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The debate last night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was entertaining for sure. But, it also contained a fair amount of substance. They debated issues, and they dove right in. Trump seemed surprisingly tame and not unhinged, and Hillary Clinton tried not to engage him. The debate had some good parts, as well as […]

BAE Systems, responding to the US Army’s call for a new light tank, has brought back a vehicle that was scheduled to go into service in the 1990s. The M8 Armored Gun System is meant to provide a firepower boost to light infantry forces, particularly paratroopers. It was originally set to go into service in the 1990s […]

Trump shark is going to be out for blood. He’ll be at the debate to besmirch Hillary Clinton and to chew bubble gum. Trump doesn’t chew bubble gum at debates. I don’t even know what to expect from the debate this evening. I’m not sure if given the opportunity to read the script before hand […]

On Oct. 9, militants in Yemen — widely believed be members or allies of the Houthis, an Iran-backed Shi’ite political movement — fired missiles at the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Mason and the amphibious mothership Ponce in the Bab Al Mandab Strait. On Oct. 11, at least one more cruise missile struck the water near Mason. Four days after the initial incident, Mason’s sister ship USS Nitze lobbed […]

The Release Graduating from BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training is one of the most liberating emotions a man can experience. During the training, most of us never looked past our next meal, much less the next week or phase. Eventually, somewhere during land warfare in third phase I actually started to believe I might become a […]

The United States military failed America in Afghanistan. It wasn’t a tactical failure. It was a failure of leadership. The ascent of David Petraeus and the Army’s rediscovery of counterinsurgency doctrine led many to believe that the military had dramatically adapted itself for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately the transformation was only skin deep. Petraeus […]

Newly released documents from the FBI’s investigation into the Hillary Clinton e-mail scandal reveal the Presidential candidate’s flagrant disregard for physical and information security, as well as how senior Diplomatic Security staff quit her detail and otherwise avoided it like the plague.  One member of the detail, “explained that Clinton’s treatment of DS [Diplomatic Security] […]

Editors note: the following open letter was penned by a current member of 5th Special Forces Group who wanted to speak out against the current toxic command climate that exists in his unit. Toxic leadership is something that many soldiers and civilians accuse their command of, but rarely is it ever as bad as it […]

SOF personnel possess a level of discipline that far exceeds their LE counterparts; we are accustomed to moving all night, sleeping when we can, and eating when time permits. It’s this level of conviction that is desperately needed down here along the U.S./Mexico Border.

Sometimes while I am working I like to throw in my wireless headphones and either listen to music or watch movies on my non-exploding Samsung Note 5 Android. Most of the time, I am content with really just listening while I work, even to movies, if I have seen them before. (I am on my […]

PJ and I were in the same Peshmerga units before he left to fight in Syria alongside the YPG. He is an exceptional warrior that embodies the spirit of the Marine Corps with a sense of humor that cannot be matched, Semper Fidelis brother.   Kurt: What’s your military background? PJ: 0351 infantry assaultman UCMC […]

We’re entering that time of year when we can expect an increase in bad weather and other natural disasters, such as hurricanes, flooding, and even blizzards. Hurricane Matthew, for instance, has already left hundreds dead in Haiti and has already hit land in the U.S. Here are five things you can do to help prepare your family for whatever disasters you […]