The US Paratrooper is one of the hardest working troops on the front lines. they are a mobile force that can be moved around the battlefield and pack a punch at a critical time and place. They are light infantry but they are deadly in that they can cause havoc and confusion in the enemies [...]
My answer to that question is absolutely yes. Drones have proven to be the critical element in our victory in the war on terror and if we continue to use them we will continue to reap the benefit of the advantages that they offer. Unmanned drones provide the best possible weapon to use in the [...]
As I write this I realize that there may be innocent people locked away in the Guantanamo Bay prison. If this is true it is certainly a travesty of justice and should be corrected. I am not referring to these in this post. I am referring to the people who actually are murdering, vicious [...]
If I can sum it up in a single word that word would be “forever.” The United States remains in armed conflict with al-Qaida and its affiliates, and Pentagon spokespeople think that the active overt part of the conflict will last for a few more years, but I am inclined to disagree with them. It [...]
The US Special Forces are some of the best trained troops in the world. the biggest difference between Special Forces troops and even most other Spec Ops troops is that SF troops have to have a high level of intelligence. They have to be cross trained in a number of specialties. Each member of a [...]
The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control , and, if necessary, launch , nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized failings, including a remarkably dim review of their unit’s launch skills. The group’s deputy commander said it is suffering “rot” within its ranks. “We are, in fact, in [...]
Drones have definitely been the turning point in the war on terror and have proven to be so valuable because of the intelligence that they provide that they are being used in many more military applications and are bing looked at for use in law enforcement operations as well. Their ability to be used [...]
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps continue to develop military options for the White House in light of increased tensions in Syria and North Korea all while progressing with the strategic pivot to the Pacific according to senior military leaders. As you can see the reason for the changes in strategy are the result of changing [...]
Sometimes I like this joker and sometimes he just makes me want to choke him. I guess that’s why they call our relationship with him a marriage of convenience. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said recently that the CIA’s station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his [...]
The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek bed with a helicopter hovering overhead for protection. They finally reached their destination and [...]
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