How could I forget? And this is the ship (The Abe Lincoln) that did tsunami relief in 2004-2005 and had several sailors who participated in the relief efforts and blogged about it on a regular basis...
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How could I forget? And this is the ship (The Abe Lincoln) that did tsunami relief in 2004-2005 and had several sailors who participated in the relief efforts and blogged about it on a regular basis...
Upon reporting to my new aircraft carrier command, I noticed that a lot of blogs and forums were blocked 24/7. After about two months, all the few blogs and forums (including SWC) I could view...
A mobile command like this wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe take an older aircraft carrier like my last ship due for decommissioning in 2008 (the Kitty Hawk) and utilize it like we did during OEF or...
Tension has ebbed and flowed in the US security relationship with Nigeria, most notably portrayed in Dana Priest's excellent "The Mission", where the Nigerians were all about "give us the guns" while...
And that's where you lose me if you believe such acts are relevant today in the post-Vietnam era (i.e. where the government flat-out lied to the American people and itself for a decade).
By the...
Thank you very much. I guess Lt. Gen Mattis is not nearly on the way out, so its doubtful he'd be picked for the post even if he was being considered as they are normally considered the last stop...
I've thought about it the past few days, and can find no admiral who comes close to the experience and strategic understanding of Lt. Gen Mattis.
Short Story:
He has what it takes to be bold...
My old blog I'm slowly easing out of, Live From The FDNF
and my new one Hidden Unities.
Marct,
I agree now that the formation of an Africa Command would be a positive step, but I just see the utter lack of comprehension of Africa at the higher levels in government.
Obviously,...
Is the US relationship with Rwanda stable and viable enough then for some form of proposed AFRICOM detachment there? I have heard a lot of promising things about their performance in Dar Fur....
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Tom,
Agreed on Africa being an afterthought without the creation of an Africa command.
Perhaps a streamlined version of JTF-HOA could establish some semblance of progress in key countries...
I second the Sharpe's series. I like the Sean Bean TV version as well... shame he's taking crap roles in Hollywood these days.
R.A. Salvatore's "Dark Elf Trilogy" & "Icewind Dale Trilogy" make...
I explained my opposition to this in more detail on my blog earlier.
Essentially, the US needs to do a lot more on non-military fronts before they set an Africa Command up for failure.
A...
Having read Vasili Mitrokhin's "The Sword & The Shield" & "The World Was Going Our Way", I'm reminded of the relative ease by which the KGB "turned" DOD civilians, contractors and "the like". Far...
I hope the replacement for PACOM can come close to matching Adm. Fallon's contributions to our long-term interests in Asia and the scope of his strategic vision:
1. Regardless of it being a...