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A little over two years ago, a combined assault force comprised of Delta Force and Special Air Service operators went after an ISIS high-value-individual (HVI) somewhere in Syria. As the commandos neared their objective, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off killing one American and one British operator. The consequent investigations by the U.S. and […]

Saudi Arabia and its coalitions fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi movement in neighboring Yemen announced that they conducted airstrikes targeting rebel missile sites and Iranian military personnel stationed at these sites. On Monday, the Saudi-led coalition launched several of these airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, which is occupied by the Houthi rebels. This comes just two days […]

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, build a terrain model during a Tactical Small Unit Leadership Course (TSULC) at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 24, 2020. The purpose of TSULC is to improve leadership at the squad and fire team levels. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed […]

Many Americans feared that when WWII came to a close the U.S. economy would slide back into the rut of the Great Depression. However, everyone’s fears were met with just the opposite outcome. American consumers were in a frenzy buying new homes and automobiles, while the aviation and banking industries were booming. The GDP more […]

Whether you are a light infantry platoon leader in the U.S. Army, a senior enlisted squad leader in the U.S. Marines, or the fire officer in charge of a four-person fire engine in some medium-sized midwestern American city, you have a substantial weight of responsibility proverbially pressing down on your shoulders. Someone, somewhere — for reasons […]

You can read part one here and part two here.  D-Day in Afghanistan! America’s first house-call after the 9-11 attack by extremist Islam. As with most countries that come to garner American G.I. contempt, the country was kindly awarded the nom de guerre “Asscrackistan” lest any of the G.I.’s be accused of any faux respect […]

Everyone has their own opinion of what makes a good war movie. Unfortunately very few can offer anything of substance. Yes, I’m talking to you orange grime Cheeto finger-licking video game player in your mom’s basement. You can kick my ass in Call of Duty but in real life, you’d pee your pants in a […]

 The United States Army on March 29, 1911, adopted arguably the greatest combat pistol in history. The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge.  The ubiquitous M1911 served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces for over 75 years, from 1911 to 1986. The pistol, […]