Defense Wide Stories
TechWatch: The Dual Use Dilemma
By J.R. Wilson in Defense Wide under Defense Issues, Featured with no comments
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. military and NASA were two of the world’s primary technology drivers. Many of the devices and capabilities taken for granted in civilian life today began as government ...more »
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: Gen. George Marshall Obtains the Medal of Honor for Gen. Douglas MacArthur
By Dwight Jon Zimmerman in Defense Wide under History with no comments
On March 25, 1942, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall sent a memorandum to President Franklin Roosevelt marked “Secret.” The subject line read: “Medal of Honor, General Douglas MacArthur.”
The memo contained ...more »
Operation Torch: YBSOB Decoded
By Dwight Jon Zimmerman in Defense Wide under History with no comments
One of the most critical issues facing the Allies in 1942 was where to open a second front in the West. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill were painfully ...more »
Back to School with the VA’s Yellow Ribbon Program
By Craig Collins in Defense Wide under Defense Issues, Featured with no comments
This story first appeared at Operation Franchise.
When retired Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Glenn returned to his hometown of Reno, Nev., after serving four years, he turned his full attention to his education.
“While I ...more »
DoD Seeks Advanced Weapon Systems
By Scott R. Gourley in Defense Wide under Defense Technology, News with no comments
Under the heading, “Innovative Systems for Military Missions,” the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is beginning to explore industry concepts for new advanced weapon systems.
According to a Broad Agency Announcement released ...more »
Interview: The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Former DHS Secretary
By Rich Cooper in Defense Wide under Featured, Interviews with no comments
If tough assignments are a measure for the character of an individual, there are few people that can stand either next to or in the shadow of Michael Chertoff.
Known to much of America ...more »
Hunting the Insurgent Leader
By Dwight Jon Zimmerman in Defense Wide under Defense Issues, Defense Technology, History with no comments
Details differed, but the basic facts were the same. Shortly after the turn of the century, towns and American troops garrisoned near the border were attacked by insurgents in surprise raids. People were ...more »
Smaller, Deadlier: Directed Energy Weapons Progress
By J.R. Wilson in Defense Wide under Defense Technology, Featured with 4 comments
For nearly two decades, precision guided munitions have become an increasingly important staple in the U.S. military inventory. First demonstrated in combat during the first Gulf war, the increased numbers and capabilities demonstrated ...more »
Wearing Many Hats: An Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
By John D. Gresham and Susan Kerr in Defense Wide under Defense Issues, Featured, Interviews with no comments
In an era when political partisanship has become a blood sport and the members of Congress have become almost completely detached from the U.S. military – except for the funding of spending bills ...more »
Caring for Soldiers: An Interview with U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli
By John D. Gresham in Defense Wide under Defense Issues, Featured, Interviews with no comments
The link between combat trauma and battlefield stress was known long before post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was clinically diagnosed in the 1970s. Terms like “shell shock” and “combat fatigue” have long been used ...more »
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Texas A&M University Office of Distance Education
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Intermec Technologies Corporation
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