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Despite all the ongoing wars and rumors of war, on this Christmas Eve, Compass Points extends a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to every Marine family and all…
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J.B. Shurk, American Thinker
It is arguably the most iconic image from the American Revolution.
Joanna Guldin, Military.com
The holiday season usually comes with promises of peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
Hunter Oswald, The American Spectator
That star over battle-scarred fields in France and Belgium on Christmas Eve night in 1914 was the very reminder of Jesus Christ’s miraculous birth.
Katie Lange, DoD
On Christmas Day every year, many Americans relax and enjoy time with their families. For many of our troops, though, it can be a day of sacrifice and hardship.
If you are shopping for the spy who has everything, have you considered asking Santa to bring a silent, covert crossbow used by the daring agents of the Office of Strategic Services in World War II? The crossbows were issued out to daring spies of the OSS — the U.S.’s wartime intelligence service that eventually morphed into the CIA — as silent, easily concealable weapons for operatives behind enemy lines.
Santa can choose the small handheld Little Joe Penetrometer or maybe the Big Joe 5 shoulder-fired crossbow.
Welcome to That One Scene, a semi-regular series in which Task & Purpose staffers wax nostalgic about “that one scene” from a beloved movie.
The 1970 movie “Tora! Tora! Tora!,” which chronicles the attack on Pearl Harbor, billed itself as featuring some of the most realistic combat footage in Hollywood history — a claim more true than even the makers originally intended.
The Defense Department plans to demonstrate new security frameworks during a live, multinational exercise next year as part of a larger effort to mature Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2).
The Pentagon is planning to implement a novel mission partner environment architecture on a live network in support of a maritime mission being led by the United Kingdom in 2025.
10 of 32 NATO nations are still below 2% of GDP for Defense Spend
This is not a difficult concept. America values friends, partners, and Allies. But they have to proportionally carry their fair share of the burden. If you are a freeloader, beat it. And don’t call America for help if you haven’t been taking care of your own military.
2% of GDP was the NATO Goal for decades and until the July 2024 NATO Summit only about 12 of the 32 countries met or exceeded the goal. 10 countries used creative accounting to create the illusion of 2% of GDP spend minutes before the summit.
Luke Widenhouse, RealClearDefense