Army
Valor Friday
I briefly mentioned Peter Conover Hains last week as we explored men who spent more time in the service than is normal. Hains was the only confirmed American veteran of both the Civil War and World War I, though he didn’t see overseas service in the latter conflict. Canadian John Boucher is said to also […]
Wednesday Service shorts
Been an interesting day for snippets of info from various services. Let’s open up with the Navy: Yemen’s Houthis unleashed a new onslaught of anti-ship and land attack weaponry today around the southern end of the Red Sea. U.S. Central Command says the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from […]
New robots to aid troops, Skynet smiles
Ok, nothing to do with Skynet, the supposedly mythical robot AI fighting humans in Ah-nuld’s “Terminator” series. (Yes, other people were in the movies and headlined yet others… but face it, he is the face of the franchise.) “We’re prototyping platoons,” Rainey (Gen. James Rainey, head of Army Futures Command – ed.) said. “This […]
Sad anniversary
This week marks one of the sadder anniversaries in Army history. No, not a major battle, but a reminder that anything to do with war has its risks. Even so-called “peacekeeping”. On December 12, 1985, a DC8 full of 101st soldiers made their second stop of a trip from Cairo to Cologne to Gander, Canada […]
McCormick Farms requested to be added on the “off limit establishments” memorandum
The “list of off limit establishments” memorandum. Service members are familiar with this memo. Normally, establishments associated with illegal activity, not licensed to conduct their activities, where troubles brew, and other locations are listed as “off-limits.” However, a memorandum recently issued by Fort Liberty included McCormick Farms. The owners requested that their property, including the […]
Valor Friday
Some figures in military history are truly larger than life. Even when they’re in active service, their legend precedes them. They are the types that those who serve with or under them, wear that closeness as a badge of honor for the rest of their lives. Men such as George Patton, Chesty Puller, Chester Nimitz, […]
Valor Friday
While driving around I like to look at the memorial highway designations. Many of them in my state, I’m aware of who they are. The stretch of I-35 through Lino Lakes, MN is dedicated to Officer Shawn Silvera. He was a police officer who died in the line of duty trying to stop a fleeing […]
What’s old is new again
Trying to address many shortages in Army knowledge of beneficial skills, the service is ramping up an old practice you may remember from the old, old days – direct commissioning. Eight decades ago, when the world was at war, the Army needed experts it couldn’t mass produce: medical professionals, lawyers, intelligence analysts, communications experts, electrical […]
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