Darth Vader served as the inspiration for one Iraq paramilitary. (Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images) For children and adults alike, Star Wars represented the defining film of a generation — but most…
Photo: Josh Wussow I have a confession to make: I love grocery shopping. From picking out the perfect head of garlic to sorting through the items “reduced for quick sale,”…
American-made Harpoon AGM-84 anti-ship missiles are loading in front of an F-16V fighter jet during a drill at Hualien Air Force Base in Taiwan on Aug. 17, 2022. (Sam Yeh/AFP…
Does the Army know why junior officers leave? The discrepancy between two relevant studies suggests not. Col. Everett Spain’s groundbreaking 2021 study, “The Battalion Commander Effect,” found that battalion commanders…
Sylvia Shawcross Image source: Free Vectors Now I know I promised last time that I might tell you the tragic tale of the Luna moth during its larval development but…
A small Air Launched Effects system called Altius made by Area-I is launched for the first time from a small all-terrain vehicle on the move belonging to the 82nd Airborne…
Afghan farmers harvest raw opium in 2015 at a poppy field in Kandahars Zhari district.(Allauddin Khan/AP) A top Pentagon official released a memo last Friday urging service members to be…
Photo: Cindy Creighton (Shutterstock) I grew up in Michigan, where maples were the dandelions of trees. They were everywhere, especially across the back of the garden. My dad, an intrepid…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it test-fired long-range cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast a day earlier, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations…
Retired Army Maj. Gen. John Ferrari is absolutely correct that network requirements and capabilities need to grow organically to meet the needs of the warfighter (”The military should turn its…