In his seminal 1995 essay Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital, author and researcher Robert Putnam examined the phenomenon of civic Continue Reading
Charles Faint
Veteran Community: Give Your Flowers to the Living
Editor's Note: This is a co-authored article by The Havok Journal's owner, LTC (Ret.) Charlie Faint, and one of his longtime friends, who wishes to Continue Reading
7 Things Veterans Know… That the Rest of America Doesn’t
Veterans are sometimes seen as a breed apart inside American society. We're not; we came from the civilian American populace and assuming we live long Continue Reading
“Infinitely Prouder to be a Father”: General Douglas MacArthur on Father’s Day
General Douglas MacArthur gave us many memorable quotes over the years: "I shall return," "old soldiers never die," "no substitute for victory," the Continue Reading
“Life Goes On”: In Memory of Air Force Veteran Nate Barnes
by Charlie Faint and Mike Warnock(this section by Charlie Faint)This story begins where few stories do: on a school bus, in 8th Grade, in Continue Reading
Yale University and “The Loneliness of the Military Professional”
Many years ago, I began working on a project that eventually became this article. It started when a friend of mine, a fellow veteran, sent me Continue Reading
The Death of the Humvee Turret Gunner
First, a little context: Death of the Ball Turret GunnerBy Randall Jarrell From my mother's sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly Continue Reading
America’s Noncommissioned Officers: “Uniformly Excellent”
This article first appeared in Black Rifle Coffee's Coffee or Die Magazine in October of 2019 .You can read more great Coffee or Die articles Continue Reading
What a Runner Could Learn from a Ranger Mom
by Kenneth Posner A long time ago, I was a U.S. Army Ranger. It was just about the toughest thing I ever did. Honestly, I wasn’t very good; my path Continue Reading
The Two Types of Female Military Stock Art: “Slutty” and “S#!tty”
For those who don’t know, I am the editor emeritus of The Havok Journal. This past weekend I was talking with new editor, Doug Penhall, about Captain Continue Reading
Cadets: On Branch Night and Every Night, Be the Best “That” That You Can Be
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by the Modern War Institute on November 15, 2017, and is republished with the permission of the Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 35: The Role of Femininity in the Military
I sat down with Lani Hankins, Lori Buttieries, and Dex for a frank conversation about not just women in the military, but femininity in the military - Continue Reading