The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 5
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
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Warped Speed: A Novella (Chapter 5)
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 5: Patterns in the Noise
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 4
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think, better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
August 10th
On August 10, 1961 the military began using a defoliant in the deltas and jungles of Vietnam. It ‘s intended use was to eliminate the forest cover and crops for the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese.
Warped Speed: A Novella (Chapter 4)
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 4: “The Campfire”
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 3
Nobody understood how to navigate the endless battle to control what and how we think, better than COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, who spent five years as a prisoner of the Viet Cong.
Bucks, Bullets, and the Business of Land Grabs: A Hunter’s Take on Fort Knox and Fort A.P. Hill
You don’t expect to feel history crunching under your boots when you’re dragging a tree stand into the woods. But at places like Fort Knox and Fort A.P. Hill, that’s exactly what you get—world-class hunting grounds layered over old farmsteads, lost churches, and more than a few hard truths about eminent domain.
Warped Speed: A Novella (Chapter 3)
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 3: “The Signal”
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 2
Day 2: Skills and The Code So many myths surround the origins and meanings behind “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” It’s challenging to trace the birth and intended message in any older song, especially one that dates to 1780. You can conduct your own research, but I’m seeing more reference to the carol being French …
Warped Speed: A Novella (Chapter 2)
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 2: “The Unseen War”
The 12 Days of Resilience with COL Nick Rowe: Day 1
What I could use is in this 5th Generation War is 12 psychological gifts from the king of resilience, COL James N. “Nick” Rowe, U.S. Army Green Beret and survivor of five years as a Viet Cong prisoner of war in the swampy U Minh Forest of southernmost Vietnam.
Warped Speed: A Novella (Chapter 1)
In, “Warped Speed,” retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cloft brings us a 12 part novella about how he sees one possible future of modern warfare. Today, Chapter 1: Orders
Economic Statistics with Chinese Characteristics; As phony as any communist claim
Bluster, denials, demands, and downright squealing appear to dominate the communist Chinese media and diplomatic response to the reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
An American Knight: My Experience with the Büdinger Schützengesellschaft
In 1999, I had the extraordinary honor of becoming the first American ever to win the title of Pfingstritter (Pentecost Knight) in the historic Büdinger Schützengesellschaft—a marksmanship society with roots dating back over 670 years.
The Militia Reimagined: Liberty, Language, and the Loss of Meaning
Today, the word “militia” triggers suspicion. Homeland Security advisories, media narratives, and public discourse often treat militias as synonymous with extremism or domestic terrorism. This shift didn’t happen by accident.
“Lieutenant Colonel Software Nerd Reporting for Duty” — Welcome to the New Army, Where the Rank Comes with a LinkedIn Profile
In case you missed it while watching the officer corps implode under the weight of PowerPoint slides and PME requirements, the U.S. Army has decided it needs less Fort Benning and more Silicon Valley.
“How Russia Fights”: Now With 80% More Artillery and 100% Less Logistics Planning
Fort Leavenworth and the Army’s Troika Team just dropped their long-awaited mixtape: “How Russia Fights”—a gritty compendium of battlefield improvisation, Soviet nostalgia, and drone-age brute force, wrapped in the tattered remains of a doctrine last updated when the KGB still had a dress code.
John Parillo On Federalist 24 and 25
The idea of a professional soldier would have been foreign to the colonists and a subject of concern. To this day, the funding for our military must be re-authorized every two years.
Armistice and Amnesia
In case you missed it too, June 25th marked the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War – the first hot front of the Cold War.
The Divine Sword: Social Media in 5th Generation Warfare
In the age of 5th Generation Warfare (5GW), the battlefield has shifted from terrain to perception, from land to the human mind. If you want to win hearts and minds today, you don’t need tanks—you need TikTok and Facebook.