The Growing Importance Of Drone Operators
The question, scrawled on a Pentagon whiteboard last fall, captured the strange and difficult moment facing the Air Force.
“Why does the country need an independent Air Force?” the senior civilian assistant to Gen.
How Nature And A US Army Base Coexist
Jarrett Anderson, an Oak Ridge Institute of Science intern, built a nest for the red-cockaded woodpecker 18 feet up a longleaf pine tree in Fort Stewart, Ga. How The MP3 Became A Combat Weapon
From The Guardian:
Aditya Chakrabortty on the platoons’ playlists on the Iraq frontline.
CJ Grisham and his friends used to love Eminem – especially his song, Go To Sleep.
General McChrystal’s Strategy Of Using Special Forces Is Now On Display
SAS And US Navy Seals Take Out Top 50 Taliban — The SunBRITISH SAS heroes have killed up to 50 Taliban commanders in daring raids behind enemy lines.
The joint attacks with US special forces over the past two weeks have helped prepare the ground for the biggest battle in Afghanistan yet – when 4,000 British troops will go into action.
Special forces dealt the deadly blow to the Taliban by taking out scores of their top field commanders in the build-up to the massive offensive.
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My Comment: These were the same tactics that General McChrystal used in Iraq when he was commanding there.
3 Programs That Lose Out In Obama’s Defense Budget
F-35From Popular Mechanics:
The Obama administration released its budget and strategy documents this week, spelling trouble for some military programs.
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