Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Putin says he could have troops inside Poland ‘in two days’: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken warlike rhetoric to a new level, threatening to send troops into a number of NATO countries, including Poland, an influential German newspaper reported Thursday. Published September 18, 2014
Assad has broken chemical weapons agreement: Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry told members of Congress on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has violated the chemical weapons agreement he agreed to earlier this year. Published September 18, 2014
‘Interceptor’ cellphone towers found near White House, Senate
Mysterious "interceptor" cellphone towers that can listen in someone's phone call despite not being part of any phone networks have turned up near the White House and Senate. Published September 18, 2014
Air Force dumps ‘so help me God’ from enlistment oath
Members of the U.S. Air Force will no longer be required to say "so help me God" during their enlistment oath. Published September 17, 2014
FBI’s new facial recognition program is fully operational
The FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) System is now fully operational. The powerful facial recognition program that started development in 2011 will now be accessible to various law enforcement agencies. Published September 17, 2014
French police find 9 pounds of cocaine in Vatican car
A car with diplomatic plates belonging to the Vatican was stopped by French police and found to be transporting nine pounds of cocaine. Published September 17, 2014
Obama wants $100K per rebel: Joe Manchin
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin isn't happy about the math on President Obama's $500 million plan to train 5,000 Syrian rebels over the course of a year to fight the Islamic State terrorist group. Published September 17, 2014
Chinese hackers successfully attacked military contractors for 12 months: Senate probe
A yearlong investigation into cyberattacks on U.S. military contractors for U.S. Transportation Command found that 50 such incidents occurred over the 12 months beginning June 1, 2012. Published September 17, 2014
AIR FORCE SAYS IT’S READY
The Air Force believes that the prep work has been done on building the next long range stealth bomber and that it's time to start "heavy lifting" on the project within the next year. Published September 16, 2014
Fort Stewart soldier pulls woman from submerged vehicle in alligator-infested water
A quick-thinking soldier recently dived into alligator-infested water and pulled a woman from a submerged vehicle at a Fort Stewart Georgia, pond. Published September 16, 2014
Obama airstrike threat in Syria prompts Islamic State to go underground
Members of the Islamic State group operating out of Syria have responded to the threat of U.S. airstrikes by going underground. The streets in Raqqa have been cleared of vehicles and the group's assets have been redeployed to minimize exposure to western intelligence agencies. Published September 16, 2014
U.S. Army Ranger School seeks first female volunteers for 2015
The saying "Rangers lead the way" can now apply to the U.S. Army's elite school's handling of gender issues. The U.S. Army Ranger school will receive its first women volunteers in the spring of 2015. Published September 16, 2014
SIGAR: U.S. spent $104B on Afghan projects, still missing ‘unified anti-corruption strategy’
The man who keeps a watchful eye on how $104 billion in Afghan reconstruction money has been spent says the Obama administration faces daunting challenges as U.S. personnel leave the country. Published September 12, 2014
Pentagon’s experimental ‘4 minute mile’ jetpack wows researchers in early tests
Researchers at Arizona State University were asked by the Pentagon's research arm if they could come up with robotic devices to give individuals superhuman abilities: It was at that point that the "4 Minute Mile" Project was born. Published September 12, 2014
Army is worried too many white men lead combat units
U.S. Army sociologists are worried that a lack of black officers leading its combat troops will have detrimental effect on minorities and lead to fewer black officers in top leadership posts. Published September 11, 2014
Southcom: DHS wants Southwest border command to better handle illegal immigration, crime
The Department of Homeland Security may be in for a massive restructuring. Plans for the creation of a Southern Command, or Southcom, to better manage its resources are being pushed by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Published September 11, 2014
Kerry: U.S. not at war with Islamic State group it plans to destroy
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the Obama administration is not at war with the Islamic State group, despite its stated commitment to sending 475 more troops to Iraq, increasing airstrikes in the region, and arming Syrian rebels who have been vetted. Published September 11, 2014
Bill Maher: ‘To claim Islam is like other religions is naive and plain wrong’
Comedian Bill Maher had a pointed debate with PBS's Charlie Rose when the two discussed the nature of Islam. Published September 11, 2014
Islamic State oil access may fuel $200M surplus; five Iraqi oil fields at its disposal
The Islamic State terrorist group is funded through a variety of means, but perhaps the most lucrative in its quest to set up caliphate in the heart of the Middle East is oil. Published September 11, 2014
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq destroyed 162 Islamic State vehicles: Pentagon
U.S. airstrikes in Iraq have destroyed 162 vehicles that were formerly in possession of the Islamic State group. Published September 11, 2014
