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20,000 Troops in Haiti by January 24

By Veronica on January 22, 2010

From DOD’s U.S. Forces in Haiti to Grow to 20,000, 01.21.10, Roughly 20,000 U.S. troops will be supporting relief efforts in Haiti by Jan. 24, military officials said, adding to the 13,000-strong American force currently there.  Comprising the force will be the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade and thousands of [...]

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Pentagon’s Limits Aid to Wounded Soldiers, Precursor to Socialized Healthcare

By Veronica on December 27, 2009

 More lessons from our wounded soldiers, from the Washington Times’s “Pentagon limits law’s pledge to wounded“: [L]ess than a year after President Bush signed the bill, the Defense Department interpreted the [National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)] in a way that reduced its scope and denied many veterans the benefits they thought they had been promised.The Pentagon’s [...]

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SIGN THE PETITION to Free Navy SEAL operators SO2 Jonathan Keefe, SO1 Julio Huertas and SO2 Matthew McCabethe

By Veronica on December 26, 2009

15 seconds: Sign the petition at Human Events to free Navy SEAL operators SO2 Jonathan Keefe, SO1 Julio Huertas and SO2 Matthew McCabethe. Via Human Events: Hon. Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington, DC Dear Secretary Gates: We, the editors and staff of HUMAN EVENTS, and the many Americans who have attached their signatures [...]

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Military Blogs Censored by the Military

By Veronica on December 16, 2009

Wolf at Blackfive tells you what you need to know: Milblogs have been a vital link in getting accurate news and information about the military, and military operations, to the public.  They have provided vital context and analysis on issues critical to operations and to the informed electorate critical to the Republic. First, milblogs are [...]

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Out of the Sky Ye Shall See a Sign

By Veronica on December 11, 2009

 Heard of how the Russians tested a submarine-based Bulava (Mace) missile off the coast of Norway during Obama’s trip to pick up his Nobel Appease Prize? The Bulava ballistic missle has a range of 5,000 miles with a trajectory that thrusts it high into the atmosphere, which explains the pretty blue spirals trailing in the sky. This guy was [...]

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