World Dec 24 Military men and women recite 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' Watch U.S. service men and women stationed all over the world recite lines from the beloved holiday poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Special thanks to the Pentagin's Defense Media Activity department for this heartwarming piece. We hope you all…
World Nov 05 Photos: What an $8B nuclear bomb upgrade looks like Designing and building nuclear bombs is one of the U.S. government’s most secretive activities. But the PBS NewsHour recently was granted unprecedented access to a number of highly classified facilities, where the world’s most destructive weapons are now being updated…
Education Oct 09 Pentagon puts for-profit University of Phoenix on probation The Defense Department has placed the University of Phoenix on probation, barring the for-profit school from recruitment activities and career fairs on military bases.
Nation Jul 31 This is the trigger that could launch a nuclear war This joystick-like device holds the fate of humanity in its grip.
Nation Jul 30 How to resupply a nuclear submarine The USS Pennsylvania is a stealth submarine on active patrol in the Pacific Ocean. Armed with up to 24 Trident D-5 nuclear missiles, the Ohio-class vessel is part of America’s fleet of 14 nuclear armed submarines. Maintaining a ship like…
Politics Feb 03 Is the Pentagon padding its budget with funds reserved for fighting overseas? The 2016 defense budget includes $50.9 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations, but is a portion of that being used to fund general operations?…
World Nov 17 Photo essay: The burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan There were at least 230 burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan according data from the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Defense. Beginning in 2008, veterans across the United States began suing former Haliburton subsidiary KBR Inc., the company…
Nation May 22 Critics accuse Air Force of manipulating data to support A-10 retirement A number of observers challenge the Air Force’s claim that 80 percent of close air support missions are really conducted by non-A-10 planes. These observers assert that the service has deliberately manipulated the data to support its case.
Nation Apr 08 Airmen at odds with Air Force brass over future of beloved A-10 plane The Defense Department decision to retire an Air Force plane built specifically to support ground forces has ignited a firestorm of criticism from the airmen whose job is to embed with Army ground forces and spot enemy targets. Meanwhile, one…
Nation Feb 25 How the A-10 Warthog became 'the most survivable plane ever built' Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the Air Force will retire the entire fleet of A-10 Warthogs, an aircraft that ground forces view as their guardian in the sky.