The sea captain who was a prisoner of pirates until he was rescued by our brave navy SEALs last year now has a book out. The news also includes the story of some pirates who attacked a US Navy warship; they are now either dead or captured. Earlier...
There was an item in the news that military docs are proposing a form of oxygen therapy for troops suffering from head wounds. Oxygen in the blood does promote healing (I’m no doc, so I’m just taking their word for this), so putting...
Somehow it’s harder to think about work when I’m in Tampa–which I am. My wife and I were stationed in Tampa for 7 years when I was on active duty. I spent 4 years assigned to US Readiness Command at MacDill Air Force Base (which we...
Terror isn’t just for democracies. Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow’s subway system as it was packed with rush-hour passengers this past Monday, reportedly killing at least 37 people and wounding 102.br /br /The...
Paving the way for success in the Afghan New Year, the people of Paktika Province, heard the voice of their local government on radio, thanks to our troops. The province has 333 schools,br /with 10 under construction. Of these schools, 37 are closed...
As I read what is going on in Washington I am very sad for America. All people who consider themselves to be patriots absolutely must get politically active now. We must find candidates for office who will stand for the US Constitution as...
There’s much political pressure from the White House to allow gays to serve openly in our military. Gays can serve now under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy–but they can not be openly gay or they can be...
There are a lot of interesting, if inaccurate, things going around the internet about the role of war and fighting in Islam. Most claim that Islam, regardless of it’s statements to the contrary, is absolutely not a religion of peace. It is...
The Constitution of the US was written by a bunch of rich, white guys who had just risked everything to fight the strongest nation in the world, England–and won. They knew that their document wouldn’t be perfect, so they put in a...
Apparently the US House of Representatives voted today to pass Obamacare. This is going to very negatively affect the lives of military people as well as the lives of most Americans. Folks, you can’t just say that we’ll survive–no...