Todd South

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Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.

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Navy slows procurement of key vessel for Marine littoral maneuvers

Nine vessels delivered so far with a full fleet replacement number of 72 needed.

9 days ago

Marines Corps’ landing ship taking longer, costing more than planned

A key vessel Marines need to move around in a potential island shootout with China is two years behind schedule.

11 days ago

NCIS investigates two SEALs in Green Beret’s strangulation death in Africa

Two Navy SEALs are being investigated in connection to the strangulation death of an Army Green Beret in a house the three shared while on assignment in Mali.

Logisticians need to get deceptive, supplies must be distributed

Conventional forces will need to think and act like special operations forces when it comes to supplying troops.

4-star: Multi-domain battle will fundamentally change how the Army, other services fight

Multi-domain battle, unveiled a year ago by Gen. David Perkins, the top officer at TRADOC, forces the Army to look beyond ground warfare as it prepares to fight on an increasingly complex and unpredictable battlefield.

If Russia started World War III, here’s how it would go down

The U.S. and NATO forces on Europe's eastern border are vastly outnumbered by the Russian military and could be quickly overwhelmed if Moscow mounted an aggressive assault into the Baltic region.

What’s Putin up to? The Russian military buildup in Europe raises tension.

With thousands of troops and tanks moving toward the Suwalki Gap and the Baltic Sea, the Russian military exercise that starts this week is fueling fears of confrontation with the U.S. and its NATO allies.

Psychedelic goggles will help soldiers see invisible battle space

Researchers want to equip soldiers with a whole new type of weapon.

Future infantry might not need humans

Leading thinkers in technology and warfare picture a transformed infantry in future battles where humans are distant, if not entirely removed, from the fighting.

Bringing back the draft

Is it time to end the more than four-decade experiment of the all-volunteer armed forces and reinstate conscription?

Service member dies in vehicle rollover in Syria

A U.S. service member has died from injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover in northern Syria while participating in Operation Inherent Resolve, according to officials.

War with North Korea: An inside look at how US troops would respond worldwide

Missiles and artillery rounds arc across the 38th Parallel from North Korea into South Korea and in an instant, 64 years of a tense ceasefire ends and war erupts.

Avoiding Student Loan Scams — Money Minute

U.S. troops train to tame snakes; and soldiers learn to recover fallen comrades

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