Rand Paul Says Passing Any Budget Deal ‘May Be Impossible’ (Video)
Click here to view the embedded video. “im·pos·si·ble adjective (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-bəl : unable to be done or to happen : not possible” That’s according to Merriam-Webster, the dictionary folks. And it’s...
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PICTURES: Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Boards Ukrainian Navy Ship
The Commander-in-chief of the Russian Black Sea Fleet Alexander Vitko (2nd R) walks in front of Ukrainian navy ships moored in Sevastopol Bay on March 20. (VIKTOR DRACHEV/AFP/Getty Images) The...
View ArticleVIDEO: Russia Invades Crimea with Military Freight Trains
Russia’s military progression into Crimea has been heavily dependent on rail lines in the southeastern part of the peninsula. Residents in those areas have captured video of trains loaded with Russian...
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Ukrainian Army Launches PR Campaign, Taking Donations
Ukrainian soldiers take part in a military drill not far from the small city of Goncharovskoye, some 150 km from Kiev, on March 14. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) The Ukrainian Army needs money for...
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What’s Russia’s Next Move? Seeing Inside Putin’s Head
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond (right). (Putin: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images, Hammond: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) World leaders have no clue...
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US, UK Combined Chiefs Meet in London
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, exchange greetings with British Navy Rear Adm. Mackay as they arrive on Stansted Airfield, England, June 9. (DoD photo...
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Carrier SARATOGA’s sad final journey begins
SARATOGA being prepared for towing on Aug. 21 at Newport, Rhode Island. (US Navy photo by Lindsay Church) First the FORRESTAL, then the CONSTELLATION, now the SARATOGA. Classic aircraft carriers known...
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What Fuel Efficiency Meant in 1944
The public debut of the B-29 Superfortress, at Washington National Airport in 1944. (Library of Congress) In 2014, the Pentagon is all about energy efficiency. Making engines run cleaner and get...
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The F-117 is still flying. But why?
The F-117 Nighthawk was retired in 2008. So why does it appear to still be flying? (Air Force) File this one under oddities and curiosities…. The F-117 “Nighthawk” was officially retired in 2008, and...
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US Army Set to Drop $600K on WWI Art
The US Army has found what it believes to be a great deal on a group of paintings, and has been approved to spend $600,000 in order to add them to its already huge collection of art. The service filed...
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