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Green Beret veteran learns about his false arrest record related to an Army investigation

| September 2, 2023 | 33 Comments
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 […]

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The U.S. to send Taiwan military aid normally sent to sovereign countries

| September 1, 2023 | 13 Comments
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 […]

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Generation Z Marine provides suggestions for recruiting from his generation

| August 26, 2023 | 64 Comments
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 […]

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DeSantis wants to send troops to deal with Mexican cartels

| August 25, 2023 | 131 Comments
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 […]

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Laser weapon development making ‘real progress’

| August 23, 2023 | 16 Comments
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. […]

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New EW

| August 18, 2023 | 18 Comments
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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Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?

| August 4, 2023 | 39 Comments
Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?

American officials have informed The Associated Press that the US military is considering the positioning of armed troops on commercial vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz. This is being considered to act as a deterrence against the Iranians’ harassing and seizing these ships. The Iranians have been taking commercial vessels as a way to […]

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The U.S. Army is updating its conventional fires strategy based on Ukraine War realities

| August 4, 2023 | 9 Comments
The U.S. Army is updating its conventional fires strategy based on Ukraine War realities

General James Rainey, of the Army Futures Command, declared that the U.S. Army is generating an updated strategy for conventional fires. Actions taken by both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries are presenting scenarios that will factor in to how the U.S. plans and prepares for future wars. Lessons learned from the Russo-Ukraine War are also […]

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