The Captain Crozier case: Something is seriously wrong with Navy

The Captain Crozier case: Something is seriously wrong with Navy

Notice: This essay contains no disparaging remarks about China… I’m just kidding — of course there are some in there! Remember that time the American Navy intercepted the Japanese navy at Midway? And they wrecked it so bad the Japanese commander felt his guts were better off on the ship’s deck he retreated until his […]

Who lives and who dies? Massachusetts ready to sacrifice old and sick people

Who lives and who dies? Massachusetts ready to sacrifice old and sick people

In a scary scenario that sounds like that of a bad B movie, Massachusetts state officials are drawing up plans on how to better serve the public. And they’re ready to cull the old, the infirm and the weak. Think it is far-fetched? Think again. The Commonwealth has been looking at the ongoing coronavirus pandemic […]

No more tanks, less infantry battalions, some aviation: The new Marine Corps

No more tanks, less infantry battalions, some aviation: The new Marine Corps

“We are not a second land army, nor do we aspire to be anything other than the world’s premier naval expeditionary force.“ General David Berger’s “Commandant’s Planning Guidance” (CPG) may be one of the most ambitious such documents in Marine Corps history.  It envisions sweeping changes in Marine Corps structure and doctrine, carrying it both […]

Putin stages propaganda coup by sending Coronavirus aid to US

Putin stages propaganda coup by sending Coronavirus aid to US

It was reported on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had dispatched a shipment of medical supplies to the United States, following a phone conversation earlier in the week with President Trump. A follow-on statement from the U.S. Department of State revealed the medical supplies had been purchased from Russia. Reportedly, medical aid from other […]

To mask or not to mask, that is the question

To mask or not to mask, that is the question

With new information about how the virus is spread, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  recommended on Friday that everyone now should cover our faces in public, whether with a mask or otherwise. Yet, public health officials had thus been uncompromising in their stance that healthy people should not wear masks as a way to […]

Doom and gloom? COVID-19 and the US economy

Doom and gloom? COVID-19 and the US economy

Many Americans feared that when WWII came to a close the U.S. economy would slide back into the rut of the Great Depression. However, everyone’s fears were met with just the opposite outcome. American consumers were in a frenzy buying new homes and automobiles, while the aviation and banking industries were booming. The GDP more […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines still go to war like their WW2 forefathers

The Pic of the Day: Marines still go to war like their WW2 forefathers

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), climb a cargo net during a tactical debarkation rehearsal from amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The exercise served as a proof of concept for the Blue-Green team to demonstrate proficiency in a proven, reliable method of amphibious debarkation. The […]

Iran refuses American Coronavirus aid, claims US conspiracy

Iran refuses American Coronavirus aid, claims US conspiracy

With Iran being wracked by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and many high government officials having been infected –including a vice-president and an advisor to Khamenei — Iran’s Supreme Leader refused U.S. assistance stating that the virus was made by the American government. Khamenei’s comments, made on Sunday, parroted the conspiracy claims of the Chinese government, that […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines practicing ‘Prepositioning’

The Pic of the Day: Marines practicing ‘Prepositioning’

U.S. Marines position vehicles in the shoot during a Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Feb. 28, 2020. Marines with 3rd Marine Logistics Group exercise their MPF capabilities by validating Mission Essential Tasks to enhance operational readiness and increase their ability to support the III Marine Expeditionary Force.