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We Need a Big War
I sometimes think America needs a big war. Before anyone gets too excited, I'm not advocating for another war. I've spent enough of my life in the Continue Reading
The Army Azimuth: True Bearing for Land Dominance
Introduction: The Next Link in the Strategic Chain This article continues my examination of the 2025 National Security Strategy and the 2026 Continue Reading
Elections Are Not Wars
"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken." - Oliver Cromwell When I was young, back in the 1970s, I used to Continue Reading
Pentagon Solves Missile Shortage by Hiring $400 Million Consulting Firm to Explain Why It Has No Missiles
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a decisive move to address growing concerns about America's dwindling missile stockpiles, the Department of Defense announced Continue Reading
SAM.gov Is Free. Here’s Why Veteran Business Owners Keep Paying for It.
By Aaron Hurlburt If you're a veteran who started a business, someone has probably told you to register in SAM.gov. It's the federal government's Continue Reading
Many Leaders Think of Changing the World. Almost None of Them Think of Changing Themselves.
More than a century ago, Leo Tolstoy observed something about human nature that remains remarkably relevant to leadership today. In his 1900 essay Continue Reading
Fifty Cub Scouts and a Cobra
By an anonymous USAF Brat In 1965, PACAF (Pacific Air Forces) decided that it would be a good idea to set up a theater-specific survival school for Continue Reading
Veteran-Led, Not Just Veteran-Owned
By Bob Louthan | CEO, VeteranCrowd Two Closings I have worked directly with privately held businesses since 1994. In 2008, I closed two deals Continue Reading
Army’s New AI-Powered Combat Vehicles Refuse to Deploy Without Approved Risk Assessment
By Hugh JasholFORT BRAGG, NC — The United States Army's ambitious effort to revolutionize ground combat through artificial intelligence suffered a Continue Reading
Death by PowerPoint: The Army Gave AI to the Generals and Left Lower Enlisted Behind
The first time I was taught Battle Drill 2A, the squad attack, my drill sergeant moved rocks and sticks around in the dirt at Fort Benning. The next Continue Reading
One of the Best Failures of My Life
By Austen Alexander I enlisted in the Navy at 21. I grew up in Florence, Alabama, the son of a teacher and a mechanic. I'd dropped out of college, Continue Reading