This first appeared in The Havok Journal on October 17, 2019. It is republished so that the "quiet war in Syria" is not Continue Reading
Army National Guard
Guard Culture: One Weekend a Month My Ass
by Leonard Benton Look, the Guard can be a great place or it can be a nightmare. But the first thing you are going to have to realize is that your Continue Reading
A Middle Eastern Veteran’s Struggle with His Own Community
My squad drives along MSR (main supply route) Dover, en-route to Camp Anaconda. I am standing in the gunner’s position, wearing my face mask and Continue Reading
Did the Capitol Security Deployment Bankrupt the National Guard?
As shown in the letter below, the National Guard recently announced a halt to a program designed to keep hard-to-retain professionals within its Continue Reading
Guard Culture Part 2: Who is the Guard?
by Leonard Benton Regular Army units have history and pride in that history. The Guard has twice as much and brothers and sisters, they earned Continue Reading
Interview With The National Guard Team That Made A Historic Win At Best Ranger Competition
by Paul J. O'Leary At the end of 2016’s David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition, Captain Robert Killian and Staff Sergeant Erich Friedlein stepped Continue Reading