In an article I wrote on FO about Russia’s EW Capabilities, I showed how NATO commanders were concerned about how far ahead Russia was in this department. That concern has not diminished, and for good reason as the article below shows. -SF Much has been written about the weakness of the Russian military. Commentators describe it…
Inspirational: Marine Infantry Vet Launches New Site to Honor the Fallen
Marine infantry veteran Thomas Brennan announces his new site, The War Horse, to tell the stories of fellow fallen veterans. Marine infantry veteran Thomas Brennan has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to support The War Horse, a site that will seek to explore war and its aftermath. Brennan got involved in journalism after an…
Crusader Corner: The Inside Terror Threat
Bottom Line Up Front: • The February 2, 2016 suicide bombing onboard a Daallo Airlines flight from Mogadishu to Djibouti appears to have been an inside job • An employee is also suspected to be responsible for the October 31, 2015 bombing of a Russian MetroJet flight from Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt to St. Petersburg • The threat…
Training Scenarios: When the Intruder is a Cop
[Recently] at work I responded to an urgent call for backup. An armed homeowner pulled a gun on one of my fellow officers. In the end, everything turned out fine. No one got shot. By the time I arrived at the home, both officer and homeowner had secured their respective weapons and were talking peacefully….
#Breaking144 – Report: US Blackwater to Withdraw #Mercenaries from Yemen – @AceBreakingNews
What is an Existential Threat?
A short, concise 3 minute read that I think nails the MAIN issue regarding U.S. Foreign Policy currently. Now I don’t play Politics, but ask yourself; out of all the Presidential hopefuls, which one would you want making a decision like the one described below? If you are like me, your answer is NONE OF…
Crusader Corner: FBI Unable to Crack San Bernardino Killers Cell Phone
Wow. Mind Boggling. One of the biggest, bloated bureaucracies on the planet and we cannot crack a damn cell phone? I mean consider the resources at hand: we have the monstrosity that is the DHS, the NSA, CIA, DIA and still no dice on a cell phone? Something tells me the FBI is back to…
Russia Activates Two Armored Divisions on Western Front
Russia completes reformation of 1st Guards Tank Army The Russian Ground Forces has completed the reactivation of the 1st Guards Tank Army in Russia’s Western Military District (WMD) and is to form two new armoured divisions, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. A session of the Defence Ministry Board, chaired by Defence Minister…
Gear Review: Brim-It Hat and Gear Clips and Accessories
Chris over at Brim-It Hat and Gear Clips sent me some of his new clips plus a new bracelet I wanted to show you guys. I really like Brim-It Cap Clips because they give you a way to dress-up your baseball cap or other headwear and at the same time make a statement for what…
World War II History: 7 Things You Didn’t Know about Guadalcanal
The Guadalcanal campaign was fought from August of 1942 until February of 1943. During those seven months 60,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers killed about 20,000 of the 31,000 Japanese troops on the island. The main objective of the fighting was a tiny airstrip that the Japanese were building at the western end of Guadalcanal, a speck of…