Archive for 'National Security'
Counterterrorism czar defends drone strikes as legal, effective
President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser has publicly acknowledged the administration’s use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets — defending them as legal and effective tools to protect the United States.
Smithsonian welcomes Discovery
Former Astronaut John Glenn reflects on his time in space as the shuttle Discovery makes the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center its new home.
Full Story101-year-old Navy vet hopes to add a few more medals to his collection at Golden Age Games
Jack Faust, a 101-year-old Navy veteran, will compete in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Veterans Golden Age Games for the sixth time starting in late May. He’s already taken home nine gold medals and two silvers in the past five.
Full StoryMarine aviator honored for rescue mission over Libya
A Marine major who helped rescue a downed pilot in Libya is honored as Aviator of the Year.
