Military News

Luckily this US soldier landed safely after his reserve parachute accidentally deployed and he was sucked off the launching ramp of the plane and into the wild blue yonder.

London - The U.K. government has decided to offer support to military veterans suffering from mental health problems. This will be through a new nationwide training program.

Washington - As the war in Afghanistan winds down there are more questions than answers relating to the accomplishments in more than a decade of war. Politicians want a positive spin, to tout success, but recent revelations of corruption tell a different story.

Boston - Retired Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul opined last week on a libertarian website that the government performed a military-style occupation of Boston rather than a police investigation following the bombings.

On the island of Hawai'i, right in the heart of ancestral lands, lies the Pohakuloa Training Area. Depleted uranium is present in this area, as well as at the Schofield Barracks on O'ahu. Something needs to be done to stop this.

The German defense technology group Krauss-Maffei has won a $2.5 billion contract with Qatar. The Gulf nation is seeking to buy artillery systems and tanks.

Surrey - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common in the military, law enforcement officers and first responders. PTSD has resulted in homelessness, domestic abuse, substance abuse and suicides. While PTSD is recognized, the response has been inadequate.

The structure of China's different army, navy and air force units have been revealed in a newly released defense white paper.

According to an annual survey by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute spending on arms fell in 2012. In fact their figures show that global spending on weapons fell for the first time since 1998.

Ottawa - The Department of National Defence (DND) has reduced danger pay of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, quoting lower risks. The cut in danger pay comes half way through a tour of over 900 Canadian trainers. Does that make sense?