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Prisoners Built WHAT for the U.S. Military? A Story in Contracting Gone Bad

Prisoners Built WHAT for the U.S. Military? A Story in Contracting Gone Bad by Marshall McGurk Spoiler Alert: This is not an Article 107 News article. The federal government paid over $53 million to two companies to build combat helmets between 2006 and 2009. The cost is not the problem. The problem is almost 150,000 Army and Marine Corps combat helmets were defective. Oh … [Read more...]

What It Means to be an “Educated” Warfighter

What It Means to be an “Educated” Warfighter by Greg Drobny Continuing on with the theme of the article, What it Means to be an “Educated” Man in Today’s America, it’s time to get a little more focused. Given the readership here, the logical place to start is with the warrior class. So, what does “education” for a warfighter look like? In today’s military, many … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3) by Loren Schofield Editor's Note:  This is the third of a three-part series on this subject. Make sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 in order to have a full sense of this story. _____ Most Dangerous Course of Action (MDCOA) Take Out the Power Grid Is it a realistic and legitimate threat, or conspiracy … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2) by  Loren Schofield Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series.  Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 3 in order to have a full sense of this article. _____ Type of Attack: Organized State/Non-State Sponsored Attack The list of enemies of the United States is a long one, and many, if the … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1) This is Part 1 of a three-part series by former Special Forces soldier Loren Schofield. ____ As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (18 Fox), it is part of the job to understand the enemy and learn everything you can about him so you can try to predict what they will do. Part of this is playing Red Team … [Read more...]

SpecOps Doc: It’s Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15

SpecOps Doc: It's Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15 by Dan Pronk Editor's Note: Dr. Dan Pronk is an Australian medical doctor who spent much of his time in the Australian Army assigned to Special Operations units.  This article first appeared in the TacMed blog, and later in several other blogs, and is re-posted here with the permission of the original … [Read more...]

The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology

The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology by Mike Kelvington The disturbing news that invaded the homes of the western world, yet again, over the past 24 hours is more than an “inconvenient truth.” It was a terrorist attack conducted by another jihadist with the intent of harming innocent civilians celebrating their own independence on Bastille Day … [Read more...]

Transgenders, Viagra, and Trump: Some Rational Thoughts

Transgenders, Viagra, and Trump: Some Rational Thoughts (anonymous) This first appeared in The Havok Journal July 28, 2017, but the topics discussed remain apropos today. For all those not living under a rock, the big story in the military community this week was President Trump’s tweeting of a “ban” on Transgender people in the military. In light of the fact that … [Read more...]

The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Rangers Lead the Way

The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Rangers Lead the Way by Mike Kelvington   "These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war." -President Reagan, address at Pointe du Hoc, 4oth anniversary of D-Day, 1984 While Rangers of the 75th Ranger … [Read more...]