Dad, Who’s bin Laden?
It was bright and early Monday morning, May 2, 2011, and I was up, dressed and pumped for the day. …
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Al Qaeda’s Awlaki Dead – Even When We Win, We Lose
Since U.S. special operations forces bullets ripped through Osama bin Laden in his Pakistan compound in May, the United States …
USCG Awards Contract Option for Four More Fast Response Cutters
The Coast Guard awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $179.7 million contract option for four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) on …
Full-body Scanner “Naked” Pictures Eliminated with New TSA Software
When the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began using full-body scanners in airports, the now-iconic “naked” images spurred a public debate …
Not All International Cargo Screened for Explosives Under Cargo Screening Mandate
International air carriers break U.S. federal law every day. Any cargo flown on a passenger plane in U.S. airspace (whether …
Sgt. Kane’s 9/11 Tale of Morality and Immorality
For all of the footage that we have of the 9/11 attacks in New York, nothing is as powerful as …
An Astronaut’s View of 9/11
There are many amazing and heartbreaking stories of loss and heroism that occurred on 9/11. We’ve heard from those who …
The Washington, D.C. Area Earthquake
On Aug. 23, 2011, the Earth moved in Washington, D.C., and it had nothing to do with politics. A Richter-scale …
Hurricane Irene
With Hurricane Irene now nothing but some sputtering winds and loosely formed rain showers, we are about to endure the …
Does Homeland Security Make Good Television?
The other night my wife and I were watching the National Geographic Channel’s program, “The Liquid Bomb Plot.” The two-hour …