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The Real Secret Behind the Stealth Fighter

Brian Slattery | May 09, 2013

Fox News’ Allison Barrie lauded the F-35 program recently, saying: Last Friday, the U.S. Marine Corps’ VMFAT-501 training squadron in Florida’s Eglin AFB launched its… Read More

Protect America Month 2013

Brian Slattery | May 03, 2013

Even as the U.S. withdraws from Iraq and Afghanistan, the world has certainly not become a safer place. North Korea continues to advance its ballistic… Read More

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Marines Ready to Respond in Northern Africa

Brian Slattery | May 01, 2013

Asked about the attack last fall on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, President Obama asserted, “our job with respect to Benghazi has been to find… Read More

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Hagel Announces Deployment of U.S. Troops to Jordan in Response to Worsening Syria Crisis

Brian Slattery | April 19, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he has ordered the deployment of U.S. troops to work with Jordan’s military to “improve readiness and prepare… Read More

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General Amos: Marine Corps “Will Be Very, Very Strained” by Sequestration

Brian Slattery | April 19, 2013

At a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos admitted that the Marines will be “very, very strained… Read More

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U.S. Navy Laser Test a Success

Brian Slattery | April 12, 2013

The U.S. Navy shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle on Monday in a test of its Laser Weapon System (LAWS). This test was a positive… Read More

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Special Operations Forces Work to Increase Stability Around the World

Brian Slattery | April 12, 2013

A recent Washington Post op-ed asked the question, “[C]an the U.S. rely on SOF [Special Operations Forces] power?” As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, and… Read More

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Heritage’s Response: Blueprint for a Sustainable and Strong Department of Defense

Brian Slattery | April 04, 2013

Yesterday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave his first major speech since he was confirmed for the job in February. “The Department must understand the… Read More

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Obama Suddenly Cares About the Military When It Serves His Interest

Brian Slattery | February 27, 2013

President Obama visited Newport News Shipyard yesterday—the largest naval shipbuilding facility in the world—to warn of sequestration’s effects on the U.S. Navy. Yet throughout his… Read More

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Military Readiness at a Tipping Point

Brian Slattery | January 17, 2013

“The readiness of our Armed Forces is at a tipping point.” That’s how General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began a… Read More

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