Statistics from the Pentagon released Thursday show that the number of sexual assaults reported in the military rose to almost 6,000 in the 2014 fiscal year, an 8-percent increase from the previous year. However, more encouragingly, the report also mentioned a significant drop of unwanted sexual contacts from 26,000 in 2012 to 19,000.
A Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden and wrote a book about the raid on the terror leader has handed over more than $4.5 million to the government. The payment is part of a negotiated settlement Matt Bissonnette reached with investigators who accuse him of failing to get the required Pentagon approval before publishing potentially sensitive material.
Welcome to this week's Threat Level Thursday, where we find the Chinese snooping again, the Pentagon beefing up against more Snowdens, wesee how much Home Depot's credit card breach might end up costing, and why Google says not to worry about Gmail being hacked.
The F-35 program is the costliest weapons program in American military history and one that has been plagued with problems it continues to vex lawmakers and the military.
U.S. Special Operations forces alongside the FBI apprehended one of the alleged suspects of the 2012 terrorists attacks in Benghazi, U.S. officials said.
Survivors return home, and many veterans find themselves in a community that has no understanding of what was personally given during combat. And, heroes who don't return... their loss is quite obvious... yet, they remain un-thanked for what they've given, simply because of their race.
