U.S., Japan Deepen Interoperability at Northwest Pacific Wargame
MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) led a team of military professionals, academics, and defense experts through a complex two-and-a-half-week wargaming event in Kanagawa, Japan, earlier this year, aimed at strengthening bilateral maritime operational effectiveness among U.S. and Japanese forces.
How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest along the German-Belgian border early on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 1944. As sporadic artillery volleys thumped in the distance, batches of shivering German soldiers ventured from the forward foxholes and bunkers of Lt. Gen. Hans Schmidt’s 275th Infantry Division, scouting for signs of an exp...[Read More]
FRCE Supervisor of the Year leads with purpose, passion
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently named a logistics employee the command’s 2025 Supervisor of the Year for their commitment to boosting productivity and fostering a work environment focused on support and growth.
Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents
The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Co...[Read More]
Can a tabletop game explain why America lost the Vietnam War?
How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring immense resources into Vietnam — including nearly 3 million military personnel, and suffering 58,000 dead — the world’s most powerful nation was unable to defeat an enemy that seemed hopelessly inferior in military power. Accusations still fly at a long...[Read More]
Can a tabletop game explain why America lost the Vietnam War?
How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring immense resources into Vietnam — including nearly 3 million military personnel, and suffering 58,000 dead — the world’s most powerful nation was unable to defeat an enemy that seemed hopelessly inferior in military power. Accusations still fly at a long...[Read More]
Navy Recruiting Reserve Command Exceeds FY25 Goals, Expands Mission Success
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Navy Recruiting Reserve Command (NRRC) closed out fiscal year (FY) 2025 by
US Rebukes Gustavo Petro, Calls Colombian Leader ‘Illegal Drug Dealer’
Colombian President Gustavo Petro had choice words for the U.S. and others staking claim in the Caribbean as tensions rise with Venezuela.
‘He can run but he can’t hide’: Joe Louis and the fight of his life
For 12 years — longer than any fighter past or present — Joe Louis would be the undisputed king of boxing. So dominant, in fact, that the “Brown Bomber” transcended the stringent racial barriers of 20th-century America, cheered on by both Black and white citizens. Louis, the grandson of a slave and the great grandson of a slave owner, rose to prominence in 1930s to become the face of freedom and d...[Read More]
The lost prison interview with Hermann Göring
His impressive girth, bombast and outlandish costumes made Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring the darling of Allied satirists. As their cities were pummeled to rubble during the war, even the Germans took to contemptuously referring to the head of the Luftwaffe as “Der Dicke“ (“the fat one”). More than 60 years on, that perception of the Reichsmarschall persists; but it is only half the story. His com...[Read More]
Trump leaves military action on table but floats talks with Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up a potential diplomatic opening with leader Nicolás Maduro, who has insisted that a U.S. military buildup and strikes on alleged drug boats near his South American country are designed to push him out of office. Trump reiterated that he “probably would talk to” Maduro, but underscored that he is ...[Read More]
Trump leaves military action on table but floats talks with Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up a potential diplomatic opening with leader Nicolás Maduro, who has insisted that a U.S. military buildup and strikes on alleged drug boats near his South American country are designed to push him out of office. Trump reiterated that he “probably would talk to” Maduro, but underscored that he is ...[Read More]