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...
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...
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.
Wargaming Russia’s Military Options in Ukraine Stratfor discusses several possible Russian courses of action in the Ukraine.
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.
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.
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.
Whatever Happened to Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em? Lisa R. Rhodes on the latest PC directive by the military.