by John Chandler I always forget about September 11, 2001 until September 11, 2001. The specifics I mean. There are always reminders and stories on Continue Reading
National Security
Today is September 12, 2001: “For the Soldier Dying Young”
"Today is September 12, 2001." With September 11, 2001 far behind us, a new school year beginning, and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, my Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 28: The 9/11 Special Episode
Consider this the first Tri-Weekly Havok episode. Now, we had a 9/11 episode planned as part of our regularly scheduled programming. But I did this Continue Reading
Thoughts on 11 September: A Special Operations Perspective
by Maj Gen (Ret.) Buck Elton and LTC Mike Kelvington September 11th, 2001 was the day our generation realized our world had forever changed. Continue Reading
America Desperately Needs to Return to September 12, 2001
by Gunnery Sergeant L. Christian Bussler It seems as if it hasn’t been 18 years already, but reflecting upon those memories, so many things have Continue Reading
Military Actions in the 21st Century Will Defined by Ambiguity
by an anonymous former Special Operations officer “Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult” -Carl von Continue Reading
The U.S. Army is Politically Correct… And Less Lethal
On a crisp morning within the desert plain of a United States Army base in the southwestern United States, Soldiers are conducting physical fitness Continue Reading
The Long Walk Home: How Does the U.S. Evacuate Those Left Behind in Afghanistan?
How Does the U.S. Evacuate Those Left Behind in Afghanistan? The U.S. and its NATO allies will have completed their military withdrawal from Continue Reading
Islamic Violent Extremism and its Impact on the Rise of Nationalism in Western Democracies
In the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring Uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe experienced a dramatic spike in Muslim Continue Reading
Move Over State Department, DoD Shapes Foreign Policy
by an anonymous former Special Forces Officer “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” -Benjamin Franklin _________ Has the Continue Reading
I’m Marking the LZ for America: We Need More Alvin Yorks
I’ve been listening to Sabaton’s new album, The Great War, a lot lately. It’s good, y’all. Check it out. There are several tracks that both my kids Continue Reading
The Ugly Truth about Torture
Morals are a construct. We are not born with them, we learn them based on societal agreed upon rules. We evaluate our standards against what is Continue Reading
