Pro-Government Guerrillas Mix Political, Criminal Interests in Venezuela Interesting 4GW Model happening in Venezuela and Central America Right now. It would behoove the Martial Citizen aka Civilian Operator to take note of the Cyclical Historical relevance: This same dichotomy was seen in 1970’s and 1980’s Central America when Marxist Political Forces using Narco Dollars to…
Category: Modern War
The School of Terror
The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico This is how hard your enemies are training, what about you? Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Artificial Intelligence in Warfare: “Predictive” Maintenance
Fix It Before It Breaks: SOCOM, JAIC Pioneer Predictive Maintenance AI For those of you that have served you know all too well the term “Preventative Maintenance” (PM). Remember those little White books attached by a dog tag chain to every piece of friggin equipment? Well in the 21st century you can scratch that…
Subversion 101
Thanks to Viking Life Blog for posting this excellent video. It is imperative for the Martial Citizen to understand the tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) if he is to survive in the 21st century. “The Highest Arc of Warfare is not to fight at all, but to subvert anything of value.” Compare what is…
Modern Warfare: Ukrainian Border Guards in Donbas Suffer Retina Burns From Laser Weapons
Three Ukrainian border guards at the Marinka checkpoint have suffered retina burns of varying severity while conducting terrain surveillance using optical equipment. The Ukrainian State Border Service suspects that prohibited special purpose laser weapons were used against them. “The nature of the burns and preliminary medical diagnosis leads to the conclusion that it’s possible that the enemy used high-power light…
Modern War: Playing Pokemon Go in Bosnia Could Cost You Your Life
Just another sad example of people having their head up their butts in games and devices when they should be paying attention to the world around them. Just another reminder in some parts of the world it is not all fun and games.-SF Bosnians playing the hit mobile game Pokemon Go are being warned to…
Crusader Corner: The Attack On The ISIS Convoy Is a Tactic As Old As War
Personally, I got a lot of satisfaction watching these ISIS camel turds get wiped off the face of the planet, I hope you do too.-SF Killing retreating soldiers has a long — and totally legal — history As the Iraqi army overran the last of Fallujah’s neighborhoods remaining in the Islamic State’s hands this week, more than 500…
Crusader Corner: Fast and Furious Part Deux…CIA Weapons For Syrian Rebels End Up On Jordanian Black Market
A botched weapons program run by the CIA and several Arab intelligence agencies to arm Syrian rebels is being compared to the ATF’s botched gun-running operation Fast and Furious, which ran guns to Mexican drug cartels. A New York Times and Al Jazeera joint investigation found that weapons shipped into Jordan by the CIA and Saudi…
Modern War: How Tactics Used in Iraq and A-Stan Can Make The U.S. More Vulnerable in Future Wars
We need to ask ourselves which lessons are worth retaining versus which do we think we should retain but make us more vulnerable. Editor’s Note: This article is drawn from a talk given by the author to the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 24, 2016. Question: Do the…
Modern War: Drone Choppers Help Hunt Top-Tier Terrorist in Africa
On Jan. 14, 2014, USS Elrod left her home port in Norfolk, Virginia for what, to outsiders, might have seemed like a routine six-month trip to the Mediterranean. Carrying a detachment of four MQ-8B Fire Scout drone helicopters, the nearly 30-year-old frigate would visit various ports and train with America’s allies, according to an official…