Cluster Bombs are munitions that release smaller bomblets when they are dropped. They can be either air dropped or delivered by artillery. We are more familiar with dual purpose cluster bombs because they are used more often. A dual purpose cluster bomb scatters munitions while it is yet airborne over a wide area. They contain [...]
The United States Strategic Command USSTRATCOM is one of the combat commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was created in 1992 with the purpose of replacing the Strategic Air Command (SAC). When I looked at the laundry list of duties for STRATCOM I must say that I was overwhelmed. Each function is [...]
A Booby Trap is a device which can be used to trap or snare animals. In the military sense it is an object which is designed to maim, kill, and psychologically defeat the enemy. It can also be used to deny his access to a territory, and to make him combat ineffective. Some booby traps [...]
Although it is not the picture shown here the USS Lake Eerie was the Navy ship chosen to shoot down USA 193 or NROL-21 which was a US spy satellite launched in Dec 2006. The satellite malfunctioned shortly after liftoff and could never be brought back under control. It was shot down 14 months after [...]
How about another tidbit of information from the military ring man? Well you know that I’m going to give it right? So here it is…the military term for today is “Raid.” My definition of a raid is a surprise attack conducted for a specific purpose. A raid is normally conducted behind enemy lines and it is [...]
The US State Department is 85% sure that Saad bin Laden, one of Osama bin Laden’s sons has been killed this year in an attack by a US drone firing Hellfire missiles. Although we can’t confirm the death with 100% accuracy I have been around long enough to know that if it is put out [...]
The US soldier who went missing in Afghanistan was shown on a videotape which was used by his captors for propaganda purposes. I saw the videotape and I will give you my account of it. If you would like to view it you can go to www.military.com and pull it up. It was obviously staged [...]
The office of US Naval Intelligence was created in 1882 with the purpose of spying on the Navies of other countries. As time went on the duties were expanded to include the responsibility of protecting Navy personnel, censorship, and the ferreting out of spies and saboteurs. This is a serious business and the people who [...]
If you knew anything about the Vietnam War you have more than likely heard of the Mekong Delta. This is the 15,000 square mile area on the southern tip of Vietnam where Ho Chi Mingh City (formally Saigon) is located. This area was the place of much action during the war and there were many [...]
Word has leaked out about this year long top secret Navy project to field an Air Plane which is better suited to assist Navy SEAL operations in Afghanistan. The biggest problems with high altitude bombers is that there has been more collateral damage than acceptable when they are used to support special operations missions. Hopefully [...]
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