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
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The Secret of the Shadow
I sit and look upon the wall next to our bed. The desk lamp illuminates the darkness, only to cast shadows. I have lived most of my life in these Continue Reading
Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save our Allies
by Mikael Cook with Robert Conlin Editor's Note: The following is an eye-opening excerpt from Mikael and Robert's book: Life and Death at Abbey Continue Reading
Some Fear What Awaits Them in the Dark… Others are the Ones Out There Waiting
Some people are afraid of what is waiting for them in the dark... others are the ones out there waiting.Very respectfullyOS3 K. AudUSCGC Active, Continue Reading
Candles in the Trenches: Celebrating Hanukkah on the Front Lines, 1944
by Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán As the world plunged into the devastating final year of the Second World War, Jewish American soldiers on opposite Continue Reading
I Want An Honest Funeral… And So Should You
I have stood for more funerals than I care to count. I have become a seasoned veteran. I have stood for family, friends, soldiers, veterans, Continue Reading
When AI Misfires and Innocence Takes the Hit
Artificial Intelligence has taken some hits this past week. One big gut punch has been the misuse of it by humans rushing to identify the D.C. Continue Reading
How Clear is Your Lens?
I’m going to share an event that happened to me in the military and then at the end, share my take on what happened. I’m also not going to sanitize Continue Reading
How War Frees Us from Our Modern Selves
The throbbing pains disappear in an instant. The heart beats faster. The wandering brain rushes into focus. The subconscious begins to Continue Reading
Humbled by the River
Editor’s Note: In my time as Editor-in-Chief of The Havok Journal, I’ve written only a few personal pieces. One of our writers, K.C. Aud, once said, Continue Reading
What We Have Done for Ourselves
Maybe it is hubris. Maybe I want there to be this thing that isn't there. I still wonder how much my words and actions really mattered, in the larger Continue Reading
I Can’t “Fully Grasp” What it Means to Serve
I wrote this back in 2017 - When my youngest was on his first deployment, mirroring his older brother's choices - (although upping the ante from 11B Continue Reading