National Security National Security
National Security
Thursday
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has advised residents in a new PSA that they should consider taking a firearm safety course to defend themselves in a crisis as they wait for police to arrive. Gary Porter/AP/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel hide caption
Milwaukee County Sheriff: 'You Have A Duty To Protect Yourself'
President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
War And Foreign Policy Through The Eyes Of Vietnam Veterans
Monday
U.S. troops in Afghanistan appear to have mixed feelings about the decision lifting the ban on women in combat positions. Some women already operate in combat zones. Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley is shown here with her Marine Corps team in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, in November 2010. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
A female Israeli soldier runs during an urban warfare exercise at an army training facility near Zeelim, Israel, on June 19, 2008. Ed Ou/AP hide caption
Female members of Egypt's "liberation battalions" train in the desert near Cairo for guerrilla warfare against the British in the Suez Canal zone on Nov. 20, 1951. AP hide caption
Thursday
Female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range in Fort Campbell, Ky., in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan. The Pentagon announced Thursday that women will no longer be banned from combat roles. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Gen. Carter Ham, who heads the U.S. Africa Command, meets with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika last September. Amid upheaval in the region, AFRICOM is still attempting to define its mission. Farouk Batiche/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stands with Libyan fighters who ousted Moammar Gadhafi during an Oct. 18, 2011, visit to Libya. Clinton was a strong supporter of U.S. intervention in Libya. Kevin Lamarque/AFP/Getty Images) hide caption
Demonstrators, dressed as detainees, march on Jan. 11 against the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and call for President Obama to close the facility. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Tuesday
This image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available Jan. 17 purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. He claimed responsibility in a video posted Monday for last week's deadly attack on a BP gas facility in Algeria. SITE Intel Group/AP hide caption
Algerian Gas Plant Seizure May Mark New Stage In Al-Qaida Evolution
AeroVironment's Raven drone is used for military surveillance and can be launched by hand. Courtesy of AeroVironment Inc. hide caption
Saturday
People gather Friday outside a hospital in eastern Algeria as they try to get information on those wounded during a military raid on a gas plant where Islamic extremists were holding hostages. Anis Belghoul/AP hide caption