Commander Jonathan Greenberg
A native of Easton, Connecticut, Commander Greenberg graduated from George Washington University with a B.A. in Archaeology. He was commissioned from OCS in 2009.
Commander Christian. A. D’Angelo
Cdr Christian. A. D’Angelo is a native of Post Falls, ID. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 and was designated a Surface Warfare Officer in 2010.
Colombian Peace Delegation Condemns ELN Strike Action Against US Military Buildup in Caribbean
The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike” that the Marxist rebel group is conducting this week in response to the U.S. military’s naval buildup in the Caribbean.
Future USS Idaho Delivered to U.S. Navy
GROTON, Conn. – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the Submarine Force’s newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Dec. 15, marking the second delivery of a Virginia-class fast attack submarine this year.
Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the U.S. military access to its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States and Venezuela. The announcement comes after the U.S. military recently installed a radar system at the airport in Tobago. The Caribbean country’s government has said the radar is being used to fight loca...[Read More]
Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the U.S. military access to its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States and Venezuela. The announcement comes after the U.S. military recently installed a radar system at the airport in Tobago. The Caribbean country’s government has said the radar is being used to fight loca...[Read More]
Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
The Iowa National Guard has identified two soldiers who were killed Saturday in an ambush by an apparent ISIS gunman in the Syrian city of Palmyra. Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Grimes, were killed in the Dec. 13 attack, the Guard announced. Both soldiers were assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, ...[Read More]
Rapidly Developed Counter-Drone Prototype Succeeds at NATO’s Bold Machina
A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team led by officer-scholars from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the c-UAS system deployed aboard a Dutch Navy fast raiding, interception, and special forces craft (FRIS...[Read More]
Against all odds: The 2nd Infantry Division’s fight at Elsenborn Ridge
The little road junction of Wahlerscheid was a veritable German fortress. Large concrete bunkers and log-covered pillboxes dotted the landscape, while the forest trails and roads bristled with mines and machine-gun nests. Barricades of barbed wire, piled high and 8 to 10 feet deep, covered all avenues of approach. Out in front of the bunkers, fields of fire had been cleared to provide yet another ...[Read More]
How Field Marshal Montgomery predicted the rise of drone warfare
It might seem inconceivable that the use of drones in future battles would have come to the forefront of discussions of NATO strategy in the 1950s, but that is exactly what happened when Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery delivered an address to the Royal United Service Institution in 1954. Montgomery, who helped create the foundations of NATO and was then serving as its Deputy Supreme Allied Comman...[Read More]
NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
Days after Pete Hegseth was installed as the Pentagon’s top civilian, some all-volunteer teams of service women working to address obstacles and improve policy became casualties of his war on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. But a provision tucked into the $900 billion defense policy bill would bring them back. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House ...[Read More]
NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge
Days after Pete Hegseth was installed as the Pentagon’s top civilian, some all-volunteer teams of service women working to address obstacles and improve policy became casualties of his war on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. But a provision tucked into the $900 billion defense policy bill would bring them back. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House ...[Read More]