Orania, South Africa: Niklas Kirsten, a former paratrooper in the South African Army, instructs Erik Du Pree on handgun self-defense in the fields outside an ultra-conservative, all-Afrikaner stronghold known as Orania.
On its 60th birthday the North American Aerospace Defense Command continues to look for ways to remain a vigilant defender of the continent.
Tucked into the bill is an amendment requiring the Pentagon to assess the effects of climate change on military installations over the next 20 years.
Dan Ward explains how making things simpler at the Pentagon will make our country's defenses more effective.
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job—and when to end it.
Critics, including some who’ve worked on enforcing arms export laws, say the changes could undermine efforts to prevent arms smuggling to Iran and others.
A new study out of Sweden throws doubt on the alcohol myopia theory.
The complete makeover of the U.S. military debuted by President Obama and the Pentagon on Thursday looks a lot like the beast our Jeff Shear has been describing in 2011.
In the most comprehensive report yet to look at wartime contracting, a three-year study has found that national security cannot be about the profits of war.
Prophets at the Pentagon say one of the best moves the United States can take to secure its strategic interests overseas is to get its own house in order.
The debate over the use of torture usually pivots on whether it delivers useful intelligence, but new research suggests many Americans are drawn to its aura of righteous retribution.
The Pentagon’s budget has become sacrosanct in American politics, although iconoclasts across the spectrum suggest a reformation.
Miller-McCune's experts offer solutions to problems that were under-discussed during the presidential campaign.