by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Aug 3, 2015 | National Security
CHANTILLY, Va. — It served Marines in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. For more than half a century, the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter was a vital part of Marine operations — and on Saturday, the aircraft made its final flight. “It’s a historic day,”...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Dec 8, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has faced criticism over the ethics of the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles — or drones — as the number of strikes carried out with drones skyrocketed in recent years. The premise for the criticism is that the...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Dec 1, 2011 | National Security
Lt. Col. Michael Humphreys, the North American Aerospace Command official who helps track Santa for kids young and old took a few minutes out of his schedule to answer a few questions on the important role NORAD plays around Christmas each year. How does NORAD track...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Nov 30, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON–On Nov. 11, retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jay Platt was blindfolded, handcuffed and shackled, then he jumped in the Mississippi River. In 50-degree water, high winds and towering waves, he swam the 1.88 miles to the other side. “I do not recommend it,”...
by Yuan Gu, Siyao Long & Kulwant Saluja | Nov 23, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made two lucky turkeys thankful Wednesday, pardoning them from a destiny on the dinner table. “The turkey’s name is Liberty. And along with his understudy, named Peace, he has the distinction of being the luckiest bird on the...
