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We have written many posts about the nature of warfare and the changing evolution of military tactics and equipment. Lets look at the way our tactics have come full circle for our Operation Enduring Freedom ring customers presently serving in Afghanistan.

The biggest threat to NATO troops in Afghanistan has been the roadside bomb. What did we do when roadside bombs came into fruition? We added armor to every vehicle that we had. Soldiers improvised until we developed the new heavier Humvee. So what did the enemy do? They made their bombs bigger and more powerful to defeat the heavier armored vehicles.

So now in order to defeat the bigger, more powerful, more sophisticated, roadside bombs some of our infantry military ring customers have come up with a simple solution; Just walk. Thats right, the best solution for defeating roadside bombs is to walk. It might take a little longer but I would rather be late than dead.

Walking defeats the use of a heavier IED that we see being used at this time. When our troops walk they are not restricted to using the road. They can walk across country etc. out of harms way. So we ave gone back to the basics. I wonder what my military ring customers will have to look for as the next terrorist countermove?

The Afghan president is looking at ways of nearly doubling the size of his army and police force. The reason is that he wants his country to not have to rely on international troops to maintain its own security. Its a very good thing that the Afghan people want their autonomy. It is good to all of our military ring customers serving there because the sooner the Afgan government gets on their feet the sooner they can come home.

It sounds to me  that president Karzai is under pressure from Afghans to get international troops removed from the country. It is not good for foreign troops to be in any country so I can understand where the Afghan president is coming from on this one. I know that our custom military ring customers who are currently serving in afghanistan would love to come home.

My question though is that when he builds this large force will the quality of his troops suffer? Many of his troops are double agents as it is so I wonder is he increases the size of his army will he get more troops who are reliable? There are too many factors involved for me to try to make an educated guess so I’ll just leave the question on the table. Some of you operation enduring freedom ring customers who are close to whats happening there should tell us what you think.

Our government will issue new stamps which will honor four of the Navies greatest heroes. The sailors to be honored are; Arleigh A Burke, John McCloy, Doris Miller, and William S Sims.

These men all distinguished themselves by exemplary service to our country and are worthy of mention here.

Arleigh Burke was a decorated warrior who served three terms as the Chief of Naval Operations which is the highest rank that can be held in the Navy.

John McCloy was one of the very few men to be awarded two medals of honor. he was also awarded the Navy Cross for valor. In one of his medal of honor incidents he was cited for deliberately putting his ship in the line of enemy fire so that the enemy could be located.

Doris Miller was the mess attendant who distinguished himself during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He manned a 50cal machinegun during the attack and engaged Japanese aircraft. The significant thing here is that he had never been trained to operate the 50cal. He also rescued many wounded sailors who were otherwise trapped aboard his vessel.

The last hero is William S Sims. He served as the commander of Naval forces in Europe during WWII. He is credited with the transformation of our Navy into the modern fighting force that it is.

The postage stamp is one mechanism used to honor our countries heroes. If you served in the navy the Navy ring is another way for individual sailors to commemorate their time in service.

Homegrown terrorism is a legitimate concern and the question now in government circles is how much of a threat does it pose to our population.

To be perfectly honest with all of you military ring customers out there I don’t perceive domestic terrorism as a major threat. If we look at the time that we have been in the war on terror you will see that there have not been any significant incidents of domestic terrorism in the United States (that I am aware of).

The fanaticism which leads to terrorism seems to be something which is learned. It is a grave mistake to perceive all Muslim people as fanatics or terrorists. We can attribute terrorism to certain sects of Islam which don’t seem to be prevalent in the US.

You military ring customers can correct me if I’m wrong on this one but terrorism seems to be bred out of an indoctrination to hate. It seems to be more of a cultural than a religious issue.

I have to add here that most acts of domestic terrorism which have been committed in this country have been  racially motivated and not a matter of religious extremism.

We can’t expect the government to be able to magically protect us from every threat. We as Americans have to be vigilant and ready to do our part to combat acts of domestic terrorism.

The strategy for dealing with terrorists in Yemen is to go easy and keep a low profile. The reasons for this are manifold but the biggest is that we don’t to be seen as a nation which is seeking to dominate the world. In addition we don’t want to give any ammunition to the perpetrators of propaganda against this country. There is already a lot of propaganda coming from various sources inside of Yemen about an attempted US occupation of the country and we certainly don’t want to add fuel to the fire.

We know that al-Qaeda has been using this country as a safe haven but the Yemeni government has been doing an outstanding job at fighting terrorism within its borders. We have been suppling them with intelligence and resources to fight terrorism which serves to keep our involvement low key. It also helps the Yemenis to save face among their fellow Arab countries.

We will most likely adopt this policy with other nations where terrorism seeks to raise its head. In addition to helping us to save face it keeps the lives of our military ring troops out of harms way.

This post is to inform you who may not know that another Old Warrior is being laid to rest. We want to commemorate the service of General Alexander Haig, an Old Warrior who served with distinction under several different presidential administrations. General Haig was born near Philadelphia PA and was 85 years old at the time of his death.

He served well under the Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations. He was a graduate of the USMA, and served with distinction in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

This Old Warrior deserves to be recognized for his selfless service to his country. There are many others like him who have served for many years with distinction. It is always a pleasure for us to produce military rings to honor the great men and women who have donned a uniform in the service of this country and even those who have served in some capacity as employees of the federal, state, or local governments which represent them.

We salute this dear departed warrior. 

I came up with the idea of doing this post this morning after I ran into one of my customers from waaay back. Sergeant Major Kaiser came to me after he had returned from the first Operation Iraqi Freedom to have a military ring made. He, his wife, and I worked on the custom military ring for awhile and I got to know them during the process of us putting it together. He needed his custom military ring to be his military retirement ring also because he was in the process of putting in his retirement papers.

We worked until we got him exactly what he wanted and his wife presented it to him at his retirement that next month. That was back in 2001 if I remember correctly. I just happened to run into him this morning at a convenience store and asked him how the ring was holding up. I was happy as a lark when I found out that his ring was just fine. He had no complaints whatsoever. Now my beloved military ring customers that is what I’m talking about.

This is a true story. We want you to rest assured that when you get your ring from us you will never have a problem that we can’t resolve.

Operation Enduring Seperation has been an ongoing operation which effects every branch of the Armed Forces and touches every family member regardless of age, race, sex, religion, or ethnicity.

Operation Enduring Seperation touches each and every one of my military ring customers, whether they are Army ring customers, Navy ring customers, Air Force ring customers, Marine ring customers, Coast Guard ring customers, etc. It doesn’t matter if they are Navy SEAL ring, customers, Special Forces ring customers, Delta Force, Army Rangers, Force Recon or what have you.

Operation Enduring Seperation speaks for the time when troops are seperated from their loved ones while discharging their sworn duties to their country. It speaks for the time that they have spent sleeping on the ground on top of ice and snow. It speaks for each and every wet and miserable experience that they have ever gone through while serving their country. It speaks for the times they have been caught in dust storms, rainstorms, blizzards, and heat waves.

This operation speaks especially for the times that they have been seperated from their husbands, wives, and children for months at a time. It speaks of the father of that new born who is now a year old and doesn’t even recognize him when he sees him.

It speaks for the mother who has just been moved to a place that she knows nothing about when her husband had to leave as soon as they got there. It speaks of her survival with several small children, a salary too small to even feed them, and a husband who is too far away to be of any help. It speaks further of the time that that husband finds that he will have to stay deployed for an extra six months, he only found out a few days before he was to return back home.

We need the support of every American man, woman, and child for those who have to participate in operation enduring seperation. Support our troops. 

This gunfight is not what you think that it is, but it is effective nevertheless because three Somali pirates were killed. I am sure though that there are many others who will come in to take their place.

The three pirates were killed in the town of Haradhere after they fought about how to split up a ransome that they had gotten for releasing the crew of a Greek oil tanker which they had successfully detained. The tanker was hijacked along with its crew when it attempted to deliver its 2 million barrels of crude oil to the United States fron Saudi Arabia.

The ransom that the pirates collected is believed to be between 5 and 7 million dollars. Three were reportedly killed and three were reportedly wounded in the altercation. I don’t know if I would have fought too hard over the ransom. 7 million dollars is a lot of money here. Think about how much it is worth over there. I believe that 500,000 would suited me just fine. A smart pirate would just let the others kill each other off and collect whatever is left. http://www.militaryringexpress.com

I am sure that I have done a post on this item before but I just want to reiterate about it again for all of my custom military ring customers who may have missed the first post. This is a smart grenade system which if it lives up to its billing should give our infantry ring customers a tremendous battlefield advantage.

This launcher uses a laser range finder along with a small ballistic computer to fire a smart projectile. The grenade that it fires can be set to burst on the other side of whatever cover that the enemy may be hiding behind. For example if the enemy is behind a wall it will not burst until it is right overhead thus killing more of them.

The launcher has an effective range of 600 meters which is much better than the effective range of most rifles. The army claims that it is 300% more lethal than any other small unit weapon. They plan to issue one to each infantry squad which will certainly make my regular army ring customers happy. My special forces ring customers will be happy to hear that each team will receive one of these new weapons also.