The Rhodesian Bush War reveals an uncomfortable truth about Western democracy, that lofty language about majority rule and human rights often collides with cold geopolitical calculations, leaving ...

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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has ordered Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to remove Col. Dave Butler from his current job serving as chief of Army public affairs and chief advisor to Driscoll, who currently ...

A soldier reenlists along the Pupukea summit over the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in 2019. (Sgt. Sarah D Sangster/Army) The Army is adjusting how it awards reenlistment bonuses, refining how incentive pay ...

Peter James Baston passed away Jan. 7, 2026, after a valiant battle against cancer. He was at home, receiving hospice care, in the loving company of family members. Pete was born Feb. 7, 1947, in ...

The Pookie was a lightweight, mine-protected landmine detection vehicle developed in Rhodesia in November 1976. Designed for road-clearing operations, it featured MPAV characteristics that increased ...

Bell, M1 and Lockheed Martin have been selected for the next phase of the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next competition. Let’s see what each proposal brings to the competition. The U.S. Army directly ...

Not far from the towering cataracts of Victoria Falls, in darkest Africa, 20th Century civilization was fighting a hapless battle with the denizens of the jungle. It wasn’t lions, leopards, elephants ...

Navy knocked off Army for the second straight year, pulling out a 17-16 win to wrap up the college football regular season. Navy took the lead on a fourth-down touchdown pass from Blake Horvath to Eli ...