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
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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
What Soldiers Know About Love
I haven’t read the Bible in a while—unless you count the few times a week that I read the daily scripture sent to my phone from the Bible app. Continue Reading
A Warrior’s Call to Courage After War
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's permission. How do you Continue Reading
Leading with The Big Five: A Tactical Approach to Strategic Leadership
Within the elite echelons of the Ranger Regiment, where precision and purpose collide, an operational mantra underscores success on the battlefield: Continue Reading
The Pentagon Would Court-Martial a Corporal for This Accounting
Somewhere in the United States military, a corporal is explaining a $12.37 travel voucher discrepancy to a supervisor who looks ready to convene a war Continue Reading
Cub Scouts the Air Force Way
By an Anonymous USAF Brat Back in the 1970s, Cub Scouts were a part of virtually every young boy’s existence. It was almost a rite of passage. Some Continue Reading
The Army Has a Memory Problem
Every few years, the Army discovers something it used to know. Trenches matter again. Camouflage matters again. Headquarters must move. Radios can be Continue Reading
Excellence Punished, Mediocrity Protected
The Uncomfortable Reality There’s a grim little truism that most people learn sooner or later: being liked at work is often more important than Continue Reading
Gold Star Healer: A Soul-Saving Journey of Redemption
Michael Gerald Reagan, Marine Vietnam combat veteran, and nationally known artist to presidents, athletes, and Hollywood stars, opened his 75-year-old Continue Reading
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This
Twenty years after Medal of Honor recipient Michael Monsoor gave his life for his brothers, we still carry his sacrifice and the memory of all our Continue Reading
December 19
By an Anonymous USAF Brat It was cold. Not the New England kind of cold but the bitter, biting, wind-driven cold on an overcast day that fit what Continue Reading