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Challenges After Service: Special Warfare Combat Crewmen
By Anthony Smith It was sometime around midnight; we were sitting in the dark, blacked out, with no lights and no movement. We were watching Continue Reading
Where Doubt Breaks
I was given a writing prompt of just one word—“Threshold”—recently in a veteran writing class. Instead of writing about the obvious threshold I Continue Reading
Sinking Legality | The Hidden Dangers of Waging War on the High Seas
By Morgan Ellis Author’s Preface This article is based on publicly available information and accepted principles of international and military Continue Reading
The Birth of Digital Close Air Support
By Ethan Brown The following is an excerpt from: “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target Volume I: Invasions (Chapter 20: The Birth of Digital Close Air Continue Reading
Black People Can’t Swim: The True Story of a Special Forces Combat Diver
By Damone Brown The following is an excerpt from Black People Can't Swim: Finding the Faith to Defy Your Odds by Damone Brown. A man is not Continue Reading
The FNG
During Ranger School, a young Lieutenant who aspired to be a Green Beret asked Quint how someone short in stature like himself made it through SF Continue Reading
Leaders: If You Want to Go Fast, Go Alone. If You Want to Go Far, Go Together.
There is an old saying, attributed from everything to American military generals to African proverbs, that goes something like this: “If you want to Continue Reading
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
What Happens After You Miss a Criminal Court Date?
Photo by Michael D Beckwith on Unsplash You don't have to wait for another letter after missing court. Call your lawyer and find out what happened 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