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Paratroopers of WWII: Double Volunteers
When soldiers are asked why they volunteered for the paratroopers, their responses come in many forms. Many men signed up to be in the Airborne Continue Reading
Cyber Warfare: The Next WMD?
by Benjamin Varlese National security experts and the general populace most commonly associate Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) with a chemical, Continue Reading
We Are The Useful Idiots: How Our Nation Divided is Playing Straight Into The Hands of Our Greatest Enemies
by Dr. Alice Atalanta, Ph.D. This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 2, 2020. Unfortunately, the topics discussed remain just as relevant Continue Reading
Gemini VIII: 3rd Special Forces Group Support to the Space Mission–16 March 1966
by an anonymous Special Forces veteran The year 2020 marked the first time in 19 years that SpaceX and NASA launched a manned mission on a U.S.-made Continue Reading
Roots of Airborne Success: The Parachute Test Platoon
The American Airborne concept first suggested in World War I, became a need heading into World War II. The war started years before direct American Continue Reading
The Ranger Way – A “Peer Eval” on Benghazi Survivor Kris Paronto’s Book
by an Army Ranger This article was originally published in June 2017. It is fitting with the upcoming, week-long celebration at Fort Benning, Georgia Continue Reading
Why We Don’t (Shouldn’t*) Negotiate with Terrorists
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 3, 2014. The majority of the talk surrounding the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been in Continue Reading
D-Day: Rangers Lead The Way
One of the highlights of my last trip to France was the three days I spent in Normandy, the site of the D-Day invasion. As a professional military Continue Reading
D-Day & Beyond: Land of the Free Because of the Brave
D-Day is certainly a day to be celebrated; but it is also important to recognize, for those who survived the jumps and beach landings, that day was Continue Reading
CDC: A Pox On You!
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 23, 214. However, given the CDC's history vis-a-vis Covid-19, the topic discussed remains just as Continue Reading
Building a Winning Culture: Easy Company, Unit Cohesion & Grit
A group of individuals who came together to become one of the tightest fighting forces in World War II was the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Continue Reading
