Bravo Co, 1st Bn, 4th Inf Regt has one mission, disrupt the enemy. Their firebase in Afghanistan lies 7,500 feet above sea level in a valley below the Hindu Kush Mountains. Because of rocky terrain, they mostly patrol on foot. Although they conduct...
Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is one of our nation’s premier military colleges. And they are now under federal scrutiny involving allegations that, over a decade after they enrolled their first female students, the school is a hotbed of sexism...
I appreciate the fact that the services are always looking for ways to make the soldier’s job easier and more effective; here’s another example. The Army is now fielding new field gear intended to lighten the soldier’s load and increase...
Private Channing Moss was impaled by a live RPG during a Taliban ambush while on patrol. Military protocol says that medevac choppers are never to carry anyone with a live round in him. Knowing that it could explode, the flight crew said damn the...
Our nation has, since the end of World War II, had a two-war strategy. That is, we needed the men, equipment, and plans to conduct two wars at the same time, if necessary. This kept the bad guys from thinking that if we were tied up with combat...
I’ve written and talked earlier about the lawsuit initiated by Major Cook who suggests that President Obama is not a native born American, is unlawfully serving as president, and is, therefore, a domestic enemy of the US. Not surprisingly...
We’re in the middle of Coast Guard Festival here in West Michigan. Grand Haven is Coast Guard City USA and their annual celebrations are absolutely first class. The celebrations will end on 4 Aug, the Coast Guard’s birthday. Frontlines...
Here’s a darned good use of technology to accomplish the mission and reducing the risk to our troops. Launching an unmanned aircraft by throwing it in the air might not sound too technologically advanced, but with surveillance equipment and auto...
I’ve spent the past few days at a conference for ESGR, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Lots of folks who are familiar with the military know nothing of the ESGR. Reserve component troops face a real conflict–they have their...
A US Army major, Stefan Cook, received orders to Afghanistan. Cook believes that President Obama is not a native-born American citizen—and the US Constitution requires that presidents be native born citizens. All President Obama has to do is release...