Defense

Putin returns, and so does a Cold War mentality

2012-05-21 08:17:00

Now that Vladimir Putin is Russia's president once again, the result of still another fraudulent election, we should expect ever more hostile relations with Moscow. Mr. Putin, a vain and vulgar man, was born and bred to despise the United States. And...

Baltimore firm develops automatic rifle for military, SWAT

2012-05-14 17:07:00

The Army's next-generation carbine may come out of a Highlandtown machine shop best known for making high-volume bottling equipment for major drink makers. Adcor Industries Inc. learned this month that it was among a handful of weapons makers selected to...

Aberdeen Proving Ground salutes the armed forces

2012-05-11 10:07:00

Starting Monday, Aberdeen Proving Ground will continue a long-standing American tradition this year with an Armed Forces Week celebration (May 14-19) and a concentrated Armed Forces Day celebration this Wednesday, May 16. This year's celebration will...

1969 John Carroll grad David S. Sedney receives Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award

2012-05-02 11:43:00

David S. Sedney, Class of 1969, is the recipient of John Carroll School's Charles K. Riepe Alumni Award. Sedney exemplifies the four outcomes of a John Carroll education: a strong sense of self, excellence in achievement of personal and professional...

Pentagon creating new spy service

2012-04-23 17:14:00

The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence service aimed at gathering information on terrorist networks, weapons of mass destruction and other emerging concerns, a senior defense official said Monday. The new Defense Clandestine Service will draw...

The war on teror is over? Don't believe it

2012-04-28 03:00:00

"The war on terror is over," or so claims an unnamed senior State Department official, as reported by National Journal's Michael Hirsh in his recent article "The Post al-Qaida Era." Really? Well, if the war is over, I must have missed the peace treaty...

Blank check for the military will send America the way of the Soviet Union

2012-04-09 03:00:00

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many strategists suggested that the Cold War arms race had bankrupted its economy and caused its downfall. More than 20 years later, it appears that some in Washington are driving the U.S. toward a similar fate....

Female trailblazer honored for work at Aberdeen Proving Ground

2012-04-11 10:39:00

Winifred "Wink" Jonas of Webster Village near Havre de Grace has the distinction of being the first mathematician at Aberdeen Proving Ground to work with the world's first practical computer. In recognition of her accomplishments and her contributions to...

Amid uncertainty, county officials attempt to plan budget

2012-04-15 07:45:00

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman is expected to unveil his budget proposal April 20, despite the uncertainty of state funding. Ulman and county budget administrator Ray Wacks gave few details this week, saying the uncertainty at the state level has...

Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes

2012-04-20 17:04:00

A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...

Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan

2012-03-07 14:55:00

Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday�to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...

County officials, Rep. Ruppersberger discuss future partnership

2012-03-12 18:44:00

When the state legislature reconfigured the eight Congressional districts last fall, District 2 Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger didn't know part of Howard County would be added to his district. But he's not upset that it was. "I'm really excited about this,"...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta waits for the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama before beginning the Medal of Honor ceremony for Army Specialist Leslie Sabo Jr., for his actions in Cambodia in May 1970, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 16, 2012.

2012-05-18 22:02:44

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens during a news briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on Thursday.

2012-05-10 15:07:00

A demonstrator is seen in front of army soldiers as they closed the road to Abbasiya square near Egypt 's Defense Ministry, in Cairo . Egypt's army imposed an overnight curfew around the defense ministry in Cairo after protesters clashed with troops there during demonstrations against the country's

2012-05-04 00:00:00