by Brooke Hickcox I remember my dad was driving me to school one morning when I was 11 years old. Our island didn't have patrol cars yet, he drove his Continue Reading
Military
Leading Up: Five Ways to Manage Your Boss with the Army’s Mission Command
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Thayer Leadership and is republished here with the permission of the original Continue Reading
Damn the Valley: The Assault
by William Yeske The following is an excerpt from William Yeske's book: Damn the Valley 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2-508 PIR, 82nd Airborne in the Continue Reading
In the Shadow of JSOC
My Dad was a good man, but for me, his goodness has nothing to do with his work at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). In fact, my regard for Continue Reading
I’ve Been That Poor, Tortured Soul
by Lou Marin Just last week, another of “my” Crew Chiefs, this one retired less than a month, left behind a wife and two young children before Continue Reading
I Dream of Others’ Nightmares
I wonder hopelessly in the mundane. The brain begins to create that which it longs for. If the world does not provide it, I will create it. Continue Reading
Friends Lost in the Sandbox
by Vincent Johnson I am no special operator, ranger, or grunt of sorts. I never get why so many people I speak to about military service feel they Continue Reading
Hypervigilance: Are You Always Alert?
We were in the middle of Subject Control and Arrest Techniques in the Police Academy when I earned the name “Code Red.” If my bearing and violence in Continue Reading
From Service to Shield in Executive Protection
by Jake Mahar Imagine a career where all your skills and experience are put into action every day. A field where anything is possible and every Continue Reading
Damn the Valley: Benning—It’s Just a Body
by William Yeske The following is an excerpt from William Yeske's book: Damn the Valley 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2-508 PIR, 82nd Airborne in the Continue Reading
Where Beauty is Found in War
I'm behind a tree no bigger around than my fist with branches breaking and dirt flying. In a fleeting moment I hardly ever share, a grin spreads Continue Reading
When “Humanitarian” Projects Aren’t
Engineers, especially civil engineers, build things. It’s what we do, and we consider each project, large or small, “our” project. Being a civil Continue Reading