Category: Expert Analysis

According to Hazzard, paramedics must be trained to respond in dangerous environments, should be given the tools they need to stay safe, and should not be kept on the sidelines until a scene is completely safe. Hazzard argues for a new model that incorporates more coordinated training with law enforcement, and even perhaps the use of body armor and additional tools to keep medics safe.

Our culture’s preoccupation with celebrity and fame has warped our sense of the world and our own view of leadership here at home.

This opinion piece by former SECNAV John Lehman originally appeared in the Naval Proceedings Magazine in September 2011. By John Lehman The swaggering-flyer mystique forged over the past century has been stymied in recent years by political correctness. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of U.S. naval aviation this year, but the culture that has become legend was […]

Editor’s Note: We recently saw a story that portrayed the DoD’s cost per flight hour of military aircraft.  So we asked our resident FighterSweep financial expert and former F/A-18 pilot Brett Odom and his team at Azimuth www.azimuth.solutions to give us the real cost breakdown. Unfortunately, he discovered some pretty sloppy DoD accounting. By Brett Odom The iron […]

The role of combat controller is one of the most fascinating special operations career fields around. But info on the job is hard to find.

Russia is seeing their international plans come to fruition by employing a nuanced, yet bold approach to foreign policy — while the world watches.

George Orwell had really cut his teeth towards his greater works first as an imperial policeman in Burma, and later as a foreign volunteer within the ranks of the Spanish Civil War.

Some Raiders are arguing that the dive bubble and jump wings that have long distinguished Recon Marines and Raiders alike, should still be good enough for them.

It’s called unconditional warfare, but the name isn’t as important. This is a role that A-teams are supposed to be able to execute, now. It’s not a new capability that’s never existed before. Instead, it just fell out of favor in preference for direct action. This effort will take SF back to its roots.

J.K. takes us through what it feels like and the requirements to complete the first major milestone in a pilot’s career: The solo. Any pilot’s first solo is a highlight moment in their careers, whether it be civilian or military. You can ask any aviator and they will probably be able to tell you the […]

Why does Turkey want Assad gone? The alternative to the Assad regime would be a new Sunni government. Syria is majority Sunni. Syria could serve as an extension of the Turkish government. The Middle East is on the verge of being born anew. Borders once observed will not be much longer. Turkey is in concert with the Gulf states in their desire to bring about regime change.

Information gleaned from social media could potentially be used to rob your home while you’re away, or to stage a virtual kidnapping that extorts money from your loved ones based on the false pretense that you’ve been abducted while traveling (see page 162 of the book).