"Not My Tribe:" Coast Guard Lieutenant Arrested For Democrat "Kill List" by Scott Faith "Coast Guard officer wanted to kill Democrats, TV hosts," the NBC headline screamed. Well, that's unusual; you don't normally see a lot of Coastie officers getting hemmed up for stuff like this. And after the recent Covington kerfuffle and the ongoing dumpster fire of the Jussie … [Read more...]
Rangers in Afghanstan: The Curious Fortitude of a Country Cow
Afghanistan was uncomfortable. Is uncomfortable. It never changed much since the 2001 invasion. Going there was like walking back in time 1000 years, except they have: guns, cars, and cell phones. And although the creature comforts have gotten progressively nicer, they were always contrasted against something better back at home. So what really changed were the … [Read more...]
Veteran Re-Integration: A Normal Job
Veteran Re-Integration: A Normal Job Originally published on 11 February 2017.What causes you to see the world as you do? When you go to work what is it inside you that furnishes a sense of satisfaction? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose that? To experience profound purpose, to live in glory amongst events wrought of the most wretched sorrow. Each … [Read more...]
Every Day Carry Knives
I was told, and I believe, that you should never take something to war that you are afraid to lose. We are talking about possessions of the object kind, not your life. It is one thing to have a tool that fits the bill and is something you spent a great deal of money on. It is another to value the tool too much to the point you might risk your life if you lost it.Good luck … [Read more...]
Our Country, Our Collective Courage
I’ve never met an actual award for valor recipient who thought they deserved it. (I won’t diminish this article by discussing the posers.) Medal of Honor recipients, across the board, will tell you it was others who actually deserved the award. Having seen others actions during their cited engagement, they all wonder why it was them and not others receiving the award.For … [Read more...]
Never Forgotten: The Deadliest Day During OIF
Written by Charlie Moose.In late January of 2005, the Lava Dawgs had just left the city of Fallujah after 75 days of some of the most intense, offensive operations of scale in the Iraq War. Everyone was elated to have survived. They were each given 2 beers per man as a late Christmas covenant. The snap and pop of aluminum cans gave clear indication to a temporary solace. … [Read more...]
Can’t Spell “Pimp” Without “MP”
I guess he was just "Big Pimpin'."Downrange, he was a noncommissioned officer in the Military Police Corps. But back home in North Carolina, he had a double life... as a pimp.According to the Charlotte Observer, former Army Reservist Xaver Boston served on a personal security detail for an Army general Afghanistan, but in Charlotte he was pimping out vulnerable, … [Read more...]
Steady As She Goes
Written by Special Guest Author: L.A. Gardner“Steady as she goes….hold the line.” The words resonated off the screen at me in a way that I hadn’t felt in a long time. Secretary of Defense Mattis, Mad-Dog, father of many Marine and Soldier warriors, a hero to many and a non-tarnishable example of service and patriotism- had in those simple words spoken straight to my … [Read more...]
Autonomous Vehicles: Logistics For Modern War
Autonomous Vehicles: Logistics For Modern War by LTC Charles Faint and Uriel EpshteinThis article first appeared in West Point' Modern War Journal under the headline "That's Logistics: The Autonomous Future of the Army's Battlefield Supply Chain." It is reposted here with the permission of the original author. _____ “Amateurs talk tactics, but professionals talk … [Read more...]
I’ve Got My Ranger’s Six
I’ve Got My Ranger’s Six by Lisa KellyEditor's Note: In military parlance, the "six o'clock position," or simply "the six," is the rear. It is the most vulnerable position, and the one hardest to protect. To say "I've got your six" means "I've got your back," or "I'm here for you." With 22 veterans a day committing suicide, it's important for veterans to know that … [Read more...]