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Still not mad at the IRS?
Maybe, if you’re still not mad at the IRS for being political animals in the arena of battle, you can get mad at this; a veteran who was wounded in Iraq and spent part of 2010 recovering from those wounds had his checking account seized by the IRS, because somehow they figure that he made [...]
Danger Room: After $200 Million, Darpa Gives Up on Formation-Flying Satellites
Space News broke the story of F6?s cancellation today. Brad Tousley, the new director of Darpa’s Tactical Technology Office, told the trade publication he killed off the program after a recent review of research programs. Tousley told...Show More Summary
Jonathan Kaloust, SEAL, killed in training
The Navy Times is reporting that a Navy SEAL, Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Jonathan Kaloust, was killed in training at Fort Knox Wednesday night when the vehicle in which he was riding overturned. Seven others were injured; The exercise was part of tactical training and the vehicles were traveling in a convoy, but Lloyd [...]
17-Year-Old Charged in Deaths of Ohio Brothers
(OTTAWA, Ohio) — A 17-year-old who pointed Ohio authorities to the bodies of two teenage brothers who had been reported missing was charged with aggravated murder in their deaths. The teen, who has been in custody for about a week, was charged with delinquency in connection with aggravated murder, a prosecutor said Friday. Show More Summary
In Tomorrow’s Wars, Battles Are Fought With a 3-D Printer
Printable drones, limbs and ammunition. It's a far-out vision, but more and more military officers are starting to think that future troops will rely more 3-D printers to manufacture the tools of war.
Japan Assault Fleet Arrives at Pearl Harbor…Just For Practice
TOKYO – Warships from Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force have making stops at the American naval base at Pearl Harbor for more than two decades. But it’s going to seem strange, indeed, when Japanese ground troops clamor aboard this weekend. Show More Summary
Navy Responds to Debate Over the Size of the SSBN Force
By Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, Director, Undersea Warfare, OPNAV N97 There has been a good deal of conversation recently debating the size of the Navy’s ballistic missile submarine force and need for a nuclear deterrent. Some of the information used in this reporting references SSBN patrol data available to the public that is limited in [...]
Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Test
The Missile Defense Agency and Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie conducted a successful flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system yesterday, Pentagon officials reported. In the test, the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense 4.0 weapon system and a Standard Missile 3 Block IB missile intercepted a separating ballistic missile target over the [...]
Tornadoes Hit Kans., Okla.; No Injuries Reported
(EDMOND, Okla.) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert. There were no immediate reports...Show More Summary
The last post on James Ferris’ medals
You probably remember that we noticed that the president of the Korean War Veterans Association, James Ferris was wearing awards he didn’t earn. When we notified the Syracuse Post Standard of this after they wrote an article about Ferris going to the White House, they sent a reporter to Ferris’ house in Liverpool NY to [...]
Offiziere.ch: What Happened to the Pentagon’s Formation-Flying Satellite?
The U.S. military has cancelled a seven-year, $200-million effort to develop a new kind of satellite -- one comprising groups of small, formation-flying craft orbiting in tight-knit formations and sharing data wirelessly.
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Gun-Day Sunday: Availability and Days Gone By
Went in to Loudoun Guns yesterday. The gun racks, both new and used, were full. There were plenty of customers too; no sales staff were idle. There were boxes of GI-issue AR magazines, plus new PMags (marked “$39.95 $29.95?) and some Ruger factory magazines that appeared to be PMag clones. Show More Summary
Phony Air Force officer in Orlando
The Orlando Sentinel tells the story of 37-year-old Chantal M. Lanton who pretended to be an Air Force officer deployed to Germany in order avoid paying her mortgage using regulations that protect deployed members of the military services from foreclosure proceedings while they are deployed; Lanton never served in the Air Force or any other [...]
“Assault rifle” up and kills woman
Yes, that’s how the Huffington Post tells the story of an inebriated 22-year-old Anastasia Adair in Denver the other day. Apparently, she was handing what the HuffPost calls an AK-47 (but who knows what the weapon was given the inability of the media to correctly identify any weapons and AK-47 is a catch-all phrase for [...]
US Army South Best Warrior Competition 2013
Our buddy, Headhuntersix, sent us a slew of photos from the US Army South Best Warrior Competition at Camp Bullis, TX. US Army South’s website describes their mission and the units involved in accomplishing that mission. Headhuntersix says that “The mission is huge and pretty cool. Counter narcotics, personnel rescue and re-integration plus all the [...]
Ever Wondered What That Proverbial “Bag of Ass” Really Looks Like?
Most of us have heard the phrase, “looks like a bag of ass”. But what does one look like? Here ya go – take a look. At first glance, maybe not that bad. Until you look a bit closer at a couple of things. Take a good look at the knot in the tie. Then [...]
Kokesh arrested in Philly
Several of you have sent us links to the news that attention monger Adam Kokesh has been arrested….again. This time at a rally in Philadelphia for the legalization of marijuana. Of course, you probably remember that Kokesh is planning to march on the District of Colombia on July 4th with loaded rifles. At his Facebook [...]
Police Call Fatal NYC Shooting a Hate Crime
(NEW YORK) — A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man’s face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing New York’s police commissioner called an “anti-gay” hate crime....Show More Summary
Saturday feel good story
Chief Tango sends us links to today’s feel good story from the Florida panhandle. Apparently Ricky Taylor and Teresa Sunday thought a homeowner had too much stuff and they tried to relieve him of some of it. The homeowner caught them in the act; The homeowner held the suspects at gunpoint while he called the [...]
FBI Searches Apartment in Ricin Letter Case
(SPOKANE, Wash.) — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Show More Summary
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