Military issues
China targets U.S. Military and veterans for exploitation
The Chinese military is trying to get international firms, working in China, to look for and gain recruits with U.S. and NATO experience in specialties that could help the Chinese military. They look for veterans with expertise to provide training, while under employment contract, to individuals these veterans would not realize are related to the […]
Chinese nationals pretending to be spies to get into U.S. Military bases
The Military and the FBI has tracked over 100 incidents of Chinese nationals trying to get into U.S. military bases and other federal installations. They pretend to be tourists who “missed out on some details.” For example, following navigation instructions to the nearest fast-food establishment located on the base, stranding into the wrong section of […]
Green Beret veteran learns about his false arrest record related to an Army investigation
The investigation related to the killing of Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar brought Sergeant First Class Jamie Morris’s name up. Others in the incident claimed that Morris approved of the hazing, but Morris said he provided no such approval. These claims of “hazing approval” were advanced in an effort to get leniency. Although Morris was not […]
The U.S. to send Taiwan military aid normally sent to sovereign countries
The U.S. has approved military related aid normally done for sovereign, independent, countries. This will involve the transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan and is approximately $80 million. Naturally, the Chinese Communist Party is not happy with this development, describing it as harming China’s sovereignty and that it undermined peace and stability in the […]
Generation Z Marine provides suggestions for recruiting from his generation
Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Matthew Weiss is 25 years old, a member of Generation Z. Prior to his commissioning as a Marine Corps officer, he had experience with a company that specialized in artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems. Weiss noted how this organization attracted new talent after they graduated from college. He wrote a […]
DeSantis wants to send troops to deal with Mexican cartels
If he becomes the next president of the United States, DeSantis would go after the cartels from day one. His justification includes the American citizens being killed as well as drugs being sent to the US. Other Republican candidates argued that such actions require Mexico’s consent and cooperation and that the U.S. military should work […]
Laser weapon development making ‘real progress’
Laura DeSimone, an official for the Missile Defense Agency, declared that the latest tests have shown impressive results. The length of time it took for this technological progress to move forward hinged on the latest laser technologies involved. The technology has evolved to the point to where officials could see laser use by the U.S. […]
New EW
Better late than never. After the Cold War, the Army largely gave up much of its EW capabilities, especially jamming. With the focus switched to fighting damn-near Stone Age insurgents from large techno-enemies, you can kind of understand – but in usual short-sighted style, we threw the baby out with the bathwater and now have […]
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