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One Grizzled Veteran's Dream

William Astore | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Army, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Navy, US Army, Air Force, US Air Force, US Navy, Veterans, Politics News
William Astore

On this Veteran's Day, what if we began to measure our national success and power not by our military arsenal or number of recruits, but rather by the very opposite of that?

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Blackout: Military Personnel Banned From H1N1 Vaccine Sites

Allen McDuffee | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Wright-Patterson, Army, Military, Swine Flu, Air Force, H1n1, Censorship, US Navy, Vaccines, Politics News
Allen McDuffee

If you want to draw attention to a problem, try hiding it. That's the strategy of several military bases when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine.

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Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Sutton Place, Brick Presbyterian Church, Nepal, Congressional Record, Park Avenue, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Carolyn B. Maloney, Mountain Climbing, Goldman Sachs, Leila Luce, Seven Summits, U.S. Navy, Bill Clinton, Christina Paul Maloney, New York Yacht Club, Indonesian Consulate, New York Marathon, Carole King, Clifton H.W. Maloney, Harvard Business School, Humanitarian Work, Blue Mt. Lake, Cho Oyu Mountain, Civitas, Explorer's Club, Good Stewardship, Hillary Clinton, New York State Assembly, C.H.W. Maloney & Co., Orphans International Worldwide, Chuck Schumer, Frances D. Alleman-Luce, David Dinkins, China, New York News
Jim Luce

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

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Navy Report Ignores Sailor's Suicide

Rachel Krantz and the Youth Radio Investigative Unit | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bahrain Canine Unit, Jennifer Valdivia, Jennifer Valdivia Suicide, Navy, US Navy, Politics News

A Youth Radio investigation finds that the U.S. Navy's report on hazing in its Bahrain Canine Unit omitted the suicide of the unit's leading Petty Off...

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New Justice Department Policy Signals Hope for Justice in Vieques

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: U.S. Navy, Vieques Puerto Rico, National Security, State Secrets Privilege, Eric Holder Attorney General, Obama Justice Department, Sovereign Immunity, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

Dropping the sovereign immunity defense in the Vieques environmental case would demonstrate the Obama administration's commitment to ending the overzealous use of national defense claims.

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Joseph Christopher Rocha: Gay Sailor's Abuse To Be Reviewed By Navy

Youth Radio | Rachel Krantz | Posted 09.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Hate Crimes, Hazing, Abuse, K-9, Joseph Christopher Rocha, Navy Canine Unit, Bahrain, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay, Dadt, Youth Radio, Gay Rights, Gays in the Military, Military, Navy K-9 Unit, Navy Canine, Navy, US Navy, Sailor, Home News

After Youth Radio exposed a culture of hazing, including psychological and physical abuse, at a U.S. Navy canine unit in Bahrain, the nation's top Nav...

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Reinventing The Compensation Wheel: Frustrated That Some People Make More Than You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: U.S. Navy, Open Pay, Open Year, Julia Moulden, g20, Banking, Warren Buffett, New Radicals, Ibm, Purple Haze, Salary, Compensation, Resentment, Jealousy, Jimi Hendrix, Living News
Julia Moulden

It's no secret that some people earn more than others, but the gap is huge, and getting bigger every year. There have been some cool innovations designed to try to address this imbalance, but none have caught on in a big way. And now a couple of clever guys from Silicon Valley may just have reinvented the compensation wheel.

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Ramadan 2009: America and Islam

James Zogby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Islam, Change, Department of Defense, US Marines, US Army, Muslim, Ramadan, Iftar, US Navy, US Air Force, American Muslims, Politics News
James Zogby

A primary factor accounting for the change and the growing recognition being given to Ramadan is the presence and vitality of a growing Muslim community.

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U.S. Navy Investigates Switching To Biofuels For Fighter Jets

Yahoo! Green | Megan Treacy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Us Navy Aviation, Green Living, Green Energy, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, US Navy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

The Navy hopes to have completed testing and approved a biofuel for use in their fighter jets by 2013 and is looking to do the same for its ships in t...

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Punish the Troops: Ban Facebook in the Military

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Media, US Army, Facebook, US Navy, Armed Forces Facebook, Social Media Army, Politics News
Andy Sernovitz

Support our troops: Let them stay in touch with friends and family.

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Navy Commander Accuses Miami Herald Reporter Of Sexual Harassment

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Jeffrey Gordon, Carol Rosenberg, US Navy, Miami Herald, Politics News

Tensions between journalists and military officials are nothing new. But a bitter series of clashes between a top Navy spokesman and a Miami Herald mi...

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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Acknowledges The Need To Clean Up Vieques

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: U.S. Navy, White House, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, Vieques Puerto Rico, Vieques Mayor Evelyn Delerme Camacho, Contamination, Justice Department, League of United Latin American Cities (LULAC), Green News
Brendan DeMelle

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson acknowledged the need to clean up the island of Vieques last week at the national convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

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'Justice for Vieques': Resolutions Passed by Both Houses of Puerto Rican Legislature

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: U.S. Navy, White House, Vieques Puerto Rico, Contamination, American Values Network, United Nations, National Council of La Raza, Justice Department, League of United Latin American Cities (LULAC), Eric Holder, Sovereign Immunity, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

In the government's twisted logic, warning people about the impending bombing that will contaminate their air, water, soil and bodies could harm these citizens more.

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Obama Must Live Up to Campaign Pledge on Vieques Cleanup

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Lead, Lisa Jackson, Napalm, Vieques Puerto Rico, Alan Grayson, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, Mercury Poisoning, Justice Department, Depleted Uranium, Eric Holder, Arsenic, Asbestos in Libby Montana, Bush Administration, Contamination, Sovereign Immunity, US Navy, Green News
Brendan DeMelle

President Obama should instruct all relevant federal agencies to live up to his stated commitment to address the health crisis in Vieques immediately, pursue an "environmentally acceptable" clean-up for Vieques, and work toward a fair and complete resolution to the ongoing litigation.

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Kang Nam: US Navy Monitoring North Korean Ship, Say US Officials

AP | 9 Mins Ago | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: US Navy, Kang Nam, North Korea Nuclear Program, Us North Korea Ship, North Korea, North Korea Ship, Us Navy North Korea, World News

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Veteran Stigma: "What Does My Country think of Me?"

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stigma, Mental Health, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Penn State University, Air Force, War in Iraq, Veterans, Department of Homeland Security, Iraq War, U.S. Coast Guard, Marines, Army, Janet Napolitano, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Department, US Navy, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

The stigma that veterans face has turned into widespread employment discrimination, precisely at a time when getting a job is especially difficult.

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The 1%: America Insourcing Sacrifice

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Marines, Army, Military, Afghanistan, Suicide, Iraq, Afghanistan War, US Navy, Politics News
Sean Gilfillan

Why is America insourcing sacrifice to 1% of its population when it is deemed necessary to our national security and interests?

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The Few and the Proud? A Red-Band Marine Recruiting Video

Dan Mirvish | Posted 06.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Marines, Martin Eisenstadt, Afghanistan, Humor, Satire, Military Recruiting, Iraq, Warren G. Harding, US Navy, Comedy News
Dan Mirvish

At a time when we are reconsidering every decision made during the Bush/Rumsfeld era, from torture to the invasion of Iraq to the speculation of addin...

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FLEET WEEK 2009: NYC reminds residents of military flyover plans

AP | RICHARD PYLE | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

Read More: US Navy, Fleet Week Flyovers, Fleet Week Military Flyovers, Fleet Week Nyc, Fleet Week, Fleet Week 2009, New York-New York, World News

NEW YORK — The U.S. Navy marked the opening of Fleet Week 2009 on Wednesday with a flyover by six military aircraft, and the city warned residen...

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Love Your Neighbor, Love the Earth

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Vieques, Puerto Rican, Compensatory Damages, Toxic Metals, Compensation, Health, Government, Puerto Rican Island, US Navy, Bush Administration, Contaminants, Target Range, Justice Department, Protest, Justice, Sovereign Immunity, Advocacy, Green Living, Green News
Jim Wallis

We cannot claim to care for the poor while we turn our backs on our role in the destruction of the most basic resources our neighbors need for survival.

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US Navy Detains 17 Pirates

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Somalia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, US Navy, Pirates, Somali Pirates, Somalia Pirates, Somali Pirate, Somalian Pirates, Somali Pirates Detained, World News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in ...

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Pirates Seize German Ship Near Somalia, US Navy Says

AP | ANITA POWELL | Posted 05.26.2009 | World

Read More: US Navy, Somalia, Somali Pirates, World News

NAIROBI, Kenya — Pirates have seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen, a U.S. Navy spokesman said Sat...

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World Navies Train To Fight Pirates Off Florida Coast

AP | RON WORD | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Somali Pirates, US Navy Pirates, Pirate Excercises, Florida Pirate Excercises, Pirates, US Navy, World News

MAYPORT NAVAL STATION, Fla. — Warships in training to fight pirates, drug smugglers and other enemies were maneuvering off Florida's Atlantic co...

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Gen. Petraeus Implements Military Surge Against Four Somali Pirates in a Lifeboat

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

Read More: Maersk Alabama, Surge, David Petraeus, Gen. David H. Petraeus, Somali Pirates, Pirates, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, US Navy, World News
Jeremy Scahill

The most powerful Navy in the world remains in a standoff with four pirates in a small boat. So threatening to US national security are these pirates, Gen. Petraeus is now running the operation.

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Why We Pay Attention to Piracy

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Energy, Obama Diplomacy, Africom, Somalia Pirates, National Security, Africa, Nigeria, Pirates, Obama National Security, Diplomacy, Gulf of Aden, Captain Phillips, US Navy, World News
Marcia DeSanctis

There is no government in Somalia to speak of, and the pirates are self-governing anyway. It is dramatic, challenging, surprising and odd place for a test of America's strength in the post-Bush world.

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