This story sounds like a movie script. Three mariners stranded on an atoll in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out HELP with palm leaves. The 3 mariners set sail on March 31. They were reported missing on April 6 after their relative noted that they still hadn’t returned from their voyage. All of the men […]
As we’ve discussed here previously, all branches of the United States military have either fallen short of their recruiting goals or barely met them, so they are struggling to find enough qualified applicants to replenish their ranks. But if the results of a recent survey from the Institute for Veterans and Military Families is accurate, […]
It’s no secret that the US military has repeatedly missed some or all of its recruitment goals over the past several years. Various reasons have been offered, ranging from low pay to low unemployment rates and better opportunities in the civilian world. Others have suggested that our endless wars in foreign lands act as disincentives […]
When you’ve only got two big boats left, and the two of them are…well…busted, that’s gonna leave a mark. In fact, when they break down on their way out of port, with the harbor closed to other traffic, and everyone lining the quays and roadways in anticipation of watching the awesome, majestic outbound passage, and […]
Just because it was Christmas doesn’t mean things have calmed down in the South China Sea. On the contrary, China is loudly vocalizing its displeasure with the Philippines and the United States. Here’s an opinion piece from the Global Times (Chinese state media) published just before Christmas. A peaceful and placid South China Sea is […]
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