One of my Marine buddies from 2–5 sent this to me. I thought I’d share it. A large group of Taliban fighters is moving down a ravine in the Korengal Valley, in southern Afghanistan, when they hear a hoarse voice call from behind a sand-dune in a mocking tone, “Yo, muj, did you know that […]
From the monthly archives:
May 2009
The director of the Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Patrick OReilly, said during an otherwise pretty dull hearing before the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee that the threat to the United States has increased substantially with the recent launch by Iran of a small satellite and the launch last week of a mid-range ballistic […]
What would happen if one day the computers stopped working? That is what we may face when we look at the growing threat posed by the sophisticated cyber attacks we are currently experiencing. A 2008 survey of security insiders (management, network engineers and administrators) in multiple infrastructure segments were questioned about the state of infrastructure […]
The Navy’s shipbuilding program is a mess. That was the consensus of several highly qualified speakers at a recent Washington seminar sponsored by the Hudson Institute. And, it was agreed, the current Navy and congressional efforts will not rectify the situation. The fiscal year 2010 program recently presented to Congress calls for $14.9 billion in shipbuilding […]
Another SCAR sighting folks! This time — and a nice confirmation of my sourcing on the first equipping units — its a pic of some Rangers who’d dropped by a NASCAR event this past weekend. The Joes from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment were honored at the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in […]
