Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

Radioactive material has gone missing in Iraq

Reuters just reported that radioactive material, Ir-192, was stolen last November from a facility in southern Basra. The IAEA said the missing “Ir-192 radioactive source in a shielding container” was classified as a Category 2 radioactive substance that, if not managed properly, could be fatal to someone exposed for a period of hours to days.—NBC […]

The airman who survived Ranger School

Earning a Ranger tab is a difficult task for most Army soldiers, so imagine the culture shock that this airman must have experienced while going through the Ranger course.