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COVID-19 Reality Check: Warning from the Lock Down in Italy

COVID-19 Reality Check: Warning from the Lock Down in Italy By Army Ranger Joe Lynch I can't believe how many naysayers and nonbelievers there still are about this whole pandemic. Yes, at the beginning mistakes were made. But I guarantee there would’ve been an incredible outcry if at the start they’d locked everything down—the very thing that would have stalled this. Here’s … [Read more...]

COVID-19, “Vanity Metrics” and the Quantitative Game of Numbers

COVID-19, "Vanity Metrics" and the Quantitative Game of Numbers by Kerry Patton Numbers, they do not lie. Numbers are science. Numbers demonstrate a scale, which needs much attention. Without numbers, we have no metrics. Most have heard at least one of the aforementioned statements, maybe all of them, in our adult lives. But how many understand the flaws in such … [Read more...]

The Chinese Coronavirus Hits West Point

The Chinese Coronavirus Hits West Point by Scott Faith In an official release published earlier today, officials at West Point confirmed the Academy's first two cases of COVID19, also known as the Chinese coronavirus.  The two infected individuals, who worked in West Point's "Emergency Operations Center," are now self-quarantined in an off-campus location.  Cadets and most … [Read more...]

COVID-19: The Recipe for Success Includes a Dash of Prepper

COVID-19: The Recipe for Success Includes a Dash of Prepper by Kevin Wilson People do a lot of weird stuff on deployment. After about four months in Syria, the novel I was writing sort of ended up in a corner that I couldn’t see a way out of. So I said to hell with it and decided to start another project as a palate cleanser. The idea I settled on was: What would it be … [Read more...]

COVID-19: Take it Seriously or We Risk Our Freedom

COVID-19: Take it Seriously or We Risk Our Freedom by Matt Trevathan John drove across state lines. Immediately entering the state of Georgia, his car was stopped at a roadblock. A police officer, dressed in protective mask and gloves, asks John to roll down his window. He does and is quickly scanned with a touchless thermometer. “Where is your mask?” asks the … [Read more...]

Mandatory Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Now What?

Mandatory Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Now What? by Andrew Fisher This first appeared in The Havok Journal March 23, 2018. From the Next Generation Combat Medic Admins Recently, GEN Joseph Votel, commander of Central Command (CENTCOM) mandated that allilitary personnel deploying to the CENTCOM Area of Operations (AO) must have completed Tactical Combat Casualty Care … [Read more...]

Biological Warfare: Media’s Transformation of Politics into Hysterics

Biological Warfare: Media's Transformation of Politics into Hysterics by Michael Bama Katt You better fear politicians and the media a hell of a lot more than you fear that goddam flu. It amazes the hell out of me they've managed to convince some of the smartest people I know that Republicans can't grasp the danger of the virus spreading here AND that they're using the … [Read more...]

Will the Coronavirus Destroy Trump’s Re-Election?

Will the Coronavirus Destroy Trump’s Re-Election? by Kerry Patton President Trump continuously praises the current economy which he claims has flourished since his Presidency. Many arguments exist pertaining his claims that the current economy is a result of his enacted policies. Yet no matter how one looks at it and no matter one’s opinion of whether his policies or a … [Read more...]

Your “Tactical Tampon” is Useless for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage

Your "Tactical Tampon" is Useless for Life-Threatening Hemorrhage by Andrew Fisher The myth that tampons can quell life-threatening hemorrhage just won’t die. It seems that every other week a post on social media touts the amazing effects of tampons as a life-saving intervention (LSI). After all, there are anecdotes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the veteran favorite … [Read more...]