by David Axe | Oct 4, 2012 | Monitor
Don Harvel, near his home in Georgia. Photo: Kendrick Brinson/Wired Don Harvel thought he was cruising to a well-deserved retirement after 35 years flying cargo planes for the U.S. Air Force. Then in the spring of 2010 he was tapped to investigate the fatal crash of a...
by Spencer Ackerman | Sep 12, 2012 | Monitor
The Marine Corps is sending a complement of about 50 Marines to Libya in response to a violent attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, including the U.S. ambassador to the country. A Marine “FAST team” — for Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 23, 2012 | Monitor
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Grimm, foreground, a rifleman with Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, patrols in Sangin District, Helmand. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps When President Obama surged 30,000...
by David Axe | Aug 23, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> The U.S. Army just took a big step closer to getting a brand-new, high-tech ride. Yesterday the Army announced the three companies that will continue to develop the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a sort of blend between...
by Sharon Weinberger and Noah Shachtman | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
A selection from a 2006 Marine Corps request for a laser weapon. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has asked Danger Room repeatedly to take down the unclassified document. In its mounting campaign against leakers, the U.S. government isn’t just going...