Category: Field Notes
The First Rule of Drone Club—Don’t Show Up Late
Screenshot from a video showing the Army’s first air-to-air drone kill. So the U.S. Army...
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Steel and Strategy: Why the U.S. Navy Is Looking to Korea’s Shipyards for Backup
Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan tours Hyundai Heavy Industries in the Republic of Korea on...
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The Next War Will Be Made in China
The United States military can’t fight a full-scale war without Chinese permission. That’s...
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Steel, Shame, and Shipyards: When Seoul Offers to Bail Out the U.S. Navy
You know your empire is in trouble when your former warzone is offering to build your warships. At...
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Blunder in the War Room: How a Journalist’s Accidental Invite Exposed U.S. Military Plans
In an episode that might as well have been lifted from a satirical novel, the White House’s...
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Trump’s Play for Canada and the Five Eyes Fracas
In a move that could only be concocted in the bubbling cauldron of Trump’s White House, Peter...
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Trump’s Friday Night Firing Squad: Analysis of the Latest Pentagon Purge
Last Friday night, President Trump made a move as bold as it is bewildering, sending shockwaves...
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The Military’s Charge Against Nature’s Mayhem
Army Sgt. 1st Class Cody Colewell and Staff Sgt. Dillon Harding secure care packages to the top of...
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Tragedy at Sea for Navy SEALs During High-Stakes Mission
Chief Special Warfare Operator Christopher J. Chambers, left, and Special Warfare Operator 1nd...
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Who’s Really in Charge When the Storm Hits? The GonzoHack Guide to Hurricane Recovery
Florida Army National Guard Sgt. Austin Fennecken, left, and Sgt. Ryan Leidle, with 3rd Battalion,...
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MacDill and Moody Air Force Bases Battle Floods and Blackouts in Cleanup Efforts
Four days out and the storm’s roar is still echoing through MacDill in Florida and Moody in...
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Analysis: Faulty Welds on Navy Ships Spark Criminal Investigation and National Security Concerns
The aircraft carrier USS Ford (CVN-78) under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. The...
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