The Pentagon is sending additional troops and missiles to Saudi Arabia in response to Iran’s attack on Saudi oil facilities last weekend. “The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which are primarily defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a surprise briefing Friday […]
Pentagon: All Indications Show Iran in Some Way Responsible for Saudi Attacks…
All indications show that Iran is in some way responsible for the attacks on the Saudi Aramco oil facilities, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, the Chief Pentagon Spokesperson for the Department of Defense, said on Thursday. “I will acknowledge that as of this time all the indications we have is that Iran is in some way responsible […]
DoD Identifies Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin as Green Beret Killed by Small Arms Fire…
The Defense Department has identified an Army Special Forces soldier killed in action Monday. Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, 41, was killed in action by small arms fire during combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Army officials announced Tuesday morning. Griffin, who was from Greenbrier, Tennessee, served as a Special Forces communications sergeant with […]
OPINION: Where We Are Now in Afghanistan by Pat Lang…
A year or so after the US intervention in Afghanistan began in 2001 I perceived that there was a danger that US public and government opinion might begin to favor the idea of “nation building” in Afghanistan. From long experience in and study of the area of Islamicate civilization and its history it seemed clear […]
Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Afghanistan…
Two U.S. service members were killed Wednesday in Afghanistan. The troop deaths were announced by NATO’s Resolute Support mission to the country in a press release Wednesday afternoon. “In accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the names of the service members killed in action are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next […]
House Orders Pentagon to Say if it Weaponized Ticks and Released Them…
The House quietly voted last week to require the Pentagon inspector general to tell Congress whether the department experimented with weaponizing disease-carrying insects and whether they were released into the public realm — either accidentally or on purpose. The unusual proposal took the form of an amendment that was adopted by voice vote July 11 […]
Court Rules in Favor of Pentagon in JEDI Lawsuit…
The Defense Department has triumphed in the eight-month-long U.S. Court of Federal Claims lawsuit filed by Oracle over its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. On Friday, Senior Judge Eric Bruggink ruled in favor the Defense Department—and Amazon Web Services, which joined the lawsuit as an intervener—stating that Oracle could not meet certain gate […]
How War Propaganda in the Film Industry Really Works
As the co-authors of National Security Cinema, we have become known — rather inaccurately — for encouraging two major ideas: 1. That the government is really important in making movies more militaristic. 2. That Hollywood doesn’t produce dissenting films. While the first of these is somewhat true it is a simplification, the second is a […]
Dept of Defense Inspector General Exposes Pentagon Contractor’s 9,400% Profit on Half-Inch Pin…
TransDigm Group Inc. sold the Pentagon “drive pins” for $4,361 each – should only cost $46, a 9,400% gain in excess profits, according to the Inspector General US Department of Defense’s audit labeled “For Official Use Only” obtained by Bloomberg. The inspector general’s audit shows 98 of 100 parts inspected were overinflated in value and […]
Commander of Guantanamo Bay Military Prison Fired for ‘Loss of Confidence in His Ability to Command’…
The Navy fired the commander of the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba on Saturday for “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of his command after a military investigation, according to a Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly. The nature of the […]
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