North American Defense Leaders Hold First Trilateral Meeting on Mutual Defense Interests
Canada and Mexico both share borders with the United States. Both are important partners for trade and security. And yet …
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Year in Review
After a decade of growth in size and capability, 2012 – the centennial of Marine Corps aviation – should have …
Small Arms Developments
The recent close of proposal submissions for the U.S. Army’s long-awaited Individual Carbine (IC) program marked the culmination of an …
Interview with Brig. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, U.S. Marine Corps Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation
The U.S. Marine Corps is the nation’s second-oldest combat aviation component, celebrating its 100th year of flight in 2012, one …
Exercise Cold Response Participants Get Chilly Reception in Norway
Allied naval expeditionary forces are working together in the cold harsh environment of northern Norway as part of the NATO …
U.S. Seeks Improved Fragmentation Hand Grenade
The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Division, Crane, Ind., is seeking information on designs for an improved fragmentation hand grenade that …
The FY 2012 Defense Budget
For all the fiery debates it launched in 2011, the U.S.’s fiscal year 2012 Defense budget achieved reality in anticlimactic …
“Stolen Valor” Issue Is Agonizing for Everyone
Xavier Alvarez now says he was lying and wishes he hadn’t done it, but he insists he never committed a …
Interview with Mike Pickup, Product Manager, HESCO Bastion
Mike Pickup is product manager at HESCO Bastion Ltd. During his 18 years of service in the British Army Royal …
Bold Alligator 2012 Highlights
The multinational Exercise Bold Alligator 2012, conducted in several locations along the mid-Atlantic coast, took place between Jan. 30 and …