by Sara Shouhayib | Oct 1, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States should increase humanitarian aid to people in hard-to-reach and besieged areas of the Middle East and share more responsibility with Europe in admitting refugees, senators and witnesses said at a Foreign Relations hearing Tuesday. The...
by Matt Yurus | Aug 28, 2015 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — This week marks the beginning of the end for the Humvee. That’s because the US Army chose Oshkosh Defense to manufacture about 55,000 joint light tactical vehicles (JLTVs) that will become the successors to Humvees and mine-resistant,...
by Kulwant Saluja | Aug 27, 2015 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON—- With cyber attacks grabbing the public’s attention, calls for retaliation, especially against suspected state-sponsored intrusions, have escalated. Critics argue that a passive approach by the U.S. government only emboldens perpetrators. Draw a red...
by Mallory Hughes | Aug 27, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In the wake of a fatal shooting during a live television broadcast in Virginia, the White House called on Congress Wednesday to pass tougher laws combatting gun violence. “While there is no piece of legislation that will end all violence,” Press Secretary...
by Ezra Kaplan | Aug 25, 2015 | National Security
Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the United States Pacific Command, arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday for a three-day visit that highlights broad changes to the Southeast Asian nation’s military strategy. The Philippines has lately welcomed the militaries...
by Ezra Kaplan | Aug 24, 2015 | Environment, National Security
WASHINGTON – Soldiers are being deployed to help fight wildfires in the West for the first time since 2006, the Pentagon announced Thursday. “The Army doesn’t have firefighters,” said spokesman Lt. Col. Joe Buccino. “But the Army has soldiers that can do things in...
