Think Like Green Beret: In Death Ground, Fight!

Think Like Green Beret: In Death Ground, Fight!

“In difficult ground, press on; On hemmed-in ground, use subterfuge; In death ground, fight”  – Chapter 11 of Sun Tzu‘s The Art of War For decades, Green Berets have been sent all over the world, often going into complex dangerous situations with host nation forces.  The opportunities for disaster are obvious and frequent.  How do Green Berets thrive in […]

In Defense Of The F-35 Lightning II: Who’s Right?

FighterSweep Fans, this is the question in the back of many an intelligent mind as it applies to the F-35 Lightning II: who’s right? We have the crowd eager to grab torches and pitchforks anytime the subject is brought up, largely because of the ongoing debate about the JSF’s capabilities in CAS versus those of […]

SOCOM Adopts the Glock 19: Will Big Army follow?

SOCOM Adopts the Glock 19: Will Big Army follow?

Over the last few months, US Special Operations Command units of all branches of the military have been getting Glock 19s.  Numerous reports state that Naval Special Warfare Command, MARSOC and AFSOC  have been issued the Glock 19. Elements of Army SOF have used the Glock 22 for years and are now getting the Glock […]

A Plan for Everything: How I Could Theoretically Destroy the World

A Plan for Everything: How I Could Theoretically Destroy the World

If I am not indefinitely detained in a federal facility following this article,  I will cover my interrogation period in my next article. Yes, I beat you to it! OK, so hands down I’ve been told again and again throughout my life to have a plan for everything. Apparently I’m the only one who took […]

How America Can Help the Kurds Beat ISIS in Rojava

How America Can Help the Kurds Beat ISIS in Rojava

The Kurdish freedom fighters of the YPG (People’s Protection Units) have been fighting and dying in their war against ISIS in Syria. They’ve put up a noble fight to the utmost of their ability. They are competent on the battlefield and are seeking to establish a democratic state in Rojava. But as easy as it […]