My Buddy passed today.  Bradley was eleven years old Chow-Akita mix I adopted from the post pound as a puppy.  A “Chakita”, if you will and it always caused me an internal chuckle when folks “recognized” the breed.  He was a ball of fur that plowed along despite any obstacle either bowling them over or …

The government reversed itself and reported a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down by the Taliban in Afghanistan Dec. 17 2013.  Six soldiers were killed five from the 1st Infantry Div. and one from the 2nd Cav Regiment.  Initial reports were conflicted about enemy fire in the area but initially claimed enemy fired did not …

The Washington Post did a story on former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.  This story and the memoir will be causing news for weeks. The most important and damning excerpts from the story are that the President in regards to Afghanistan “doesn’t believe in his own strategy, and doesn’t consider the war to be his. …

There has been a rash of stories about the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS).  You can see some of the excitement here, hereand here and the military itself including SOCOM’s Admiral McCraven along with DoD are trying to fan the flames .  The suit is supposed to provide ballistic/shock/fire protection, increased situational awareness, potential …