Military

The US Department of Defense has released the following ‘Briefing Card’ to military officers in the wake of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision....

60% of all shipbuilding and repairing revenue is from U.S. military sources....

As a part of the 2011 settlement, Maui County had to issue the permit, pay the veterans $200,000 and the mayor was required to issue an apology....

Statewide list of Memorial Day ceremonies Sunday May 26 and Monday May 27....

In his speech, he promised to do even less and make the less more transparent....

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday he could not immediately respond to live testimony from the House hearing on the 2012 Benghazi attack....

Army announces the completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement to construct and operate a modern Infantry Platoon Battle Course and associated infrastructure at Pōhakuloa....

THAAD remains the most successfully tested Missile Defense system since 2003, with a 10 for 10 intercept flight record....

Department employees were initially told to expect to be furloughed for up to 22 days, but that was reduced to 14 days....

Next year, the proposed missile defense budget has actually been cut to $9.16 billion....

...service members gathered with state officials and civilians to honor their fallen comrades during a Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony, March 27....

...it could fire rockets on Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland in retaliation for American bomber sorties....

...a former U.S. Army officer who works as a civilian employee of a defense contractor at U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) in Hawaii, has been arrested....

It would take only 33 minutes for a missile to reach the U.S. from anywhere in the world....

A feature focusing on the relationship a Hawaii Advisory Team has with the Qalat Reserve Kandak.... 

UPDATE: SB286 Approved with Amendments Thursday March 14, House Committee on Judiciary...

“Now we’re in sequestration, we have a bill that would give ... companies an additional 5 percent, $15 million,” McCain said. “It’s disgraceful, and it’s been going on for years....

Delegates to the conference talked about whether to “keep or dump” North Korea and debated whether China, as a major power, should “fight or talk” with the North....

Students using Army Tuition Assistance (TA) must register in GoArmyEd before NOON Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Friday, March 8 at which time it will be suspended....

Zero Dark Thirty actors Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke called for the release of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who helped the U.S. track Osama bin Laden....

Defines "permanent resident" for legislative reapportionment as any individual counted as a usual resident in the last preceding U.S. census within the State of Hawaii....

“When you’re home, we’re more than a family. We are a nation that is whole again.”

Senior U.S. administration officials held secret talks in North Korea on at least three occasions in 2011 and 2012....

AARP joins more than a dozen veterans’ groups in opposing adoption of the chained CPI, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America and Disabled American Veterans....

It would be better to replace them with smarter cuts, but the reality is that Washington has to start cutting spending now....

...Hawaii could see layoffs and reduced income growth, which in turn would weigh on economic growth....

... California, Alaska, Guam, Guess Who’s Next ....

On a dark night, with stars sparkling high above the shores of the Hawaiian Islands....