Combat pay refers to the compensation that members of the military receive during the period that they serve in a combat zone. During times of war, not all members of the military are sent to the front lines. Those that are sent, however, get extra pay - combat pay. This special pay is added on...
In 1945 George Orwell wrote, “We were once told that the aeroplane had ‘abolished frontiers’; actually it is only since the aeroplane became a serious weapon that frontiers have become definitely impassable.” These 10 giant military planes are incredible feats of engineering, and their impact on...
The War in Iraq has been one of the most significant events of the last decade. Journalists, both those embedded with military units and those who have undertaken their own investigations, have contributed defining and sometimes harrowing images of incidents as they have unfolded. These photos,...
Weapons: these ever-changing martial tools have been used to forge nations, to create empires and to topple regimes. They have shaped society, signified ranks and, of course, been brutal implements of death. They’ve brought slaughter and destruction to millions of people, but they have also liberated...
North Korea has issued a threat to halt U.S. and South Korean military maneuvers following an artillery exchange between the North and South on Tuesday. North Korea has promised war is imminent if the U.S. and South Korea do not comply. North Korea's offical Korean central News Agency reports...
The good old days of the Cold War, with their unlimited military spending, are long gone. Both Russia and the United States have economies weakened by the global recession, but only Russia still faces the threat of invasion from neighboring countries. How then, can you increase your military...
On Saturday, the Senate agreed to overturn the seventeen year "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban openly gay members of the military. The historic vote and milestone for gays and lesbian troops, passed with a vote of 65 to 31 with 55 Democrats, eight Republicans, and two independents favoring the repeal....
We may be used to a democratic system where political dissent can make a valid contribution to society, but not everyone has been so lucky in their lives. Some of the most famous politicians and thinkers in recent history have been the victim of persecution and imprisonment for their political...
Norwich University is a private military university located in Northfield, Vermont. Founded in 1819 by U.S. Army Captain Alden Partridge, it is the only private military college and the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges. Recognized as the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps...
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
