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Chinese Military Revamps Cyber and Intelligence Capabilities

Posted on 27 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

This story reminds me of Paul Newman’s famous line in the scene from Cool Hand Luke where the “Road Boss” with the Mirror sun glasses Shoots a bird flying with a rifle with one shot: “That man don’t say much, but I think he just said something right there….” The Chinese are continuously making statements…

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Preparing for the Next BIG War

Posted on 26 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

 As a footnote to this this list I would add the ability for our Military and Intelligence Agencies to Operate within the same parameters as the Russian, Chinese and Iranian Military operates; in a “hybrid” 4th Generational Capacity, where war is waged against your adversary in every facet of their society; Financial, Social, Political, Religious…

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6 Lessons Being a Military Pilot Taught Me For Life

Posted on 19 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

These are all tried and true Principles that every Armed Civilian can use..think about them and how they are all Applicable to you personally. -SF Lessons from being a military aviator can make your life better, Carl Forsling, a former MV-22B Osprey pilot, writes. Being a military pilot has some skills that cross over to…

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Examining the Future of Ground, Naval and Air Combat

Posted on 18 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

The following are three articles from the Cipher Brief I collated into one big article for the convenience of reading it in one sitting. These are good, relevant and succinct articles with little fluff.-SF   Ground Warfare   After the United States emerged from the Vietnam War, it witnessed the events of the 1973 Yom…

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Wingate’s Way: Leadership Lessons from Britain’s Maverick General

Posted on 15 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

I highly recommend Anglin’s book Orde Wingate: Unconventional Warrior for those of you who have an interest in learning about Counter-Insurgency Warfare and it’s timeless principles.-SF “Orde Wingate’s experiences from World War Two offer lessons for 21st Century military planners, particularly in the areas of counter-insurgency, covert and special operations and proxy wars.” By Dr. Simon Anglin MAJOR GENERAL Orde…

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Killing Anwar: Targeting Jihadi Propagandist is Only Part of the Solution

Posted on 15 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Like dozens of others, the husband and wife team who shot up a San Bernardino community center were inspired by U.S. born al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in Yemen by a drone strike in September 2011. The San Bernardino shooting should serve as a reminder that killing propagandists can be an important tactical…

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ISIS vs Al-Qaeda: The War Within the Jihadist Movement

Posted on 14 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Understanding your enemy and more importantly your enemies weaknesses is key to dismantling their infrastructure and eventually their organization and then plnating them in the ground where they belong.-SF The post-Arab Spring period has seen extraordinary growth in the global jihadist movement. In addition to theIslamic State seizing a vast swathe of territory spanning Syria…

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Islamic State manual tells jihadis to pretend to be Christians

Posted on 11 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

This of course is nothing new for those of you who study the tactics of your enemy. The islamic principle of al-taqiyya is the JUSTIFICATION for lying and deceiving. You can read more about al-taqiyya HERE. Combine this warning with the recent revelation that the shooter arrested in the Philadelphia Cop Shooting was a member…

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Iran Unveils a Second Underground Missile Base

Posted on 8 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Well it seems that “Nuclear Agreement” that BHO and Kerry spearheaded was “much ado about nothing” after all…Iran was just stalling so they could get their Nuclear Tech underground and away from Israeli bombers. I seem to remember Israel’s PM Netanyahu talking about how if Israel did not act quickly, Iran’s Nuclear arsenal would go…

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Military History: The Lasting Influence of the Ancient Greeks on the Modern Military

Posted on 5 January 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

Written more than two thousand years ago, texts by ancient Greeks still have a major impact on the modern militaries of today in numerous ways. At the start of the Cold War, the then US secretary of state, George Marshall, read the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides, convinced that the events of the Peloponnesian War…

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