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Published June 27, 2012
The Army's Buffalo Soldiers and the Air Force's Tuskegee Airmen, or Red Tails, have had their day of recognition. Today the Montford Point Marines had theirs, as the Marine Corps and Congress honored 400 of the first black Marines by giving them the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor.
Published June 08, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not visited Pakistan since taking over as defense secretary a year ago.
Published June 02, 2012
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., told Fox News he thinks the White House is moving closer to getting involved to halt the bloodshed in Syria, but added “the administration is moving too slowly.” Lieberman met with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a prominent defense conference
Published June 02, 2012
In his first speech in Asia since the president announced a strategic pivot to Asia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sought to reassure China that the new U.S. strategy to pivot military resources and focus to Asia is not designed to contain China.
Published May 28, 2012
A visit to Normandy recalls the strains of war -- those which would reemerge decades later in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Published May 22, 2012
The Pentagon is fond of saying “the enemy usually gets a vote.” But that didn’t stop President Obama from declaring at the start of the NATO summit in Chicago that the Afghan war is over, as of December 31, 2014.
Published May 10, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned legislators Thursday against adding unnecessary “pet projects” to the defense budget. The warning came one day after the House Armed Services Committee passed an amendment authorizing $100 million to conduct an environmental survey for missile defense shield silos that the Pentagon did not request.
Published April 13, 2012
To understand North Korea, you must first wrap your mind around the utter horror of its gulag system.
Published February 11, 2012
The Air Force developed the bomb in conjunction with Boeing to attack concrete bunkers and tunnel facilities, and the Pentagon has requested $81 million in reallocated funds from Congress to get it ready for use.
Published January 20, 2012
They were called "Red Tails" because they painted the tails of their fighter jets red during World War II.