The best way to describe a shockwave in laymans terms is force. A shockwave is the force which is usually created by an explosion. Although it can be created by sudden violent movement. It starts at a certain point and goes outward. I have worked for some people in the military that I can classify [...]
The Afghan National Police is the law enforcement agency of that country although it is suffering from many problems of corruption, and drug use at this time. I believe based on what I have read about them and my keen sense of discernment that they will be able to rise to the task of policing [...]
First of all I’m sure that you would like to know what a thermobaric weapon is. Well grasshopper let me educate you to the facts. Thermobaric weapons produce a very intense blast which they use to destroy instead of fragmentation. The warhead is composed of entirely combustible fuel or material which will burn violently on [...]
The Department of the Army is one of three service departments of the Department of Defense. It was founded in 1789 as the US Department of War and was renamed in 1947. Many of my military ring customers who want to represent the Department of the Army will choose the Army Seal as a side [...]
This term refers to the basic techniques used by the Infantry marine or soldier when he encounters enemy troops. There are three basic movements that I will discuss here but keep in mind that I was an Artilleryman so my explanation may not be the best. The low crawl is used when moving into an [...]
The Chief of Staff of the United States Army is the highest ranking person in the United States Army so he really is the meanest mutha in the valley. If he’s not he probably thinks he is and he has the juice to back it up so you don’t want to mess with him. The flag [...]
The US military is very close to using laser weapons on the modern battlefield. There are both advantages and disadvantages to using them but I think integrating them with other conventional weapons is the best way to go. The biggest advantage of using laser weapons is that the beam moves at the speed of light so it will [...]
The definition of morse code is the encoding of letters, numbers, and punctuation to compose and send messages. Encoding is accomplished by assigning a series of dashes and dots to replace letter values. These values are then transmitted via telegraph, radio, and sound or light signals to another person or to a receiving device where they [...]
The United States used drones to target the al-Qaeda haven of Jani Khal which is located in the Waziristan area of Pakistan. The US has long known that this area is a haven for al-Qaeda fighters and leaders. As a matter of fact there have been many high level al-Qaeda officials tracked to this area. It [...]
Somali pirates have racked up a victory by collecting a four million dollar ransom from the Chinese government. The ship and its crew of 25 were captured in mid October about 700 miles off of the coast of Somalia. Thr Somalis are still reputed to have 8 ships and over 200 other crewmen in captivity [...]