September 9, 2014 at 7:50am
An Afghan National Police-Provincial Response Company member readies a coffee pot before other PRC members enter a simulated room during a training session at Forward Operating Base Kutschbach, Afghanistan. Original photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Swafford
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This Date in History: 1942
A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest - the first and only air attack on the U.S. mainland in the war.
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President Obama will go on the offensive against the Islamic State group with a broader counterterror mission than he previously has been willing to embrace.
Degrading, defeating and destroying the Islamic State.
A longtime CIA operative in the Middle East - whose sources are probably as good as you can get - says "I have been told with no uncertainty there are ISIS sleeper-cells in this country."
Helped by the United States and Iran, Kurdish forces and Shi'ite militia are finally beating back Islamic State militants. But the aftermath illustrates the unintended consequences of the U.S. air campaign against Islamic State.
Iran has detained three foreigners suspected of trying to join ISIS forces in neighboring Iraq.
A spokesman for Steven Sotloff's family told CNN the journalist was captured by "so-called moderate rebels" in Syria then sold to ISIS.
U.S. and China discuss avoiding military incidents.
U.S. officials believe Russia may have tested a ground-launched cruise missile in violation of the 1987 Soviet-American treaty.
Not Good: A federal investigation has found that Homeland Security is totally "ill-prepared" for something like the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic - or something worse, such as a global Ebola outbreak.
By The Numbers: U.S. military brain drain.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald launches 100-day VA reform plan.
U.S. House could vote this week to avert government shutdown.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he plans to forge ahead with bureaucratic Pentagon reform initiatives despite the uptick of global threats and military activities in recent months.
"Aurora Monsoon" was the first-ever platoon-level bilateral exchange between soldiers of the U.S. Army and the Bangladesh army at the Rajendrapur Cantonment Area near Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Steadfast Javelin II was a large-scale, joint, multinational exercise held on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, which included aircrew from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
DARPA released a video of what its engineers have in mind for its next generation armored vehicle.
Taxpayers cover Coast Guard private-party patrols.
The U.S. Air Force is bringing back its "Aim High" advertising slogan after a 15-year hiatus with the launch of the "I am an American Airman" recruiting campaign Sept. 8.
All eyes in the tech world are turning to Cupertino, California, today as Apple makes its biggest product announcements of the year.
One For The Record Books: Maibam Itomba Meitei has spent 14 years perfecting his record - the most consecutive pinky pullups!
Bad trip: This man pulls out of his garage and straight into a tornado.
Atmospheric CO2 increases have hit a 30-year high.
List: Top earning authors of 2014.
Finally: The size of dinosaurs compared to airplanes, visualized.
Dagnabbit kids!
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