by dtrombly | Aug 1, 2012 | Monitor
When it comes to issues of irregular warfare and Middle Eastern conflict, there is an understandable focus on the terrestrial domain and the problems of insurgency and terrorism. Furthermore, given the recent record of that experience, it’s unsurprising that direct...
by Dave Maass | Jul 30, 2012 | Monitor
Alan Gourgue poses for a portrait near his home in Oceanside, California Photo: Dan Krauss/Wired Updated 6:07 pm. SAN DIEGO, California — On Jan. 26, 2011, a pair of U.S. Marines put Alan Gourgue in handcuffs and a restraint belt and hauled him across the...
by Noah Shachtman | Jul 17, 2012 | Monitor
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus addresses the sailors of the U.S.S. Ingraham. Photo: U.S. Navy Updated 7/18/12 5:52 pm. In October of 2009, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus took the stage at a hotel ballroom in Virginia to announce the military’s most ambitious energy plan in...