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Inside the US Army’s failed nuclear ice lair in Cold War Greenland
While the U.S. didn’t get to act out its Bond villain lair fantasies, it did further scientific understandings of the world around us.
Book excerpt: ‘Master Negotiator: The Role of James A. Baker, III at the End of the Cold War’
A comprehensive examination of U.S. diplomacy at the end of the Cold War through the lens of Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
By Diana Villiers Negroponte
New WWII series from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks has finally started production
The third WWII installment from Hanks and Spielberg is finally on the way.
Role reversal: Marine artillery and infantry swap roles in exercises preparing for a littoral fight
They took artillery officers as mission commanders for infantry forces.
By Philip Athey
China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.
Massive volunteer effort rescues nearly 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles at NAS Corpus Christi
More than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles and counting have been rescued at NAS Corpus Christi thanks to a massive volunteer effort.
By Howard Altman
Cotton: Give China ‘crystal clear’ warning not to invade Taiwan
Sen. Tom Cotton's China strategy seeks economic decoupling.
By Joe Gould
Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
Schultz was the longest serving secretary of state since World War II and had been the oldest surviving former Cabinet member of any administration. The former Marine Corps artillery officer was 100.
Pentagon official overseeing counter-ISIS effort forced out
The acting defense secretary accepted the resignation of Christopher Maier, who was director of the Defeat-ISIS Task Force.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
New cold weather boots to hit the Marine fleet in 2021
Marines conducting cold weather operations should start seeing the boot in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
By Philip Athey
Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.
With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.
By Joe Gould