The Havok Journal

The Voice of the Veteran Community

Sean Parnell

Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel

Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel by Kerry Patton If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you will hate this article. This is not some anti-Semitic article. It has nothing to do with religion or the Jewish faith. It has everything to do with the politics, policies, and practices of an actual nation state--Israel. If you have … [Read more...]

What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement?

What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement? by Matt Trevathan I disembarked my plane to fill my lungs with the thick, humid air of Guangzhou. Although it was still early morning, the heat was just to the point of “oppressive” as my undershirt began soaking up the sweat to provide some good old southern air conditioning. But I wasn’t in … [Read more...]

Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge

Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge by Major Mike Kelvington 75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France.  One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), a seasoned element of the 82ndAirborne Division.  Some of its elements had already completed their third combat jump in about a … [Read more...]

American Airborne: Surprise & Deception

American Airborne: Surprise & Deception by Major Mike Kelvington On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to General Dwight D. Eisenhower about calling off the parachute operations associated with Operation Overlord.  Leigh-Mallory warned Eisenhower that he … [Read more...]

2nd Rule for the Counterradical

  Rule #2: “The people possess far more intelligence than is currently developed.”  Even the least educated and inexperienced individual can grasp incredibly complex concepts and ideas if provided in the context of their own cultural background and societal experience. The, not-so-very-liberal, liberal radicals who’ve so successfully assumed near absolute … [Read more...]

Applying the 13 Rules for the Counterradical

Putting forward a set of proposed rules for an insurgency means nothing without concrete recommendations with respect to how said Rules can be applied within the confines of the currently existing environment. This is due to the fact a thorough understanding of how they may be applied in an existing hostile environment is critical to developing a campaign plan. Particularly … [Read more...]

Saudi Women and the War on Terror

Saudi Women and the War on Terror by Mike Kelvington In the masculine-driven nation of Saudi Arabia, women are subordinate men and the state, yet, in the eyes of both, they serve as an important role within their society.  Historically and contextually, the Saudi government sees women as weak and “depicted as needing to be protected, controlled, and guided within an … [Read more...]

“The VA Is Not OK:” A Veteran’s Open Letter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

"The VA Is Not OK:" A Veteran's Open Letter to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by Kevin Wilson Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I hope this letter, should it make its way across to you the perilous seas of social media, finds you in good health. Our health is, after all, one of our most important assets, a fact that is doubly true for a member of Congress. No doubt your job … [Read more...]

Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution

The industrial Revolution, late 1700’s through the early 1800’s, was the incidental, if not intentioned, result of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, 1648, which collectively are known as the Peace of Westphalia. Arising from and concluding the Spanish and Dutch 80 years’ war and the Dutch and Germany portion of the 30 years’ wars, the Peace of Westphalia established the … [Read more...]