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Vice Admiral Robert J Papp Jr. will assume duties as the Commandant of the Coast Guard in May if he is confirmed by the Senate. When he is confirmed he will assume the oversight of about 42,000 military personnel and 7,000 civilians. He will replace the current commandant who is Admiral Thad W Allen once the [...]

Regrettably we have to post bad news sometimes and this post is not an exception. We try to find good news to report but the bad and the ugly have to be told also. The unfortunate incident that we are referring to is the death of an American serviceman at the hands of an Afghan national [...]

This news is good news to many but it is not so good for the regime which currently rules in Iran. The news is that the government in Iran is losing control of the population. If they do lose control it will be wonderful news to the Israeli’s and possibly to the United States. We all [...]

Some of you younger military ring customers may not remember this incident but I do. I was stationed in the 2/18th Field Artillery in Fort Sill Oklahoma at the time. This was the first of this type terrorist attack that I remember and it was a shock to many people. This blast occured on October 23 [...]

I had never heard of this torpedo before today but it is not in service at this time. I think it was one of the very first nuclear torpedos which our Navy enployed but don’t take my word on that as gospel. The MK 45 anti-submarine torpedo (aka ASTOR) was used against high speed, deep [...]

Airborne forces are light infantry who can be dropped into battle because they are designed to be carried into battle with aircraft. The big advantage of Airborne forces is that they can appear quickly almost out of nowhere to wreak havoc on the enemy and behind his lines. They can be transported in large numbers [...]

In what seems to be another aspect of the troop surge in Afghanistan Special Operation Forces will increase the number of secret missions that they have been conducting. The main reason for this increase is the recent successes that Navy SEALs and Delta Force operators have been having in conducting these secret missions. Although they [...]

We have all heard this term used before and we have a good idea of what it means but let me give you the book definition. A warhead is the explosive or destructive material and its detonator which is delivered to a target. There are different types of warheads depending on what kind of damage [...]

This operation was the first major offensive in northern Afghanistan which was led by elements of NATO and Afghan government forces. It was more of a response to Taliban threats of increasing their operations in the northern part of the country. The first part of the operation was directed at Taliban fighters in and around [...]

This new command is a big part of the overall plan to get the Afghan Army and police force up to speed so thet they can take control of the country and we can leave. It has already been instituted and has great plans and has seen some success. A big part of the problem [...]