionJournal.com, author Daniel Ford reiterates a point that we’ve often made in this blog: American casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan–while clearly distressing–pale in comparison…
Picture of the Year, But Don't Bother With That Pulitzer Nomination
From the indefatigable Michael Yon, who recently captured this amazing sign of hope, faith and freedom in Iraq. He writes: Thanks and Praise: I photographed men and women, both Christians…
The Airlift Debate Continues
The C-5 Galaxy (USAF Photo)In yesterday’s Washington Times, Delaware Senator Tom Carper responded to a recent op-ed by New Jersey Congressman Jim Saxton, who has called for cancellation of the…
The Day After – An Arrow 2 missile
An Arrow 2 missile, designed (and deployed) primarily to protect Israeli from attack by medium and intermediate range Iranian missiles (Israeli Aircraft Industries photo via The Jerusalem Post) A Reuters…
A Tale of Two Programs
A DSP deployment during a Space Shuttle mission in 1991. Other satellites in the constellation have been launched from Air Force Titan IV and Delta IV rockets (Wikipedia photo). For…
How Bureaucracy (Doesn't) Work
The Army is doing a quick shuffle on the case of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was asked to repay part of his re-enlistment bonus–after being badly wounded in Iraq and…