More American Deaths in Afghanistan

Another sad day as we hear of more military casualties in Afghanistan. It’s been reported that an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) from the 7th Special Forces Group has been ambushed in Afghanistan. Early reports indicate a Blue on Green incident. This is the Afghan military attacking US forces. In 18 plus years we still cannot …

Trump’s Afghan speech was on point but…

I had to take a few days to reflect on President Trumps Afghanistan speech. There were parts of the speech I liked a lot and other parts that still left questions. One of the first issues is did Trump flip flop? He had on numerous occasions in the past stated we need to leave Afghanistan. …

More troops to Afghanistan?

Argument 1: #Afghanistan is falling apart. The Taliban has re-emerged and is taking hard fought ground back from the Afghan government. More troops are needed to push back the Taliban and re-assert the government’s authority. Argument 2: The Government of Afghanistan is so utterly corrupt that more troops won’t help the situation. The continual in-fighting …

Current reading on Special Warfare-Guerrilla Warfare

U.S. Army Special Warfare: Its Origins: Revised Edition ~ Alfred H. Paddock Jr. “Based on exhaustive research in formerly classified documents, Paddock examines the U.S. Army's activities in psychological and unconventional warfare during World War II, Korea, and the early Cold War to determine the impetus for, and origins of, the "special warfare" capability established …

Were civilians killed in Yeman raid?

If wearing civilian clothes means you’re a civilian then I suppose they were all civilians. The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief. U.S. …

Female Green Berets?

First female soldier in Green Beret training fails to complete the course The first female soldier to participate in the Army’s initial training program for the Green Berets — side-by-side with men — has failed to complete the course this week, The Washington Times has learned. The enlisted soldier is the first woman to attend …

Are journalism degrees real?

The media can be pretty funny.  Take the Sun.  It has a report with the headline: ENEMY IN THE RANKS German army reveals more than 60 ISIS militants have secretly joined its ranks Senior military officials said all applicants should now be screened by the intelligence services for jihadist links But that’s not the funny …

Fight against ISIS? 1 tank and 2 vehicles!

Headline: US opens new front against ISIS with airstrikes in Libya "I don't want to predict the pace" of any future strikes, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters at a news briefing. He denied the U.S. was leading from behind, describing the strikes as "providing military support for a partner on the ground." Fayez …

Apple Refuses US Government’s request to open IPhone.

  Opening a phone is one thing. Creating a backdoor is another. It must be made clear what is really being asked by the government. When the Government takes terrorism and security serious I’ll think about endorsing a backdoor. Well actually no I won’t. When the Government takes security serious we won’t need that backdoor. …

US Soldier dies, but no boots on the ground

When Army Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler died Thursday in combat in Iraq, the Obama administration took great pains to prove the U.S. was not involved in combat in Iraq. U.S. forces are not in Iraq on a combat mission and do not have boots on the ground," Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, commander of U.S. troops …