Category: Expert Analysis

Another month passes, and another series of cracks appear in the foundation of the global political order.

Women are set to attend SOF training and join the force as operators, but the system may not be prepared to receive them.

I’m sure we’ve all seen the videos on YouTube of a family being confronted by a group of aggressive individuals on the highway, the parents pulled out of the car and beaten in front of their kids. Or maybe you’ve heard the stories of private military contractors caught in an ambush on the roads of […]

Air Wing:  CVW-7 Ship: CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman Squadron:  VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet A good friend of mine, LT C. “Wingnut” Wickware, has just returned from a deployment aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  He took a few moments to share his experiences with the Fighter Sweep community.   FS:  Hey Wingnut. Thanks […]

In the military, we’re obsessed with creating new tools to use in war, in a tactical sense. But, the future of wars to come will be fought in the streets, and via proxies. We’ll need communication tools that are reliable, competent, and secure…

Would you treat a wounded Hezbollah soldier in the sands of Iraq? Would you release 1,000-pound bombs in support of Iranian surrogates on the ground?

Many have been convicted for far less, others are currently under indictment for self-reporting their own security violations. In contrast I’d love to post the video of Trey Gowdy railing the director of the FBI, if only to remind us that the idea of accountability is forever lost on the former First Lady.

Next Friday, Matt Damon returns for a fourth outing in the film “Jason Bourne,” as the superspy continues to investigate his fuzzy past and piece together all the terrible things he’s done. Bourne’s amnesia has always been central to the character’s story. The ex-black ops soldier has spent years (and three previous films) trying to […]

The New York Times reported yesterday that French investigators, working with Egyptian counterparts, have determined the Airbus 320 that crashed in May traveling from Paris to Cairo was brought down by a fire inside the plane, near the cockpit. While the exact location and nature of the fire are, as of yet, unknown, the evidence rules […]

Investigators release initial report on Egyptair 804 mishap

Public speaking, emotional intelligence, and the ability to connect with others will be more important for the wars to come than our ability to fight.

Because of the nature of the deployment, nearly all of us dropped as low in weight as our bodies could handle. When I returned, THOR3 was an incredibly useful tool to rebuild and capitalize on the physical strengths I brought back with me.