By OnTheWeb Wednesday, April 30, 2008
By Ros Prynn, Newsblaze.com
“When you approached me, it was a 50/50 crapshoot whether you would abuse me...”
By Jim Kouri Monday, April 28, 2008
As if taking a page out of former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s playbook, the Chinese military has decreased troop levels by more than 200,000 men and women, the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army announced last week.
21st Century Warfare: The Future Combat SystemBy Jim Kouri Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Future Combat System (FCS) program—which comprises 14 weapons systems and a state-of-the-art information network—is the centerpiece of the Army’s effort to transition to a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force.
Pres. Bush Confers Highest Military Decoration on Fallen Navy SEALBy Troop Scoop Thursday, April 10, 2008
Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, a Navy SEAL, was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor for diving onto a grenade to save his teammates. Monsoor also received the Silver Star for his actions in May during the same deployment in 2006, when he exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to rescue and treat an injured teammate.
WASHINGTON — President Bush posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor Tuesday, a Navy SEAL whose mortal sacrifice in Iraq saved the lives of two fellow SEALs and several Iraqi soldiers.
By Jim Kouri Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Three months ago, Gregory J. Zanetti was a stockbroker and financial advisor in New Mexico. Today, he is an Army National Guard brigadier general who helps lead a multi-branch team of 2,200 personnel in what he describes as the “most misunderstood assignment in the military.”
Defense Department Told to Restore Military ReadinessBy Jim Kouri Saturday, March 29, 2008
US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pentagon Plans Expansion of US Special ForcesBy Jim Kouri Friday, March 28, 2008
Since the start of the Global War on Terrorism, the Pentagon has taken steps to expand the role of the United States Special Operations Command and its forces. In response, the Command has transformed its headquarters to coordinate counterterrorism activities, while the Defense Department has increased funding and the number of special operations forces positions.
From a Marine MomBy OnTheWeb Sunday, March 9, 2008
A story from AP and a Marine Mom
Defense Department Told to Restore Military ReadinessBy Jim Kouri Friday, February 29, 2008
US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Truth of the Matter Regarding the U.S. Canadian ‘Civil Assistance Plan’By Sean Osborne Tuesday, February 26, 2008
I’ve really had my fill of internet reporting from the Left and the Right blogosphere citing the recent U.S. NORTHCOM-CANADA COMMAND military-to-military agreement establishing the bilateral Civil Assistance Plan (CAP) as being the establsihment of a “North American Army”.
Pro-Military Group Outlines its DemandsBy OnTheWeb Tuesday, February 12, 2008
All-Day Protest By Pro-Military & Pro-Veterans Groups Against Berkeley City Council Takes Place Today – Tuesday, Feb. 12th
By Editor Monday, February 11, 2008
A recent Pravda headline stated, “USA absolutely defenseless against possible attack from Russia or China.” Of course, this headline seems ludicrous to most Americans.
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates & Council Member Linda Maio Have Some Explaining to DoBy OnTheWeb Saturday, February 9, 2008
Despite efforts by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and some City Council members to sound conciliatory notes over the recent anti-military resolutions passed by the Council, new evidence has come to light calling into question the sincerity of Council Member Linda Maio and Mayor Tom Bates.
On February 2, 2008, Berkeley City Council Member Linda Maio told the Bay Area News Group’s Doug Oakley:
Major Coughlin will now be retained by the DOD“I don’t think any of us paid enough attention to it, and people want to rewrite it to more accurately portray our sentiments,” said Maio, who supported the resolutions. “We really do have a great deal of concern for the people in our military, and we don’t want to be critical of the sacrifices they are making.”
By Andrew Bostom Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I received this press release by North Carolina Congresswoman Sue Myrick, (included below, in its entirety) from Fred Lucas of Cybercast News Service.
Vietnam Veteran loses Arm for Second TimeBy OnTheWeb Sunday, February 3, 2008
Vietnam Veteran Mitch Robertson and his wife Vickie left their home in Montebello, Virginia for their vacation in Destin, Florida. On their way they stopped in Gaffney, South Carolina at a hotel for the night. When they woke up their vacation had turned bad.
Berkeley Mayor - Free Speech ThiefBy OnTheWeb Saturday, February 2, 2008
BERKELEY – Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, convicted of stealing 1,000 free newspapers from the Daily Californian newsstands in 2002, is at it again.
And Now, Hesham Islam’s Amazing, Disappearing Profile.By Claudia Rosett Monday, January 28, 2008
Hey, Presto! Where did it go?
Who is Hesham Islam?By Claudia Rosett Friday, January 25, 2008
In the sorry tradition of shooting the messenger, the Pentagon is cashiering its top expert on Islamist doctrine, Stephen Coughlin. Some members of Congress are now contemplating hearings to ask why.
Nuclear Security: US Finding Jobs for Former Soviet Weapons ScientistsBy Jim Kouri Wednesday, January 23, 2008
To address concerns about unemployed or underemployed Soviet-era weapons scientists in Russia and other former Soviet Bloc nations, the US Department of Energy established the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention or IPP program in 1994. The general idea was to engage former Soviet weapons scientists in nonmilitary work in the short term and create private sector jobs for these scientists in the long term.
A B-17 War StoryBy OnTheWeb Monday, January 14, 2008
Charlie Brown was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 379th Bomber Group at Kimbolton, England. His B-17 was called ‘Ye Old Pub’ and was in a terrible state, having been hit by flak and fighters. The compass was damaged and they were flying deeper over enemy territory instead of heading home to Kimbolton.
By OnTheWeb Monday, January 7, 2008
Today I surrendered a valuable possession. A selfish part of me wanted to hold onto a simple silver keepsake because of the powerful emotional connection to it, but the better part of me wanted to give it away as quickly as possible.
At a lunch table overlooking the breathless view of the San Francisco Bay, I took off a bracelet that I have been wearing since Christmas Eve and firmly placed it on the wrist of its rightful owner.
21st Century Warfare: US Army Continues TransformationBy Jim Kouri Monday, December 10, 2007
The United States Army considers the current transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. The Army has estimated that restructuring units from a division-based force to a more agile and responsive modular brigade-based force will require a significant investment through fiscal year 2011.
The Marines: Premier Expeditionary WarriorsBy OnTheWeb Thursday, November 22, 2007
Writing in the Washington Post this past September, the usually insightful columnist George Will claimed that
America’s ongoing messy missions in Iraq and elsewhere had generated tension within its Corps of Marines. “No service was better prepared than the Marines for the challenges of post-invasion Iraq,” he concluded, “yet no service has found its mission there more unsettling to its sense of itself.”
It is not that the Corps did not want to be in the fight, or that it had better things to do. But its naval character has taken a back seat to fighting the virulent resistance in an extended land campaign, and some core competencies are waning. Today, on the institution’s 232nd birthday, we should amplify Mr. Will’s observations with a deeper understanding of the Corps’ past and most likely future.
No medal for my fatherBy Clare Westcott Sunday, November 4, 2007
The New York Times reported in 1942 that Germany had developed a plan to systematically exterminate Jews. The story was buried far inside the paper for it was preposterous and unthinkable. Many papers ignored it
It did happen. It went far beyond the ordinary evil of war. Its inhumanity stunned the senses of the civilized world. What kind of a person would find satisfaction in calculatedly murdering millions of helpless men, women and children? The solution to “the Jewish question” was decided upon and drafted sixty years ago at a buffet luncheon in a posh restaurant on the outskirts of Berlin. They ate well and drank fine wine and the best brandy - then fifteen well educated senior government officials laid plans to murder three million people.
U. S. Flag Ceremony BannedBy Christian Newswire Wednesday, October 31, 2007
A long standing Flag Folding Ceremony has been banned at all Military Funerals by the White House. Reciting what the 13 folds to the United States Flag stand for in Military Funerals, can no longer be read by anyone who is an employee of America.
Father of slain Marine wins case against funeral protestersBy OnTheWeb Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Albert Snyder of York, Pa., the father of a Westminster Marine who was killed in Iraq, today won his case in a Baltimore federal court against members of Topeka, Kan.-based Westboro Baptist Church who protested at his son’s funeral last year.
The Peoples Republic of China spy on us. Google spies on the PRCBy Editor Friday, October 19, 2007
FORMER SOVIET AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT DAILAN
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By Felicia Benamon Monday, October 8, 2007
The U.S. Navy’s flight exhibition squadron, the Blue Angels, is a rare treat to behold. They are a fine example of the precision, discipline, and sheer guts exhibited by our military.
Listen To The Voices Of Those Who Defend UsBy Felicia Benamon Monday, October 1, 2007
Do we have the fortitude to stand behind our troops? And the fortitude to stand strong for them? The problem lies with our politicians in Washington who use the war in Iraq as a political football instead of realizing lives are at stake. The public then loses hope that the Iraq war is a winnable situation.
Petraeus IED’d in the HouseBy JB Williams Tuesday, September 11, 2007
As we commemorate the sixth anniversary of 9/11/01, Washington Democrats prove just how far they are willing to go to politicize a war that must defend America against events worse that 9/11…
