by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Time to call out the real enemy of America and the West (Image Credit: Author) Continue Reading
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D-Day & Beyond: Land of the Free Because of the Brave
D-Day is certainly a day to be celebrated; but it is also important to recognize, for those who survived the jumps and beach landings, that day was Continue Reading
D-Day: Rangers Lead The Way
One of the highlights of my last trip to France was the three days I spent in Normandy, the site of the D-Day invasion. As a professional military Continue Reading
The FBI’s Militia Violent Extremism List
Some time ago the FBI’s Militia Violent Extremism list was leaked. It caused a lot of uproar. The list showed a number of symbols with information on Continue Reading
Mad Scientist – The Military and Artificial Intelligence
by MSG Woody Woodward, US Army The battlefield has grown vertically, horizontally, and virtually expanding into multiple complex domains, adding an Continue Reading
There is a Difference between Behavioral Profiling and Racial Profiling
I took a college course some years back. At that point, I’d been a police officer for about 3 years. The course centered around the issues of Racial Continue Reading
Killing a Man: A Ranger Reflects
It’s not that you think it won’t happen, but maybe you just aren’t quite anticipating it when it does happen. I always thought I would know when the Continue Reading
Reflections on Leadership from a Retired Canadian Army Sergeant
Let me start by saying that leading troops was the greatest honour in my military career. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has principles of Continue Reading
Global Organized Crime and Narcotics Trafficking
A myriad of cultural, environmental, political, and economic factors contribute to or facilitate the emergence and expansion of organized crime and Continue Reading
The Threefold Promise of America
I love America. I know I’m supposed to be all jaded, like any good inhabitant of postmodern society, but I genuinely love our country. For me, it’s Continue Reading
Challenging the “Outside the Box” Thinking Fallacy
Coming as we do from a Special Operations Forces (SOF) background, we recognize full well the value of unconventional thinking and innovation in the Continue Reading
Command Presence Plus Situational Awareness = Controlled Chaos
"Command presence" is discussed on day 1 of the police academy and stays with the officer for the rest of his or her career. Does this mean the Continue Reading