Tag: Marine Corps

Les Rose, left, and Jay Via, who served in Afghanistan at different times, decided to run more than 13 miles with an American flag Monday in Troy, Ohio. (AP/Anthony Weber)

National Security

Veterans face growing apathy at home after 12 years of war

Tim Mak · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

The cyber threat is a serious national security issue. Indeed, itâs a virtual jungle out there. Our online enemies are legion, but they are not created equal. Among the ranks of our cyber competitors, China and Russia stand out as superpowers.

Fighting on the cyber battlefield: Weak states and nonstate actors pose threats

James Jay Carafano · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

The U.S. military budget totals $600 billion. That is 40 percent of what the entire world spends on defense, and substantially more than the Cold War average in inflation-adjusted terms.

National Security

Military must do more with less

michael-ohanlon · November 8, 2013 5:00 am

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, center, stares straight while Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno reads an opening statement as they testified on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on budget cuts to the military. The nation's top military officers warned that automatic budget cuts will compromise the armed services' ability to defend the U.S. and could cause higher casualties. The chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are telling Congress the cuts will force reductions in manpower, training and weapons purchases. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Military joint chiefs warn about defense cuts

Washington Examiner · November 7, 2013 5:00 am

Time to pivot to military readiness

James Jay Carafano · November 3, 2013 4:00 am

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National Security

Bulky troops turn to liposuction to pass fat test

Associated Press · October 28, 2013 4:00 am

Iwo Jima Memorial Closed, Barricades Erected (Update: Vets Break Through)

Daniel Halper · October 5, 2013 5:01 pm

Joe Lee (L) and Lance Frye (R) of Woodbridge, Va., protest outside the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

The Marine Corps veteran behind the best World War II memorial protest sign

Charlie Spiering · October 3, 2013 4:00 am

This photo provided by the Marine Corps, shows Maj. Gen. Gregg Sturdevant at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calf.. In a rare move, Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, forced two generals into retirement after concluding they should be held to account for failing to secure a base in Afghanistan against a Taliban attack that killed two Marines. Amos said in announcing his decision that Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus and Sturdevant "did not take adequate force protection measures" at Camp Bastion, a sprawling British-run airfield in southwestern Afghanistan that was the Taliban target. (AP Photo/Marine Corps, Cpl. Isaac Lamberth)

2 generals forced to retire for Afghan breach

Robert Burns · October 1, 2013 12:33 am

National Security

The Few, The Proud, The Unarmed

Mark Hemingway · September 18, 2013 8:42 pm

Reuters: Pro-Syria hackers put anti-attack message on U.S. Marines site

Washington Examiner · September 2, 2013 4:00 am

NCAA Pardon

Geoffrey Norman · August 20, 2013 5:34 pm