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Battleland Bows Out… 12 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
After thousands of posts dating back more than two years, Battleland is calling it quits with this final item. As journalism has evolved, the time spent producing this blog doesn’t make the sense it d...
The Last of the Doughboys 26 Jul 2013 | 05:58 pm
For those of us of a certain age, there was a certain poignancy watching the last of the nation’s World War I vets – those who went to Europe in 1917-1918 to fight in the “war to end all wars” – slowl...
Abe Calls for (Not Much) More of the Same 26 Jul 2013 | 05:26 pm
TOKYO – Fresh off a landslide victory in parliamentary elections last week, conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced revisions to Japan’s five-year defense plan Friday that will… not change th...
Getting Stability and Reconstruction Ops Right…the Next Time 26 Jul 2013 | 05:20 pm
I am the sponsor of a recently introduced bill, H.R. 2606, along with my colleague Peter Welch, Democrat of Vermont, calling for the establishment of a U.S. Office of Contingency Operations. Why is th...
Reefer Madness 26 Jul 2013 | 05:16 pm
Earlier this year, a Navy ship, the USS Guardian, grounded itself on the Philippine’s treasured Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. Eventually, the vessel had to be cut apart and removed, piece by piece. Th...
Supporting Military Spouses 26 Jul 2013 | 04:39 pm
When Dekiema Pogue learned that her husband, a Petty Officer Second Class in the U.S. Navy, had been given orders for a change of station from their home in Norfolk, Va. to Jacksonville, Fla., her fir...
The Cowardly Push to Get Women into Combat 25 Jul 2013 | 05:50 pm
Earlier this year, the Pentagon lifted the ban on women serving in U.S. combat units – including elite special-operations units like the Navy’s SEALs – if they can clear the physical and mental hurdle...
Semper Fieramente: Do The Marines Need a $90,000 Piano? 25 Jul 2013 | 04:45 pm
Which of these, technically speaking, is not a musical term: scherzo, staccato, sequestrationo? It’s a fair question, given the news Wednesday that the U.S. Marine Band is buying a $90,000 Steinway gr...
Trying Out for Delta Force 25 Jul 2013 | 03:16 pm
While Delta Force missions remain classified, we do know that Delta Force members average in their mid-30s, have prior combat experience, and are selected from the ranks of Special Forces, Rangers a...
Cheap Micro-Sats 24 Jul 2013 | 05:41 pm
Waging and preventing war are the foundations of national security. Innovative companies across the country are working on products for tomorrow’s fight. Here’s Battleland’s continuing look at what lo...
