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According to news reports the Russians have committed 500 armored vehicles, 150 tanks, deployed the Black Sea fleet and is planning a 100 plane airborne insertion.

I have been thinking about this and from where I am sitting our most senior officer is black, then there is a MAJ, a CPT and a CW3. Then we have a few people of Asian decent. I few of hispanic...

From the BBC

Great link.

Thank you.

It will be interesting to see if they do bring back the M60 as a commonly used crew served weapon.

Two years ago I heard the testing of the new barrel for the M60 while in the field. As many of...

Here is the link to the Purdue report.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-284.html

There has been some research based on a Purdue University study that examined hemp growth for industrial purposes. Some groups have been looking at that as a way to curb the opium and marijuana...

Tom,

While the commanders assessment is very important it is also important to keep in mind the political factors. This skirmish was all over the news. The politicians don't want to appear...

What I pulled from was the training that I received and what to expect if one has to deal with a wound from a 5.56.

Maybe strain is too strong a word however our resources are utilized which does cause a drain on supplies and manpower when we are the only ones treating enemy wounded.

My resource from this has...

The 5.56 is designed to maim. It is designed to ricochet inside the body causing extensive wounds. It is designed to pull any enemy back so they don't leave a wounded comrade and bring them into the...

To add to what has been already said...

mobile phones have become an icon of freedom in many of these areas so removing them will draw unwanted comaprisons with the previous regime.
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I think the reporting, in general, on this event shows how poorly the media can cover an incident due to a fundamnetal lack of knowledge on the subject they are reporting on accompanied by the fog of...

Here is the account from Stars and Stripes.

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56237

Steve,

I find people like Dr. McKenna to be so ridiculous and arrogant that they make themsleves compeletly ineffective and marginalize themselves.

I look at his proposed agenda for...

The story I've heard, this is completely unclass and is confirmed in a few open sources, was that a rifle platoon along with an ANA platoon were occupying (or scouting in some sources) a new COP...

There are a few things...

1. In relation to asymmetry/irregular forces being extremely evanescent I would have to disagree to some extent by simply pointing to Mao's doctorine and it's current...

I have read a number of accounts of what happened. All open source and accounts vary wildly.

It seems the only thing they have in common was a temporary outpost was overun resulting in 9 US dead...

We can do all training in languages that we like however as a matter of practicality we need to look at the areas that most likely will be hot spots and focus on those languages. That is really the...

You know, it is nice to have the capabilities that the Air Force offers however when you get down to brass tacks you have to have boots on the ground to accomplish the mission effectively.

You know, it is nice to have the capabilities that the Air Force offers however when you get down to brass tacks you have to have boots on the ground to accomplish the mission effectively.

The first real description of PTSD like symptoms is read in the account of the aftermath of the Battle of Thermopalye.

PTSD is more than just a single or multiple experiences. PTSD can also be...

Sorry if this is a double post...

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the tragic death of
Nicole Suveges, our social scientist team member assigned to the Iraq Human Terrain Team (HTT)...

Michael was awarded the Defense of Freedom Medal posthumously.

The reality is the roll some social scientist are filling down range are such that they are included in operations. So they are going out to the DAC meetings. They are speaking with the populous....