First Two Women Graduate Ranger School
From Business Insider: For the first time in military history, two women graduated from the excruciating 62-day Ranger School at Fort Benning on Friday. Capt. Kristen Griest, 26, and 1st Lt. Shaye...
View ArticleGreen Beret “Involuntarily Discharged” After Assaulting Afghan Pedophille
From The Daily Mail: Sergeant 1st Class Charles Martland, 33, was serving in the country’s war-torn Kunduz Province in 2011 when he apparently learned an Afghan police commander he had trained had...
View ArticleMarines To Upgrade Weapons
From Marine Corps Times: The Small Arms Modernization Strategy will focus on updating current weapons in the short-term and developing futuristic systems that could hit the fleet in the mid-2020s,...
View ArticleTactics In The Modern Age
From War on the Rocks: The historian David Edgerton authored a book entitled The Shock of the Old in which he argues that our society’s collective obsession with rapidly changing technology often...
View ArticleMilitary Underground Urban Training
From Military.com: Late last year, the Army launched an accelerated effort that funnels some $572 million into training and equipping 26 of its 31 active combat brigades to fight in large-scale...
View ArticleWhistleblower: Lower Standards For Women In Military
From The Federalist: The female captain dropped out of physically demanding combat controller course exercises several times, but unlike male trainees with similar difficulties, Air Force Special...
View ArticleThe Undermining Of The American Military and Police
From The Federalist: One of the numerous reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire was an overreliance on foreigners serving in its military. American leadership would be wise to heed that lesson....
View ArticleChechen Shot By Spec Ops Colonel Raises Concerns About Foreign Operations In US
From PJ Media: The CEO of Utilities One, Serghei Busmachiu, is from Moldova. Other officials from the company appear to be Eastern European. Busmachiu moved to the U.S. in 2013 and worked as a busboy...
View ArticleWhen You Go Looking For Racists And Can’t Find Any
The Demand For Racists Doesn’t Equal The Supply From The Federalist: A new report said Pentagon programs to sniff out “white supremacists” in the U.S. military came up empty-handed and were even...
View ArticleHow The US Military Stores Its Guns And Ammo
From Ammoland: Every step in weapon handling is meticulous. When troops check out firearms, serial numbers are logged, and the weapons are inspected for safety. After training or missions, returned...
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