by Andy Matarrese | May 22, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Film and military buffs viewed dozens of movies about military life and culture at the sixth annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., which wrapped up May 20. A rundown of the critics’ favorites, and their trailers: Military Channel Award: “The...
by Andy Matarrese | May 19, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Top leaders from federal agencies under fire for a growing laundry list of ethical violations skipped a House oversight subcommittee hearing Thursday, drawing the ire of both Republicans and Democrats looking for answers. DHS says there have been 43...
by Andy Matarrese | May 1, 2012 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama’s top counter-terrorism adviser publicly acknowledged the administration’s use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets and defended them, vociferously, as legal and effective tools to protect the...
by Andy Matarrese | May 1, 2012 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Jack Faust, a Navy veteran who will turn 101 years old on April 24, has won nine gold medals and two silvers the past five times he’s competed at the National Veterans Golden Age Games. Not a bad haul. “No, I’ll say not,” he said. “I’ve got them...
by Andy Matarrese | Apr 26, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Maj. J. Eric Grunke had just left a late-evening briefing to grab some chow when the rumors started to circulate aboard the Kearsarge: There was a friendly jet down in Libya. The Harrier pilot and his wingman left their plates to learn more. Indeed,...
