Defense and Security

DARPA Hypersonic Jet – Amiss?

11 August 2011

Let the chorus of nay-sayers begin…. DARPA has attempted to demonstrate a hypersonic aircraft that could set the foundation for building missiles able to fly at Mach 20. Looks like the test likely failed, so people will say that we should not do that kind of research. Of course, it is a failure, so there [...]

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Snow Leopards in Afghanistan!

16 July 2011

After reading this article, I wonder which group will call upon the USA and the coalition to maintain a greater troop presence, for a longer time, to protect the Snow Leopards that were recently discovered in Afghanistan. Note: The article specifically denotes the fact that they were found in the area of Afghanistan that does [...]

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First YouTube Video – Army Strategy

16 July 2011

This is funny… We all need a break from daily work… even when deployed to Afghanistan and strategizing about stuff. Here is one of my officemates demonstrating his building techniques! Enjoy and share!  

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Operation Gratitude!

3 June 2011

WOW! What a surprise I had in the mail yesterday! Thank you so much to Operation Gratitude. It is a group out of California that takes in donations for US Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coasties deployed overseas and then sends care packages. I am not 100% sure how they got my name, but there [...]

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New Job

3 June 2011

My apologies to those who read my blog… I have been busy recently with a new job and not writing. I enjoyed my previous job here at NTM-A as speechwriter, but I am … Overjoyed? … With my new position! I was moved to a new job in the Plans Shop. The current planner is [...]

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“Just” Death

17 May 2011

The new details released today regarding the death of UBL provide insight into the professionalism and skill of the U.S. Navy Seals. The Seals, along with the rest of the United States Special Forces, are amazing men who live in a world of constant training to do the some of the ugly things in the [...]

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Taliban Attack on Kandahar Follow-UP

10 May 2011

A couple of days ago, I wrote of the Taliban complex coordinated attack in Kandahar. In military parlance, coordinated means that the Taliban attacked at numerous locations. Complex means they employed numerous different types of attacks. On Saturday, the Taliban thought it had mustered enough individuals willing to blow themselves up that they could attempt [...]

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