al-Qaeda Counter-Drone Tactics Found in Mali

Members of the Associate Press in Timbuktu, Mali have discovered what appears to be a list of 22 methods/tactics for enemy fighters to avoid being targeted by American drone strikes. The list which was found in a manila folder in an abandoned Islamist building was published online by the Associate Press. The document was created by Yemeni […]

FBIs HRT: Selection and Training

As part of the FBIs 30th anniversary special on their Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), I recently posted an article that included a recent video of the unit in training which can be found here: FBIs Hostage Rescue Team Marks 30th Anniversary Part 2 and 3 of the HRT special have been recently released that includes […]

The Other Dirty War: Danzon

No conoces a Mexico. No la conoces como yo. No lo conoces porque eres supuesto Americano. En realidad, ambos somos. Pero tu distingues. Soy el original. Tu eres la copia. Introduction to the Introduction You don’t know Mexico. You know Tex Mex. You know illegal immigrants. You might know Cantinflas. You see Mexico from a […]

Benghazi: The Definitive Report

This Tuesday, White House Counter-Terrorism adviser John Brennan will sit down for the closed door classified portion of his confirmation hearing.  Brennan brings a lot of baggage to the table and has taken some fire from both the Left and the Right for his support of para-military activities and so-called Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.  This last […]

Empty Chessboards

Military intelligence is a horrible hydra or chimera. Pick your beast. It seeks to stay beholden to the TO&E of traditional (and sometimes non-traditional) Army infrastructure.

Red Teams Support SOF War on Terrorism – Part 2

The trip to the infil point was uneventful. The blacked-out Hilux took the rocks on the road pretty well, however the operators on the back of the small pickup truck felt every one of them. Once they reached the infil point, the vehicle slowed down just enough for them to jump out and seek cover […]

Military Cyber Assault Testing Reveals Data Leaks

During multiple military cybersecurity assessments last year of both simulated and real-world missions — three of which involved units deployed to U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, which includes the Middle East and Afghanistan — personnel leaked the positions and activities of allies to adversaries, Defense Department officials told Congress this week. The incidents were […]

Red Teams Support SOF in War on Terrorism – Part 1

The building was brighter than the sun. It was 0200, but all offices seem to be occupied, at least when peering through the night scope from 100 meters away. The three figures moved slowly, deliberately, placing heels first and sensing with the tip of the foot for anything that might make noise before placing the […]

Our Fallen Heroes: Darren LaBonte

Born in October of 1974, Darren LaBonte grew up in Southwest Connecticut, where he attended Brookfield High School and excelled in football and baseball. According to his father; Darren turned down a shot at professional baseball with the Cleveland Indians and instead opted for the Army after graduating from high school. He enlisted in 1992 […]