4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (268+ words) New Delhi: Amid the conflict in the Middle East, for the first time in decades the US has moved to automatically register eligible men, in an effort to overhaul its military draft system. This is the first time such has…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (681+ words) BANGKOK " Nearly 70 young Thai men sat on flimsy plastic chairs, faces tense as they waited to draw their fate from a jar " an annual ritual deciding whether they will serve in the military. The conscription lottery, held across Thailand each…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago  (312+ words) The CIA used a masterclass in military deception to rescue a downed F-15 E crew in Iran. By spreading false extraction reports, seizing a secret Isfahan airstrip, and deploying a lethal Reaper drone shield, US forces saved the isolated airmen. As…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (841+ words) Trump's critics cry "war crimes" while ignoring decades of U. S. precedent'revealing less a legal argument than a reflexive, and deeply selective, political outrage. The Left and some on the Right went crazy over a recent Trump tweet. He warned that if…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (637+ words) A 2010 Whitewater High School graduate from Fayette County is now serving in the U. S. Space Force in Okinawa, where he is helping shape operations for a combat detachment focused on electromagnetic warfare. Master Sgt. Kyle Charlden, a Fayette native, studied music…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (179+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Vietnam veteran makes his way to Tallahassee every April 8 to honor his fallen comrade. Larry Jackson, who lives in Albany, was a door gunner on Joe Harris" helicopter. The duo was on their way to fly…...

20+ hour ago  (159+ words) Vietnam-Era Novel Offers Timely Reflection on Military Surge'National Today By the People, for the People Vietnam-Era Novel Offers Timely Reflection on Military Surge A classic work of fiction provides crucial context as the nation faces a new chapter of armed…...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago  (801+ words) (CNN) " Here's a look at the Vietnam War. 1883-1945 " Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 " Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of…...

16+ hour, 56+ min ago  (572+ words) In the 50 years since the fall of Saigon brought the 20-year-long Vietnam War to a denouement as tragic as its duration, many books have depicted the nightmare of that (first but not last) "forever war," notably Kristin Hannah's 2024 bestseller "The…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1064+ words) John Evans spent four years in the U. S. Navy and then joined the Army. He retired in November 1983 with a total 22 years" military service. John Evans, center, was a member of the U. S. Navy drill team. John Evans, second from right, was…...