Army
Shots fired in D.C. – For real
Two National Guardsmen from West Virginia have been shot in D.C., about two blocks away from the White House. Sounds like the gunman is in custody (and has also been shot). Conflicting information is coming out on whether the two soldiers are alive or dead. I hope to God it’s the former. From the AP; […]
Ft. Hood Doc
We know Ft. Hood, Cavazos, whatever it is, has had its share of problems. Terrible chow halls (if there are actually ANY chow halls in the area in question) have headed the list, but issues with morale, housing…you name it, it has had problems. Kinda seems like the upper echelons of the chain of command […]
Valor Friday
In the days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the US was solidly staying out of the Second World War. For many young men who longed for glory and to fight fascism, the American reticence to join the war was too much. They ran off and joined the Canadian or British military. About 9,000 Americans […]
Saturday Shorts
Lot of quickies today. (If only…) The robbery at the Louvre was spectacular, fast, and over $100,000,000 worth was stolen in minutes. Interesting factoid has emerged since then – turns out the Louvre CCTV system is password protected, as it should be. But, as always, natural stupidity trumps any artificial intelligence. Their supersecret complex password? […]
Valor Friday
For fighter pilots, downing five enemy aircraft makes one an “Ace.” During World War II, the tank became a major fixture of land warfare. Though introduced in World War I to power over trenches and through the obstructions erected in No Man’s Land, the tank faced significant growing pains. By the time of the Second […]
Valor Friday
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) is one of the most decorated of all American military units. They received eight Presidential Unit Citations (five of them in a single month), and 21 men of the unit received the Medal of Honor. They did this in less than two years. The 442nd RCT was made up […]
Army to shake up acquisition process
Well, let’s open with an observation: Talk is cheap. We’ve heard so many times that government acquisition has been slow, the pace was lethargic, and it just really can’t be sped up much, but we will now – and then we never do. I have to admit, this time at least the noises the […]
Tuesday Tidbits
Remember Greville Clark, the Ft. Hood sergeant who was sentenced to life earlier this year for over 30 charges including rape, kidnapping, robbery, and burglary? He was given the opportunity to relocate from the sunny climes of Ft. Hood to lovely eastern Kansas. Sgt. Greville Clarke, 32, who was sentenced to 112 years in prison […]
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