Unleashing Ingenuity: The Remarkable Resourcefulness of the American Soldier
When faced with daunting challenges and set on a mission, American Soldiers have consistently demonstrated their “out of the box” thinking and ingenuity.
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An Assault In the Dark of Night My Band of Brothers Moment
The Army’s National Training Center, next to Death Valley, has a few things going for it. Dusty, dark, miserably hot, windy, brutally cold, coyotes, snakes, spiders, never-ending sand – and many humans running around the desert training for war with little to no sleep for days. Sounds like fun.
The Power of Precision: The Brilliance of West Point’s Four (4) Responses for New Cadets
As new cadets step onto the West Point parade Ground, they are introduced not only to the weight of their own aspirations but to a unique culture of respect and unwavering commitment.
Satire: Embrace Your Inner Pyromaniac: The Case for Owning More Burn Barrels
Trees are practically begging for more carbon dioxide, so why not lend them a helping hand by igniting everything you can find?
The Young Soldier, by Sean Dietrich
The Soldier was standing on the sidewalk outside the airport, his mother beside him, straightening his collar. His little sister was there, too. So was his dad.
Leadership, Before and After Military Service
Once you’re no longer in the Army, no one is under orders to give you a chance at leadership.
Oops, We Did It Again: Leaders Give Away Artillery Ammo, NATO Left with One Hand Tied Behind Its Back
NATO leaders thought it was a grand idea to share the entire stockpile of artillery ammunition, as if it were a basket of muffins at a bake sale.
Deterrence and the Interagency Process, Part 2: Interagency
Deterrence and the Interagency Process, Part 2: Interagency “The evolution of the interagency process parallels Americas [sic] purposeful adaptation to changing global realities of the last five decades. But it is not an orderly evolution because of serious structural and cultural impediments, such as discontinuities from one administration to another and poor institutional memory.” Gabriel …
The Fall Of The Big Guy
It’s been a long time coming (over 50 years), but it seems Joseph Robinette Biden may be falling. I don’t mean falling up the stairs of Air Force One or falling down on stage at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. I mean finally falling on his political/criminal face and falling hard.
The Pre-9/11 Army: Revisiting an Era of Military Excellence
This article argues that the pre-9/11 Army was a better organization than today, with a stronger focus on its singular purpose: winning the nation’s wars.
5th Generation Warfare: A Continuation of Political Objectives Through Force
In the ever-evolving landscape of warfare, the concept of 5th generation warfare has emerged as a topic of great interest and significance.
SECDEF Austin Is The One Playing Politics With Our Military
It’s Defense Secretary Austin playing politics with our military, not Senator Tuberville, whose hold on flag officer promotions isn’t impacting readiness either.
Racial Quotas in the Military
By John R. “Buck” Surdu Recently the Website American Greatness reported that “Biden Administration Opposes Merit-Based Military Promotions in Favor of Race Quotas.” This came on the heels of the recent Supreme Court rulings that reversed so-called “affirmative action” in college admissions. More on the orders here. Unfortunately, that ruling didn’t go far enough because …
World War III Watch: The Neocons Are At It Again!
I have said it before: There has been a whole lot of World War II thinking applied to the Russo-Ukraine War — or perhaps I should call it Russo-Ukraine War 2.0, considering Russia’s seizure and annexation of part of Ukraine in 2014 — with the logic that pushed the United Kingdom and France to declare war …
Even the Wall Street Journal Sees That “Woke” Is Killing Military Recruitment
The children of military families, who make up 80 percent of US Army recruits, are telling their children not to serve, especially those from the South.
Russo-American War? Possible, But Not In Ukraine
In a theater of conflict ignored by the press, it seems Russian fighters and American drones came close to occupying the same airspace over Syria.
Joe Biden Convinced Me – We Need Better Weapons
Joe Biden unwittingly provided a very convincing argument, that we would be fools to ever allow ourselves to be disarmed.
Home of the Brave, By Sean Dietrich
We are the land of the Free, because of the Brave. A simple phrase embodies the whole gift of America and the sacrifices of those who gave us that blessing.
We Are On Strike 1SG! An Essay by William Marshall
It was spring of 1991, we were stop lossed in Korea. We couldn’t go home even though our time was ended for the one year tour. I was one of them. I was stuck. I had a new baby at home, a life I wanted to get back to. Oh well. Another group was already …
It’s Starting To Look A Lot Like 1917 In Russia
The last time things got this way in Russia, we ended up fighting a Cold War for 6 decades with a thing called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.