Defense and Security

Pray for our killed

29 October 2011

Please pray today for the loss of 13 NATO troops and 4 Afghans, including civilians. They were honorable men and women trying to help a country decimated by decades of maltreatment rise above the ashes and be a place where it’s people can be free to prosper. The terrorists want this land for their failed [...]

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Plan for Blogging

16 October 2011

Usually, I try not to blog just concepts or ideas because I want to do my research and present complete discussions. However, I watch these other people toss ideas out in the ether all the time and never seemingly follow-up. I do not want to do that, but I do want to get ideas out [...]

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Children and Time and Military Service

16 October 2011

“Daddy don’t go,” tears streaming down their little faces. That’s the story my friend was telling me today. Nope… he was not heading off to Iraq or Afghanistan. He was heading to a normal day of work after having taken leave from his last deployment to Iraq. The problem? His little ones simply did not [...]

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Wicked Lasers!

15 October 2011

Laser pointers are an almost essential — albeit annoying — requirement in today’s modern military. They are undoubtedly much the same in corporate world with PowerPoint (and Apple’s Keynote) seizing the discussion away from open conversation. Laser pointers provide the means to highlight specific talking points or areas of interest on the respective “slide”. It [...]

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Legends of Aerospace!

17 August 2011

Yesterday I did my first live Tweeting event when American Heroes (left to right), Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Gene Cernan visited the troops here at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. What an amazing experience! They were gracious in thanking today’s heroes who have spent numerous tours overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were passionate about [...]

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Incredibly Inconsiderate

17 August 2011

This morning I had the opportunity to yell at some people. Today… I yelled at some troops trying to build camaraderie or esprit de corps. Esprit de corps and camaraderie are extremely important in the military, but there is a time and place for everything. This time? … This place? … No! Normally, I would [...]

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Lost in Translation

17 August 2011

Hilarious! Ever seen that movie Lost in Translation? Really good movie. Enjoyable for both men and women. Well… this morning, there was a briefing regarding training. The briefer was discussing the “red-amber-green” cycle of training versus operations. It is a common term in the US military to describe a predictable cycle for units. The hilarious [...]

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