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Roots of Airborne Success: The Parachute Test Platoon
The American Airborne concept first suggested in World War I, became a need heading into World War II. The war started years before direct American Continue Reading
Filthy Thirteen: Symbol of American Fighting Spirit
Units in the Airborne Divisions portrayed characteristics and a culture symbolic and unique to paratroopers. A demolition section attached to the Continue Reading
It’s Time for the US Military to Focus on the Arctic
by MSG Daniel L. Dodds, US Army In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the instability of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Arctic Continue Reading
D-Day & Beyond: Land of the Free Because of the Brave
D-Day is certainly a day to be celebrated; but it is also important to recognize, for those who survived the jumps and beach landings, that day was Continue Reading
D-Day: Rangers Lead The Way
One of the highlights of my last trip to France was the three days I spent in Normandy, the site of the D-Day invasion. As a professional military Continue Reading
Predicting How America Falls
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub A nation declines slowly but collapses quickly. Continue Reading
The Border Security and Visa Overstays Nightmare: A Way Ahead
By MSG Daniel L. Dodds, US Army On 11 September 2001, people all over the world watched as terrorists hijacked multiple planes that resulted in the Continue Reading
The Top Secret Files: Something Smells Fishy in Massachusetts
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Public Domain By now most of America has heard about the young, enlisted U.S. Air National Guard member Continue Reading
Groupthink Versus Polythink in National Security Decision-Making
There are two contrasting sides to the brainstorming/group collaboration continuum; groupthink and polythink. Scholars define groupthink theory as a Continue Reading
One Red Balloon
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Ninety-nine red balloonsFloating in the summer skyPanic bells, it's red alert!There's something here from Continue Reading
An Eye in the Sky and Millions on the Ground
A Chinese surveillance balloon has dominated everyone’s news feeds for the last several days, but there is more to this story than is being reported. Continue Reading