Ralph Peters on the White House and Bowe Bergdahl
In charging Bowe Bergdahl with desertion, the Army defied the White House’s “tooth and nail” fight to give the...
Monthly Archives: March 2015
US Military is ‘Dangerously Hollow’
Bill Connor on the current state of military readiness This is the most uncertain time I’ve seen in our...
Captain Jerry Yellin and WWII’s Last Combat Mission
Captain Jerry Yellin discusses flying the last combat mission of World War II in the linked video.
How Dale Dye Earned the Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
Dale Dye is a veteran of the Vietnam war, accomplished actor, author, and entrepreneur, but most of the filmmaking...
The Crossbow War
Two hours after sunset, automatic weapons fire suddenly raked across our village, Buon Don Bak. It was October 4,...
Army Wants Upgrades to Improve M4A1 Carbine’s Performance, Accuracy
The U.S. Army is considering several upgrades to the M4A1 Carbine that could improve its accuracy and performance and...
97 Year Old Vet Relives the Bataan Death March
CLEMSON – War has a way of changing people, hardening them, sometimes for the worst. Ben Skardon’s wartime experience...
Soviet Killing of Army Intelligence Officer in East Germany Remembered
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. Col. Roland Lajoie had just arrived home in West Berlin on a cool March day...
The World of Charlie Company
John Laurence of CBS News reports on the World of Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry in 1970. The...
Jim Gavin’s War – Part I
By Carlo D’Este July 11, 1943 was one of the most unforgettable days of Jim Gavin’s life. It was...
The Truth About Lies in Vietnam
Karl Marlantes went to war in 1968 as a 23-year-old lieutenant and led a Marine rifle platoon through months...
Courage Under Fire
A great episode from the CBS News Vietnam War series.
Torpedo Junction
John Prados on the Japanese Imperial Navy’s effort to starve Guadalcanal with airpower and submarines. To stay alive, Allied...
Ralph Peters – “US Policy off the Rails”
Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters on the latest US foreign policy checks and counter-checks. The White House might turn to the...
Breakout and Pursuit
Martin Blumenson’s famous work on the Allied advance across France in the Summer of 1944, available for free download...
The Difference Between Navy SEALS and the Rangers
Jack Murphy and Brandon Webb on the history of the SEALS and Rangers and the difference in their missions...
Men and Guns at Iwo Jima
Walter Davenport and Collier’s Magazine in a 1945 report on the Battle of Iwo Jima and legends in the...
Green Berets on Women in the Green Berets
Special Forces troopers past and present discuss women in the Green Berets on The Spec Ops Channel. Jim West...
The General Who Came In From The Cold
General David Petraeus: “The Islamic State isn’t our biggest problem in Iraq.” General Petraeus is back in the picture...
The FUBAR Express
KUSA reports on calamities, cost overruns, mismanagement, morons and the VA way of doing business. KUSA – Several members...
Rangerettes Lead the Way! – In Feminist Fantasy Land
Ray Starmann reports on the US Army’s impeding cluster, coed Ranger School. What kind of world would we be...
The Tikrit Shuffle
Colonel Gary Anderson on strange allies in the big sandbox. In the months that we have been halfheartedly attacking...
When the Walls Come Tumbling Down
Colorado VA Hospital fiasco caused by ignoring contractors. A Veterans Affairs official told members of Congress overseeing construction of...
Readiness? What Readiness?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top military officials told Congress on Tuesday that the readiness of the armed services is being...
Ridgway – Iron Man at the Front
Carlo D’Este on Major General Matthew Ridgway, commander of the 82nd Airborne in Italy. Acts of great courage in...
Drones and Rumors of Drones
Nancy A. Youssef – Is ISIS building a drone army? As U.S.-led coalition forces confirm they shot down an...
The Great Social Experiment Marches On…
Bryant Jordan on the forced integration of women in the combat arms and special operations units.
Putin on the Loose
Sputnik on Russia’s deployment of Iskander Missiles to Kaliningrad for “drills.”
Wargaming Russia’s Military Options in Ukraine
Stratfor discusses several possible Russian courses of action in the Ukraine.
From Putin with Love
Putin orders the Russian Northern Fleet on full alert during NATO exercises.
When Sheep Lead Lions
Lieutenant-Colonel Allen West on social engineering and national security colliding head on at US Army Ranger School.
Blood, Guts, Sports Bras and Danger – That’s the Life of an Airborne Ranger
Douglas Ernst on sports bras, tampons and female urinary diversion devices at Ranger School.
The War Against Stolen Valor
J.P. Lawrence on fakers, duds and con artists who seek military glory.
Lost in Dempsey Land
John McCain verbally sabots General Martin Dempsey.
Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Bounce Back
Michael O’Hanlon on the resurrection of General David Petraeus.
American Sniper as Apple Pie
Kyle Smith on why Eastwood’s film triumphed and why his critics were gobsmacked by it.
Deception Isn’t the Better Part of Valor
Diane Cahn on the latest stolen valor case.
Smoke and Mirrors at Fort A.P. Hill
Ray Starmann reports on the US Army’s latest smokescreen.
Coming Home from Combat
Thoughts combat vets can never leave behind by Keith Nightingale.
Krasnyy Rasvett (Red Dawn)
Dave Hodges on Russia’s seven-pronged strategy to conquer the USA.
The Siegfried Line Campaign
Charles B. MacDonald’s classic work is available online at the US Army Center for Military History.
Putin vs. The Preppies and the Ph’Ds
Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters on Putin’s continual rope a dope with America’s best and brightest.
Military Service – The Great Equalizer
Benjamin Luxenberg on the AWOL American nation.
Whatever Happened to Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em?
Lisa R. Rhodes on the latest PC directive by the military.
The Tragedy of the American Military
James Fallow on the chickenhawk nation.