Representatives Demand Answers on Ammo Purchases
By Harold Hutchison

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano refused to answer questions about reported purchases of ammunition by her department. The questions have come from Representative Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS), and center on a stockpile of 1.6 billion rounds, most of them for 9mm and .40 S&W pistols.

U.S., Japan, Prepare Plans to Defend Senkaku Islands
By Harold Hutchison

Aggressive actions by the Chinese Communists have lead the United States and Japan to make plans to defend – or recapture – a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea in the event of a ChiCom invasion

“Training Incident” Results in Fatalities
By Harold Hutchison

An explosion at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada has left seven Marines dead. The accident came during a training mission involving members of the II Marine Expeditionary Force.

According to a report from FoxNews.com, the deaths came when a 60mm mortar round exploded during the training.

-Article by Mike Kupari

Over the last several years, there has been a push across the services to give troops on the ground flame retardant uniforms. Often, these uniforms are described as providing protection from IEDs, but that's not exactly true. An Improvised Explosive Device is still just an explosive. Many IEDs have utilized conventional ordnance as the main charge, and even homemade explosives don't necessarily produce big fireballs. You're not any more likely to be set on fire by an IED than you are by a land mine, artillery shell, or any other explosive device.

A Cliff Dive to Save a Life
By Harold Hutchison

Airmen deployed to Joint Task Force Bravo in Honduras were on a trip to Costa Rica when one of them fell while climbing, striking his head and falling into a pool of water. Almost immediately, Matt Adams, an Air Force civil engineer, dove in after him.

"I went straight down from where he sank trying to reach him with very short visibility," he said. "I remember clearing my ears several times as I went down, and down, and down. I finally saw him lying on the bottom with his arms stretched out.”

AH-64E Isn’t Your Father’s Apache
By Harold Hutchison

The AH-64 Apache was arguably on the cutting edge of helicopter technology when it fired the opening shots of Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Today, a new version has again taken the chopper to the cutting edge.

The AH-64E Guardian is faster than the Longbow – with a top speed of 189 miles per hour. Its more powerful engines will allow it to carry a bigger combat load at high altitudes like the mountains of Afghanistan. Perhaps what it most unique is that its crew won’t just be controlling the chopper.

Distinguished Warfare Medal Drew Fire
By Harold Hutchison

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of the Distinguished Warfare Medal as the controversy over the new award has not gone away. The order came less than a month after the medal’s announcement.

The Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument will mark its groundbreaking by paying special honor to the 3,417 Texans who died in the Vietnam War. Read on for a full description of all events.

March 24, 2013
• 08:30 – 5:30 Reading of the Names at the LBJ Presidential Library. Open to the public.

Rand Paul Holds The Floor For 13 Hours Over Drones
By Harold Hutchison

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the Senate floor in an old-school filibuster that lasted for over 13 hours in protestation of the Obama Administration’s policies on the use of UAVs to target American citizens in the United States. UAV strikes have been a major aspect of the Obama Administration’s counter-terror strategy.