A Poem for Memorial Day
It has been a kind of tradition at Defense Media Network to publish a war poem to mark holidays …
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Rush Limbaugh Partners With Mahindra USA for Memorial Day Tractor Giveaway
A conservative talk radio giant and one of the world’s leading tractor manufactures might make for a strange partnership, but …
The M16 is “Golden”
While many are quick to highlight the U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber as an example of military hardware in-service longevity, …
Virtual Holding Pattern: Simulation and Training in a Budget-constrained Environment
The U.S. military is confronting a serious readiness problem. Decreasing defense spending and the automatic budget cuts resulting from sequestration …
Hope for Veterans with Military Service-Induced Tinnitus
As confirmed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), tinnitus has become the No. 1 service-connected disability among veterans, surpassing …
California Family Rescued by U.S. Coast Guard, California Air National Guard, and U.S. Navy
What started as the urgent medical treatment of a one-year-old girl in a sailboat about 900 nautical miles off of …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Medical Facilities Construction
One of the most important tasks of the departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) is ensuring that warfighters …
Littoral Operations Center Workshops Examine Littoral Operations
Naval experts are meeting in Monterey, Calif., this week to discuss something the Swedish armed forces know quite well: naval …
Veterans Service Organizations: Supporting a Changing, Growing Population of those who Served
VA, Vietnam and Gulf War era veterans have now reached a rough equilibrium – about one-third of the total each …
The U.S. Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific Region: A Metaphor for Understanding the Rebalance-Pivot
As Yogi Berra famously stated, “it is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” In an attempt to sort …