Why America isn't Winning Wars Op Ed- Christian Science Monitor/Yahoo “We are not postured as a [Defense] department, intellectually or organizationally, for these highly asymmetric and largely unconventional long-term challenges,” Vickers said in congressional testimony. “We are winning battles and campaigns, but not our wars.” I can simplify it far further- They don't get it. …
From a Reader
A comment from a reader named 'Jackal'. Extremely timely, relevant, and very important. Read and heed folks, it's spot on. And if you don't know much about Rhodesia, pick up a few books on it; many parallels can be drawn between what happened then and what's happening in America today. Jackal… 1RLI Support Commando and …
A Crash Course in 4GW
The Fourth Estate has become the Fifth Column. -Michael Savage A lot has been said and written on the topic of Fourth Generation Warfare(4GW) but to the uninitiated, it's difficult to ascertain exactly what it is. As I've written in past posts, warfare is three dimensional. In order to succeed, the fight goes far beyond …
True Light Infantry
European readers of The Fourth Generation Warfare Handbook may wonder why much of the latter part of the book is devoted to true light (or Jaeger) infantry. The reason is that the U.S. armed forces mis-define light infantry as line infantry with less equipment. This false definition leads the Americans to think they have light infantry …
Commentary from “Echoes of Chechnya”
Thoughtful commentary was provided by a Russian blogger known as Ironbound Concepts. It was indeed thought provoking and I felt it required an in-depth response and to some degree a clarification. His commentary: Well, very reasonable writing. I’ll try to argue some points – not in reverse but in detail. 3-b – superior use is …
Echoes of Chechnya
Echoes of Chechnya- SIGNAL Magazine Why do I seem to reference Chechnya so often? The Chechen experience, much like the Spanish Civil War, was and is a preview of warfare to come. The article implanted in the link is 15 years old, and yet, could easily be written about Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Iraq, Nigeria, or …
Working without a Tuner
Tuners are important for a couple reasons. Most importantly, they make the most efficient use of an antenna for your set, and second, they protect your set from damage should there be a high SWR. A tuner should most definitely be part of your radio kit, especially if working in less than ideal or field …
The Mission Essential Task List
Every Leader worth his salt, from the military structure to a corporate structure, maintains an absolute critical skill- the ability not just to plan, but to reverse plan. The Mission Essential Task List (METL) is the structure by which we identify unit purpose, training requirements and qualifications, and how to plan to accomplish that goal. …
Open Sources- 16NOV15
An interesting development over the weekend in the aftermath of current events: Playstations! When the new generation of consoles launched, there were concerns that they would be too light on privacy, with peripherals like Microsoft MSFT -0.93%’s Kinect and PlayStation’s Camera possibly having the ability to spy on users if say, the government wanted a …
Moving On, Or Staying Left of Bang
We all know what happened. It's what happens next. Now that the histrionics are out of the way, it's time for a rational, coherent plan of action. The diatribes on what we should do are knee deep; we don't need that. Sure it feels good, but in the end, you know and I know what needs …