U.S. Military

Arming Syria's rebels

2013-06-14 13:59:00

Having determined that the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons against his opponents in the country's bloody two-year civil war, the Obama administration is now reportedly preparing to send lethal military aid to rebel...

National Guard cleans up city block before deployment

2013-06-16 00:00:00

The commanding officer gathered his soldiers early Saturday morning, brought them to attention and delivered details of their mission. The young men and women saluted, snatched up their arms and occupied the perimeters of a stretch of unfriendly terrain....

Obama foreign policy follies befuddle right and left alike

2013-06-09 05:00:00

The young Barack Obama's early enthusiasm for anti-war progressivism is well chronicled in his autobiography. Friendships with the likes of anti-war activists/bombers Bill Ayers and wife Bernardine Dohrn, poet Frank Marshall Davis, and the notorious Rev....

How the U.S. hung a potential Iranian ally out to dry

2013-06-03 06:57:00

The plight of the organized resistance to the regime in Iran, particularly the violent persecution of the group known as the Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK/PMOI), has been one of the great, untold stories in international politics. It is a story of deadly...

Families, friends remember fallen Marylanders

2013-05-27 16:24:00

For Theresa Mills, the "most emotional day" came last June when the Marine Corps notification team visited her Laurel home to tell her that her older son had been killed in Afghanistan. The second most emotional day, she said, came Monday. In the...

Warning: Not enough road work ahead

2013-05-28 03:00:00

Welcome back to work. If you are like most Americans, Memorial Day weekend was not only a solemn occasion to recall the men and women of the U.S. armed forces who gave their lives in service to their country but also an opportunity to take some time...

Peck graduates from West Point

2013-06-06 12:02:25

Second Lt. Stephen James Peck, son of William and Donna Peck of Abingdon, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 25. A 2009 Bel Air High School graduate, Peck concentrated his studies at West Point in information technology. He also attended the...

A day to thank those who serve [Editorial]

2013-05-23 06:37:00

Being next-door neighbors to a major military installation highlights the reality that living in a nation with a strong, civilian-controlled defense force has a lot of fringe benefits. Military posts are good for local economies, especially when those...

Eldersburg's Knutson-Cullen among honorees at Memorial Day service

2013-05-22 09:39:00

U.S. Army Capt. Sara M. Knutson-Cullen, a former Eldersburg resident who died in a helicopter crash in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 11, will be among the honorees at the May 27 Memorial Day service at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium....

Study of history earns honors for two students [Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton]

2013-05-21 06:15:00

Congratulations to Chris Messer, a Folly Quarter Middle School student, and Emma Halley, a sophomore at Glenelg High School. Chris recently earned a first place in the junior division, while Emma earned a second place in the senior division at the...

Longtime UMBC AD Charles Brown retiring after 24 years at school

2013-05-14 16:46:00

When Dr. Charles Brown first looked into taking the athletic director job at UMBC in 1989, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native wasn't real savvy about the school. "I thought it was a military base when I showed up," he said with a chuckle. "It said UMBC. I didn'...

Harford County promotes Lyme disease awareness

2013-05-09 12:42:06

As Harford County health and elected officials worked to alert the public to the dangers of Lyme disease during a County Council meeting Tuesday – noting many people close to them who have the chronic, tick-borne ailment – the council...

A display shows the evolution of APG's computer systems over the years. The post was the first U.S. military installation to deploy ENIAC, genearlly recognized as the first operational computer.

2013-06-12 09:40:33

Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a congressional delegation to meet with U.S. military and diplomatic personnel as well as government leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey. The group assessed U.S.

2013-05-27 06:09:00

Aberdeen native Naomi Fuhrman is among the more than 1,000 cadets who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday.

2013-05-25 21:53:00