Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Pentagon to give OEF medals to troops deployed on no-name mission to Iraq
The United States is sending 1,700 military personnel on a new mission in Iraq, but the Pentagon said Thursday that medals and awards will be given out that were designated for deployments under Operation Enduring Freedom. Published October 2, 2014
Sikorsky unveils light-attack helicopter: ‘We haven’t seen something this new in 30 years’
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. unveiled the S-97 Raider light-attack helicopter on Thursday, which it hopes the U.S. Army will see as a viable replacement for its OH-58 Kiowa Warrior. Published October 2, 2014
Wisconsin man joins Syrian Kurds in fight against Islamic State: report
A Kurdish official in Syria says that an American man from Wisconsin is now in the country fighting the Islamic State group as a member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). Published October 2, 2014
Laser bomb-detecting technology can blanket cities, find urban terrorists
A leading research institute in Germany an its partners have invented laser technology with the potential to make the illicit production of explosive devices almost impossible to conceal. Published October 2, 2014
Pentagon plans $1.75B Patriot Missile sale to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon aims to sell Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth $1.75 billion. Published October 1, 2014
Airstrikes against Islamic State cost U.S. $1 billion in 3 months
Defense analysts in the nation's capital estimate the three-month tab for U.S.-led airstrikes at close to $1 billion. Published October 1, 2014
Poland’s new prime minister calls for more U.S. troops in country
Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz wants a greater U.S. military in country to help deal with its security needs. Published October 1, 2014
Army drops charges against paratrooper over 2007 killing of Iraqi boys
The U.S. Army has dropped charges against a paratrooper accused of killing two Iraqi boys during a botched 2007 mission in Diyala Province. Published October 1, 2014
No-name U.S. battle against Islamic State leaves troops without campaign medal
The U.S. fight against the Islamic State group does not have its own military campaign designation, leaving troops deployed to the region as ineligible to receive certain medals for their service. Published October 1, 2014
U.K. drops terror case against ex-Guantanamo inmate who traveled to Syria
The United Kingdom has dropped its terrorism case against a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who traveled to Syria in 2012-2013. Published October 1, 2014
Army sending 101st Airborne Division to Africa in support of Ebola mission
The U.S. Army is sending the 101st Airborne Division, along with combat engineers from other units, to Africa in support of the international community's attempt to halt the spread of the Ebola virus. Published September 30, 2014
Marines establish three new staging areas in West Africa for quicker response to global crises
The Marine Corps will have three new staging areas at its disposal to speed up its reaction time to global crises: Senegal, Ghana and Gabon. Published September 30, 2014
Iraqi pilots dropped food, water and ammunition on Islamic State by mistake
Members of Islamic State recently received an unexpected surprise from the Iraqi military's inexperienced pilots: an airdrop of food, water and ammunition. Published September 30, 2014
4 charged with hacking Apache simulator software, $100M of Microsoft data
The U.S. Justice Department has accused four men of stealing $100 million worth of information from Microsoft Corporation and simulator software used to train Apache attack helicopter pilots. Published September 30, 2014
Syrian Kurdish leader warns of Kobani massacre without U.S. weapons soon
A Syrian Kurdish leader told reporters in Paris on Tuesday that the border town of Kobani is outgunned by the Islamic State group, but that diplomatic efforts to secure U.S. and European weapons have been declined. Published September 30, 2014
Boston bomb suspect’s sister Alina Tsarnaeva arraigned in Manhattan court
The sister of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arraigned in a Manhattan court Tuesday for bomb threats she allegedly made to a Harlem woman in August. Published September 30, 2014
Rocket fired at U.S. Embassy in Yemen; Al Qaeda-linked group claims credit
The U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen was targeted by a rocket attack by an unknown assailant on Saturday. Published September 27, 2014
Okla. beheading suspect linked to radical imam with ties to al Qaeda leader al Awlaki
An imam with known ties to former Al Qaeda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki appears to have influenced the life of Alton Nolen, the former Vaughan Foods employee accused of beheading one woman in Moore, Oklahoma on Thursday. Published September 27, 2014
F-22 Raptor carried American flag into historic Syrian combat mission
One of the F-22 Raptors used in Tuesday's historic airstrikes brought an extra passenger along: the American flag. Published September 26, 2014
School police forces took $13M of military gear from Pentagon: report
Over 100 school law enforcement agencies have taken advantage of a Pentagon program for free military equipment to the tune of $13 million, a CBS investigation has revealed. Published September 26, 2014
