Complexity is the enemy of affordability, and cars have an affordability problem. An automobile has always been a big investment, but now, more than ever, the problems come once the car leaves the dealer’s lot. While an out-of-warranty repair or a minor collision was once somewhat affordable to fix, even…
Ask most Americans what the Coast Guard does, and the answer stops at helicopter rescues. That’s real, and it’s the most visible part of the job, but it’s a fraction of what the smallest of the six armed services is actually responsible for on any given day. By law, the…
The 2000s was a critical time for the gaming industry. The monstrously successful PlayStation 2 arrived in 2000, with Microsoft’s first Xbox system and Nintendo’s iconic GameCube launching in North America the following year. This set the stage for a console generation marked by a fascinating three-way competition, and of…
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The U.S. Navy is in its overhaul era: new warfighting strategy, new ways of doing business, new ships, and more ships ready to deploy. The chief of naval operations previewed his soon-to-be-unveiled “Fighting Instructions” on Wednesday, another initiative to follow 2025’s Golden Fleet announcement and Naval Sea Systems Command’s plan…
The first Trump-class “battleship” ordered up by the White House could cost as much as $22 billion, and could cut into the Navy’s plans for next-generation destroyers, Congressional researchers said Thursday.An early analysis by the Congressional Budget Office indicates that the BBG(X) could cost between $15 billion and $22 billion,…
The paperwork is finished. The decision is not.A Staten Island soldier’s Medal of Honor case has reached the president’s desk more than a decade after his death in Afghanistan, placing the final call in the hands of President Donald Trump.Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a Staten Island native assigned to…
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In 2018, Adam and Jodi Brunjes came up with an interesting idea, bringing together military veterans, first responders, police officers, firefighters and a few emergency room doctors for a few friendly, yet competitive hockey games to relieve stress and raise money for local fundraisers.What started out small in 2018 as…
Trump’s ‘imperialist’ foreign policy: President Trump’s CIA director visited the Venezuelan capital for meetings with regime officials Thursday. The trip to Caracas by director John Ratcliffe was the first by a member of Trump’s cabinet since the U.S. military attacked the city and abducted the country’s leader Nicholas Maduro on Jan.…
Army troops from the 29th Chemical Decontamination Company backed several trucks onto LST-353 at 3:08 p.m. on May 21, 1944. The soldiers were moving 4.2-inch mortar ammunition from a smaller craft onto the ship’s elevator. None had received training in handling explosives.The sudden blast killed everyone near the bow. No…
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