By an anonymous USAF brat As I sat there on the couch shoving another backup mag wrapped in TactiGami™ into my go bag, I zipped it closed and Continue Reading
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Demons of Our Actions
By Trey Tull Our lives are composed of the consequences of our actions, the good, the bad, and the neutral. I believe the pattern of life is for us Continue Reading
The 160th SOAR, and Me: “Not That Long Ago” …But It Was
It was Branch Week at West Point, the time of year when the Army's basic branches send representatives--and representative military hardware--to the Continue Reading
Afghanistan: A Woman, Just Like Me
By Kaitlyn Trevathan On Saturday, September 11, 2021, my dad shared a post reflecting on his memory of 9/11. He wrote, “In the coming hours Continue Reading
How Ranger Regiment Ruined My Life | The Rebuttal
How Ranger Regiment Enriched My Life When I logged onto social media today, I was taken aback. There it was, “How Ranger Regiment Ruined My Continue Reading
The Ramp
I was but maybe a month or two old, not truly but in war we are reborn. A newborn thrust into this world, cold and alone. I was riding that Continue Reading
Most of Canada’s Military Is Overweight or Obese. That’s a Problem.
Militaries have always reflected the societies from which they recruit. When a population becomes less physically active, more dependent on processed Continue Reading
Stand Upright or Step Aside
Take a minute to think about the phrase, “to serve.” What does it mean to you—not as a slogan, but as a lived reality? What emotion does it stir when Continue Reading
The Many Blessings of an @ss Chewing
Okinawa in the 60s and early 70s was the ideal environment for a red-blooded American boy to grow up. There were endless woods and caves to explore, Continue Reading
Families After War: Who Are You Supposed to Be Now?
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
My First Engagement with the Enemy
I don't always know what will trigger a flashback of my deployment to Afghanistan, but today, it happened to be the song at the end of the 2020 Mulan Continue Reading
How the United States Uses Its Nuclear Submarine Fleet Today
Photo by Daniil Zameshaev on Unsplash Nuclear submarines spend much of their time where most people cannot see them. Far below the surface, their Continue Reading