Ironbound Concepts sends... Of serious note: Recently have read an interview with volunteer (militiaman) who supported pro-Russian separatists on Ukrainian south-east territories known as Donbass. Politics aside, interesting notes on communications. Sorry for my poor transcription (even with gugl help). – Comms were the problem? – In our unit comms were very good. Nearly every …
Creating a Signals Collection Section from scratch
I've talked about this before; the need for Signals Collection and Analysis is EXTREMELY important. No, it may not be a sexy AR-15 or actions-on kinda deal, but it's value is many times more important. What you need at a minimum: 4 motivated guys, with a bit of radio experience Noise cancelling headphones 3, at …
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Dieu et les Dames
The absolute most deplorable act a human can commit is that of rape. Be it a child, woman, or man, the violation of another individual is in and of itself worse than murder. It is an act whose sole aim is that of conquer; the domination of another against the will. It is an act …
A few thoughts
We go to war with the Army we have, not the Army we want. Keeping this truth in mind as we examine current events, it's important to note that the guys on the ground are the guys on the ground, and you are where you are. Posturing and potificating aside, the reality is that these …
Recon Basics
FM 7-8 tells us that there's two types of Patrols- Recon and Combat. Of the Combat Patrols, there's Ambush and Raid. Of Recon, there's three: Area, Zone, and Route. Make Sense? Area is for, well, an area. A town, village, grid square, whatever. A Zone is a specific point on a map, an object of …
HR 4269; a Response
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. To all concerned with this Bill, I write not to ask of you to somehow decide upon infringement of my God-given rights; that consent is given only between myself and the Lord. You seek …
Guerrilla Radio
h/t S31. Pi-rate radio throwie Simple, cheap, effective. Can't wrap the brain around why this is worth your time? German Techs indirectly helping Salafists "The group has been training journalists in conflict zones for more than a decade and often relies on FM radio to reach populations in far-flung areas that don't have access to …
OSINT-resources on equipment
Within your Data Book should be a list of common equipment- a recognition guide, if you will. There's many, many resources out there to develop such information. Believe it or not, 90% of the equipment you'll encounter in the bush has been around for some time, is easy to obtain information upon, and develop strategies …
A couple SIGINT Resources
ENIGMA 2000 Rivet Decoding Software
Open Sources- Russian Army HF Digital Mode
A great resource for the observer of Foreign Armies From bare bones basic but effective LRP: To the Warfighter seen here: Working a digital mode from a sort-of Toughbook and HF in a hasty OP: This is important for a couple of reasons. It gives us something to listen for, recognizing the new modes and …