I had been around our sun almost fifty times when 2023 rolled around. To celebrate this milestone, I wanted to head off to the southeast corner of the Continue Reading
Military
Gender Dynamics in the Military
At 18 years old, I was unaware of the dynamics between male and female members of the military.When I enlisted, I thought we would be the same- Continue Reading
Puerto Rico’s Uneasy V-E Day
By Cristóbal Berry-Cabán “Today is V Day,” read the headline of El Mundo, one of Puerto Rico’s most widely read newspapers. The date was Tuesday, Continue Reading
Far From Familiar Faces: Romanian Human Intelligence Teams during the GWOT
By a former Special Forces Officer “I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices.” -The Continue Reading
Flying Freely, The B-52
The mighty airplane roars through the sky.A steel bird, behemoth on high,manned with a courageous flight crew,bringing destruction, committed to peace Continue Reading
Looking For a Home
“The Army didn’t issue you a family” is a refrain often heard by Army families. Today, as always, Army families struggle to build a hearth, somehow Continue Reading
You May Fly Over a Land Forever; You May Bomb It, Atomize It, Wipe It Clean of Life — But…
“You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, and wipe it clean of life — but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for Continue Reading
We Convince Ourselves of an Open Secret
We go from one to the next. We convince ourselves we are impervious. We can shuffle from one to another without one affecting the Continue Reading
Awareness. Flexibility. Action.
There is a tendency in modern training to overcomplicate decision-making. We build frameworks, create models, and teach step-by-step processes as if Continue Reading
Leave No One Behind
By Darin Gaub Understanding Personnel Recovery and Combat Search and Rescue in the military: it’s a national strategic mission and is resourced Continue Reading
Thanking the Military Child – in their own words
By Corbett Glick and J.C. Glick So often, when we thank veterans for their service, we focus on those in uniform and those that used to wear the Continue Reading
Holding My Breath Before Knowing
Proud Gold Star Mother of Sgt. First Class Kristoffer Domeij The first casualty of war is not a body. It’s the breath held too long by a parent of Continue Reading