by Kate Rooney | Nov 13, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON- The Obama administration’s top Pentagon officials said Thursday that they are making progress in Iraq but are still open to the possibility of sending in more military personnel. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
by Hayat Norimine | Oct 28, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Katie Groves and her husband shared a wonderful life near Savannah, Georgia. Whether painting their home or raising their two boys, they were a team who tackled everything together. They even ran together, enjoying the adrenaline as their hearts pumped...
by Merrill D'Arezzo | Oct 27, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A prestigious defense review panel warned that the U.S. government must “sound an alarm” to build public support among the American people for increased defense spending. “We saw a train-wreck coming when we looked at the growth of the threats around the...
by Hayat Norimine | Oct 27, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — When Betsy, a 7-year-old landmine-sniffing dog from Bosnia-Herzegovina, made her trip into the U.S. to receive an award for saving lives, she was offered the treatment a hero deserves — a trip to a luxury canine resort. Her trainer, Alden Cesko, wanted a...
by Hayat Norimine | Oct 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON —Thousands of runners checked through security to compete in the 39th annual Marine Corps Marathon early Sunday, a 26.2-mile through the Washington area with a high-five from a Marine at the finish line. Over 30,000 people were registered for the marathon...
by Hayat Norimine | Oct 21, 2014 | National Security, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON — A small, four-propeller copter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it’s running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation’s...
