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National Security
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
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: The P.A.C.E. Business Plan
To quote one of my more colorful and influential Special Forces instructors during the train up for SF selection, who we will call ‘Mike’, “Have a Continue Reading
“100,000 North Korean Troops” to Ukraine: Why It Matters
According to multiple news reports, North Korea has offered 100,000 troops to Russia for their war in Ukraine. Well, that's interesting, but is it Continue Reading
A Vietnam Vet’s Perspective on “No Capability” to Pull Our People Out
by Carl Wells This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 22, 2021. I've seen a bunch of content/comments about the SecDef/CJCOS comments Continue Reading
Afghanistan Vets: “Find Your Struggle”
“To work and create 'for nothing', to sculpture in clay, to know that one's creation has no future, to see one's work destroyed in a day while being Continue Reading
“Reverse Watergate?” Why The FBI Raid On Trump’s Home Is So Bad For America
First the Russia hoax, now this.In case you missed it, the FBI raided former President Trump’s Mar-A-Lago home yesterday, with armed federal agents Continue Reading
He Was an Asset and Now He Has Nothing
by Anonymous During the longest war in American history, America utilized “willing accomplices” to assist with intelligence needs. Those “willing Continue Reading
Whose Freedom at What Price?
It seems that a huge percentage of the U.S. population believes that they should have a right to know everything about everything, as long as it's a Continue Reading
Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”
Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Martyrdom and Modern Mobilization: Jane McCrae and the Battle of Saratoga
by Major Steve Ferenzi This article was originally published by West Point's Modern War Institute. _____ Historians consider the Battle of Continue Reading