Women Bear the Brunt of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2008 Although women make up a small percentage of Army and Air Force personnel, nearly half of all discharges last year related to "don't ask, don't tell" were of women. The Pentagon could not explain to The New York Times why the numbers were so much higher for women, but it continues to stand by the policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blame Rising Oil Prices on Bush

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 Wow, a lot of people must have bought Hummers last week. How else to explain the spike in oil prices? No, I'm not being silly: They are, and by they I mean the gaggle of media pundits and other administration apologists -- abetted by some green zealots -- who want to explain our energy crisis by reference to profligate consumers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Heads Roll at Air Force

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday axed two top Air Force honchos, Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, in a bid to do some damage control in the wake of the alarming incident last August in which nuclear warheads were mistakenly flown from North Dakota to Louisiana and another incident in which Air Force electrical fuses for ballistic missile warheads were shipped to Taiwan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Take UFOs Seriously?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2007 Since shortly after Project Blue Book was ordered closed in 1969, the U.S. government has officially ignored claims of UFO sightings, but an international group of former military officers and government officials says it's time to take the potential national security threat seriously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cancer From Within

David Antoon / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 Retired Air Force Col. David Antoon investigates the evangelical Christian takeover of the military, where proselytizing has become institutionalized and religious ideology threatens to supersede the values of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Air Force Grounds F-15 Fleet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 The Air Force has decided to ground all 676 F-15 fighter jets in service because of a recent crash that is thought to have originated from a mechanical defect that may have caused the plane to break up in flight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MIA Nuke Case Sparks Security Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2007 The disturbing security slip-up at North Dakota's Minot Air Force Base on Aug. 29, which resulted in the unintentional -- not to mention unsupervised and unauthorized -- transport of six nuclear warheads across the country to Louisiana, has touched off a major military inquiry and raised serious security concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ohio’s Rep. Paul Gillmor Dead at 68

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2007 Rep. Paul Gillmor, an Ohio Republican who had held his seat in the House for nearly 20 years, was found dead in his Washington apartment on Wednesday by members of his Capitol Hill staff. The cause of Gillmor's death had not been officially announced by Wednesday afternoon. He was 68. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Bomber Takes Nukes on Accidental Trip

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2007 This is the kind of human error story that makes a strong case for worldwide nuclear disarmament: Armytimes.com reported Wednesday that five nuclear warheads were mistakenly carried on a B-52 bomber from North Dakota to Louisiana on Aug. 30 -- which means they were effectively missing for more than three hours. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Got Debt? Head to Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 Being heavily in debt is prompting some U.S. military members to volunteer to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. Take Air Force Capt. Nick Sloan, who admits that the need to get out of debt was a significant factor in his choice to go to Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Sold Banned Jet Equipment

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 The Government Accountability Office has found that the Defense Department sold roughly 1,400 parts that could be used to repair Iran's aging air force, despite a crackdown on such sales. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fatherhood, Muhammad Ali and Moral Courage

David Antoon / Truthdig Jun 20, 2007 A retired Air Force colonel explains how he drew moral courage from arguably the greatest boxer ever and from a pilot who refused to bomb civilians. Antoon says that courage led him to persuade his son not to follow in his footsteps. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )