Secrets of SOG: An Unheeded Warning (Pt. 2)

Note: This is part two of a series. You can read part one here. Sometime after midnight, Aug. 23, south of FOB 4 in Da Nang, sitting atop the highest of the five peaks that make up Marble Mountain, the nine men of ST Rattler were enjoying a quiet night. Assistant Team Leader Larry “Gambler” Trimble […]

Uzbekistan: Human Rights Abuses, Line of Succession, and Central Asian Geopolitics

In part one of this article series on Uzbekistan, I explored the changing security dynamic of Central Asia and the impact that the adjustments have had on both United States policy towards Uzbekistan and military modernization in the former Soviet republic. Uzbekistan’s recent policy pivots, to include an agreement on acquiring military weapons systems from […]

TransAsia Airways Crash Caught On Tape

Yesterday morning at 02:55 UTC, TransAsia Airways flight 235 crashed shortly after departing Songshan Airport (RCSS) in Taipei. The flight was destined for Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (RCBS). The current numbers being reported are 31 fatalities, 15 injured, and 12 missing. After watching the video footage that was caught, any survivors  of something so catastrophic is a […]

UPDATE: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Debris Located

Early this morning, AirAsia executives confirmed search and rescue assets had located debris from QZ8501, and recovery operations were underway. The debris and other items were spotted in the Karimata Strait, approximately 110 miles southwest of Pangkalanbuun. Here is a recap of the initial incident: On 28 December at 00:24 UTC, an Indonesia AirAsia flight operating […]