A look behind the scenes at SOFREP

A look behind the scenes at SOFREP

OMG — the chineez!! I’m pretty sure the chineez have likely hijacked my cartoon ideas for the next… let’s just say for however long their pandemic affliction lingers around. Yessirree, folks, not since Nazi German has a nation taken such a crap on — THE ENTIRE WORLD! Xìe-xie nín, Zhōng Húa Rén Mín Gúo Gōng […]

The little known but vast economic potential of Afghanistan

The little known but vast economic potential of Afghanistan

My personal experiences from Afghanistan have taught me that the Afghanis are resilient people, capable of overcoming natural disasters, political turmoil, and complex insurgencies. Afghanistan’s economic development has been stifled considerably by war and poverty; climate change will only add another hindrance to the list. However, there is a deep desire amongst the Afghan population […]

Did Trump try to buy off a Coronavirus vaccine? The battle and politics behind the pandemic

Did Trump try to buy off a Coronavirus vaccine? The battle and politics behind the pandemic

According to German government officials, the U.S. government tried to secure the world’s first Coronavirus vaccine. More specifically, the German officials claim that the Trump administration offered large sums of money to CureVac, a German biotechnology firm, that has been developing a Coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to buy the exclusive rights for a potential […]

Weekend News Roundup: OMG, the Chinese! Serial masturbator caught, Creepy Joe Biden’s decline, Hindus drink cow urine to ward off Coronavirus

Weekend News Roundup: OMG, the Chinese! Serial masturbator caught, Creepy Joe Biden’s decline, Hindus drink cow urine to ward off Coronavirus

Advisory: intermittent strong language Oh, my God… the Chinese! Muricans have typically made for some crappy tourists in other countries. But sports fans move over and make way for the new Patron Saints of awfully-behaved people visiting other countries — the Chinese! For all of modern history, the Chinese have been hard-driven to be the […]

Coronavirus: We’re in trouble, folks, but not in the way you think

Coronavirus: We’re in trouble, folks, but not in the way you think

The coronavirus has our country in some serious trouble, folks. The cause isn’t the virus itself, which can be deadly for sure, but the hysteria, which has approached near panic, in too many aspects of our lives.  There is a pandemic of fear permeating the world and it leaves one with the impression that if […]

Pentagon announces measures to curtail spread of Coronavirus

Pentagon announces measures to curtail spread of Coronavirus

If the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is at all a touchstone for us regarding the gravity of a situation, then it is noteworthy that the Pentagon has imposed DoD-wide travel restrictions for all of the personnel and their families. It was never to say that the military should be exempt from precautions and measures […]

NY National Guard is mobilized to deal with Coronavirus

NY National Guard is mobilized to deal with Coronavirus

The Governor of New York State has ordered the National Guard to deploy in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, the New York National Guard will be responsible for containing the area around New Rochelle, a small town a few miles north of New York City in Westchester County. The troops […]

The Pic of the Day: American and New Zealand sailors train together

The Pic of the Day: American and New Zealand sailors train together

Command Master Chief Andrew Tyler, from Oakland, Calif., center, and the Royal New Zealand Navy sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners […]

Two US servicemembers treated for the Coronavirus

Two US servicemembers treated for the Coronavirus

At least two U.S. service members have contracted the Coronavirus, according to the Department of Defense (DoD). The first is a U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Italy. The southern European country, where significant U.S. forces are stationed, has been hit particularly hard by the virus. In the last week alone, Coronavirus cases nearly tripled from […]

Pentagon is looking to cut outdated missions, it should begin with this one

Pentagon is looking to cut outdated missions, it should begin with this one

For the past several months, the United States military has been looking at cutting troop levels in Africa, South America, and other places. This is in an effort to beef up the conventional forces to face the potential threats of the near-peer militaries of China and Russia in a conventional war that will never happen.  […]

From plastic back to paper, the World-Savers are at it again

From plastic back to paper, the World-Savers are at it again

When I was a kid the whole country switched from paper grocery bags over to plastic due to the pressure of professional environmentalists who wanted to save the trees. Most of you reading this have no memory of paper bags being used but it was quite something. They came in about four or five different […]

The Future of Bombers: Air Force commits to both B-21 and B-52 aircraft

The Future of Bombers: Air Force commits to both B-21 and B-52 aircraft

The Air Force’s future is both moving forward and tied to the past. The bombers of the future have already been decided: they are the B-21 Raider, which is currently under development, and the venerable B-52 Stratofortress, a holdover from the Cold War, the airframes of which are older than the pilots flying them.  The […]