U.S. Army 80 Years Ago and 80 More to Come
The 2024 Army-Navy game didn’t go well for the Army Team. So it goes year to year. However, 80 years ago, 16 Dec 1944, was an unforgettable red-letter event – the Battle of the Bulge began.
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The Case of the Missing Trillions: How the DoD Lost More Money Than You’ll Ever See in Ten Lifetimes
Imagine running a business where you “misplace” trillions of dollars, shrug your shoulders, and tell your investors, “Oops! But hey, keep the money coming!” That’s essentially the Department of Defense’s approach to accounting.
Gridiron Bucket Buster
Septuagenarian Peter Costarelli has made the journey to the home field of the Army Black Knights football team at West Point twice over the past half century but has yet to attend the granddaddy of college football – Army vs. Navy.
That will end Saturday.
King Leonidas of Sparta: The Warrior King Who Defied an Empire
King Leonidas of Sparta, born around 540 BC, became one of the most legendary figures in Greek history through his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Pakistan: Capabilities and Potential Threat in a Prolonged Middle East Conflict
As regional tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, particularly with the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighboring territories, the geopolitical landscape could shift in ways that elevate the role of countries like Pakistan.
America’s Time Of Greatest Risk Is Just Around The Corner; It’s probably not when you think
The greatest risk to America comes after a Trump victory and before the inauguration.
House Report: ‘Irrefutable’ Evidence Pentagon ‘Intentionally Delayed’ Deployment of National Guard on Jan 6
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s (R-GA) investigation into the work of the highly partisan House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has discovered “irrefutable evidence” that the “Department of Defense [DoD] intentionally delayed the deployment of the D.C. National Guard to the Capitol on January 6, 2021.” According to a Committee press release, …
World War III Watch: John Bolton is a Blithering Idiot!
In the movie Wargames, the computer which replaced humans in decision-taking for nuclear attacks, War Operation Plan Response, or WOPR, runs a bunch of simulations in the end and finally says, “An interesting game. The only winning move is not to play.”
John Bolton needs to watch that movie.
Screw Up-Move Up: The Continuing Promotion Of And Lack Of Accountability For Kabul’s Failed Generals Hint: I know some of them.
Afghanistan was such a disaster not only due to the preventable loss of thirteen brave Americans at the Abbey Gate but also because of the message of weakness heard around the world.
Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth: Making America Respected & Feared Again
Can a Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth return America’s military to its former glory and make us feared and respected again on the world stage?
Forget Climate Change: Let’s Talk About the Real Threat—An EMP Meltdown
Electromagnetic Pulse, the mother of all electronic shutdowns, could fry our precious grid and everything that plugs into it.
Thank You For Your Service
When I first stepped onto the college quad, I was just another young man making his way surveying the lay of the land. For me, however, there were a few personal firsts playing out in real time that none of those aspiring collegians were privy to. For one, I was no longer getting a weekly …
The Colonel Rides the Buffer
An Infantry Colonel’s humorous tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces who willingly wrote that check for the amount “up to and including my life.”
World War III Watch: Will American/NATO Weapons Be Used Against North Korean Troops Inside Russia?
My site noted, four days ago, that there were roughly 3,000 North Korean troops ‘undergoing training at military bases in eastern Russia’, and that John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said those troops would become “legitimate military targets” if they should be used in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Now those troops aren’t quite …
The Real Enemy Within: Neocons, the Deep State, and America’s Empire of Endless War
Here’s the irony: we claim to be a “constitutional republic” at home, yet act like an empire abroad.
Unfit for Duty: The National Security Threat No One Wants to Talk About
It turns out the greatest national security threat to the United States isn’t from some far-flung foreign adversary—it’s from within.
World War III Watch: North Korean Troops Are ‘Training’ in Russia
With the presidential election only twelve days away, this story is not getting nearly as much traction as it should have. From The Washington Post: North Korean troops are in Russia, would be ‘legitimate targets’ in Ukraine, U.S. says Citing newly declassified intelligence, the Biden administration said that at least 3,000 personnel are undergoing combat …
The Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Milestone Policy with Unintended Consequences
The Post-9/11 GI Bill, enacted in 2008, was a transformative piece of legislation that provided significant educational benefits to veterans and their families.
A Different Inflection Point for West Point and the Army
What happens in Land Warfare is changing rapidly with significant effects. The battlefield is getting much more lethal across much greater distances.
The $2.3 Trillion Mystery: Pentagon’s Ongoing Financial Black Hole
Ah, the Pentagon. The place where trillions of dollars disappear, and no one bats an eye. Donald Rumsfeld stood in front of the press and casually dropped the bombshell that the Pentagon couldn’t account for $2.3 trillion