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American Airborne: Surprise & Deception
On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to Continue Reading
Seven Months, Three Dependents, and One Congressman: A Brief Look Inside the VA’s Frustrating Bureaucracy
by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Charles Faint A Reluctant Start to a Lengthy Process I retired from the Army in November 2022 after 27 years of Continue Reading
Sanctuary for Sleeper Cells
“There are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.” – Boris Johnson “The average man is a conformist, Continue Reading
When is War Necessary?
by Ryan Miller War is necessary when it’s profitable, and there’s no money like blood money. Necessity arrives when next year’s bomb order depends Continue Reading
The Looming Divide: Could America Face Another Civil War? Part 2
"Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure." – Abraham Continue Reading
The Looming Divide: Could America Face Another Civil War? Part 1
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." – Abraham Lincoln"It is the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country, and the Continue Reading
The City Trees That Just Won’t Fall
In the suburban paradise where I reside, there is a tree in my front yard. I’m no arborist, but I think it’s an oak. It’s what we call a “City Tree.” Continue Reading
Ukraine: Justifying A False Narrative Through a Bad Picture
No, Ukraine is not the dam holding back Russia from trying to consume the rest of Europe by Darin Gaub, Lt Col (ret) I was sent this picture a Continue Reading
The Fall of the Fourth Estate
“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed.” – Mark Twain.“Quote me as saying I was Continue Reading
Cry “Havok!” and Let Slip the DOGE of War
“Judge the effectiveness of a strategy by the response of your opponent.” – Dan Bongino Over the past month, the Department of Government Continue Reading
A Day in the Life of a Coast Guardsman
2014 09 12 Friday The event started late in the afternoon. We received a rather vague notification that a vessel of interest (VOI) may be heading Continue Reading