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F-18 Demise
02 October 2012 [This came to my inbox as is; none of these images or text is mine.] Incredible photos from last Friday's accident in Canada ( Lethbridge ). Check out the sequence of the canopy leaving...
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Rotten Rose Petals in War
02 October 2012 Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair recently was sent home from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sinclair was charged by our own military with forcible sodomy (rape), inappropriate...
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“Faggots” and Women are Unfit for Combat: The Face of a Broken Army
03 October 2012 Face of our Broken Army, and the Taliban's Best Friend Grisham contacted a lawyer today, who contacted me. This must be hitting home. So let’s keep exposing what has gone wrong with...
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Obama v. Romney: Brutal Combat in Thailand
04 October 2012 From Chiang Mai In the Leftwing corner, wearing black, weighing very little, hailing from Africa, or Indonesia, or maybe Hawaii, nobody really knows, the undisputed Champion, Beeeetllle...
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All The King’s Horses (Some notes from a weekend of thought)
08 October 2012 Terrain is the single most important factor in combat. During the early days of the wars, back when everyone seemed to know we had won in Afghanistan, testimonials streamed from the...
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Stunning Letter: Infantry Colonel Communiqué to Secretary of the Army
10 October 2012 This is the most stunning and forceful letter I have read from the Afghanistan war. It was written in 2010 from Afghanistan by Colonel Harry Tunnell, the Brigade Commander of 5/2...
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Rumor in Afghanistan: President Sucking Assets Away
15 October 2012 Rumor Control is practically an industry within the military. Some rumors are bad for morale and completely untrue, while others are bad for morale and are completely true. (Why do...
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Pedro and Submarine
19 October 2012 A veteran friend made these images yesterday with his iPhone4s. They were flying off the coast by San Diego training with the U.S. Navy. If you are young, smart, very fit and want a...
View ArticleMark Safranski Comments Col (ret.) Harry Tunnell
22 October 2012 The following email came from Mark Safranski subsequent his reading this letter from Colonel (ret.) Harry Tunnell. The letter. ===Email from Mr. Safranski:=== Interesting, this part in...
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No Bronze Star
23 October 2012 Master Sergeant CJ Grisham claims that he received a Bronze Star with V for combat in Iraq. His valorous conduct allegedly occurred in 2003. The following official record, which...
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MEDEVAC at FOB Pasab, Afghanistan
24 October 2012 Mullah Omar Google has a function called “Alerts.” This function allows users to program keywords and receive daily updates from the web. Using alerts is like having your own...
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War Panorama
25 October 2012 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, with 4-4Cav and Afghan counterparts, shortly before minor IED strike. (11 September 2011) Please click on image to view full screen....
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President Obama Fumbled Afghanistan
Southern Afghanistan, 2011 31 October 2012By Michael Yon President Obama ascended to power through audacity, oration, and artful manipulation. In the United States and numerous Asian countries, I saw...
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Painting the Target
IR Laser from aircraft on landing zone in Afghanistan (This is a quick dispatch on the fly. No time for editing, so please take it as is.) 02 November 2012 The Benghazi attack leaves many open...
View ArticleTalal: Never Heard from Again
04 November 2012 The Associated Press writer in this dispatch, Talal, was later kidnapped. He was reported to have been tortured, and then he completely disappeared.
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Revered Pilot Comments on Dust Off Failures
05 November 2012 I have been reading a book about Dust Off MEDEVAC service in Vietnam. The book is called Dead Men Flying. I am only halfway through. Excellent so far. The book is about Major...
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Milblogs: A Rise and Fall
Dave Dilegge: Photo from TBO article (JAY CONNER/STAFF) 07 November 2012 Back in 2006, I toyed with heresy by asserting that milblogs were not the best sources for war news. To my surprise, the better...
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A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN
07 November 2012 To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President...
View ArticleMEDEVAC Issues: Video
08 November 2012 Some parts of this video are inaccurate. For instance, saying that the British MERT system for medical evacuation is widely seen as the best model, is false. Often you see in...
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Petraeus: A Sad Day for the United States
12 November 2012 (Photo courtesy of CIA) General (ret.) David Petraeus is a peerless asset to the United States. His contributions to the war and to the nation have been incalculable. No one can...
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Petraeus Stoning Sentence Handed Down by Elders
18 November 2012 Petraeus and the Woman Broadwell to be Stoned on the White House LawnUproar over Stone Auction: first Stone bid reaches $1 million (A Humorless, gonzo parody.) The Nine Wise Elders...
View ArticleTaliban Email Distribution List
18 November 2012 Recently the Taliban accidentally made public its entire (apparently) distro list during an email accident: From ABC: In a Dilbert-esque faux pax, a Taliban spokesperson sent out a...
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Mysterious Blood Trails at my Home
26 November 2012 About a month ago, I came home and found mysterious blood trails around my home. I mapped them out, studied them, and kept trying to recreate the scene. The scene confounded me. I...
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Wolf Pack 101: Introduction to Combat Tracking
27 November 2012 Helicopters are crucial in modern combat. It is not necessary to be a pilot to assert that helicopters are game changers. Their value is obvious. NCOs and officers who have developed...
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WolfPack 102: Sensors
This sensor was hidden in the middle of an Afghan village on 31 July 2011. It was positioned to spy over a dirt road intersection about 10-20 meters away. US casualties were occurring in this village....
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Wolf Pack 103: Sole Mates
REMEMBER THIS PRINT. The terrain in Afghanistan is great for tracking: prints are often sharp and clear, and quarry is frequently channelized. During a mission with British forces, this print pinged my...
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VIDEO: Firefight While Waiting for MEDEVAC
07 December 2012 This video apparently was made by a helmet cam. It shows normal combat in Afghanistan. Similar scenes have unfolded thousands of times during the war. This underlines why so many...
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CAUTION to Military Public Affairs
08 December 2012 US Navy image with GPS data embedded Military photographers sometimes forget to turn off the camera GPS. The Navy caption for this electric image is found on Flickr: Lightning flashes...
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Wolfpack 104 –Jungle Man Art vs. GI Science
Butterflies on suspected elephant dung: many signs are obvious. 10 December 2012 The British learned that employing local trackers can be disastrous. Indigenous folks can be immensely talented at...
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Wolfpack 105 – Start point
18 December 2012 All tracking begins with a start point. Start points can be found in many ways. The Israelis create track traps in soft soil that are impossible to cross without leaving spoor....
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Some Thoughts About The Kingdom of Thailand
With Former Prime Minister Abhisit. 29 December 2012 On Christmas Eve, ThaiPBS television interviewed me in Bangkok. The interview is scheduled to air on 31 December at 9:40PM Thailand time. Our...
View ArticleAdvancing Sniper Rifles
02 January 2013 The day draws closer when a General will be in the Pentagon, 8,000 miles away from battle, and he will signal a sniper to kill or not to kill. Taking it a step more, nothing will...
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Amber of War
06 January 2013 A defense expert commenting on my dispatch “Stuck in the Mud” recommended the book Mud: A Military History. I completed reading the book. The recommendation was solid. The subject...
View ArticleNote from a Wise Man
07 January 2013 A note appeared on a private message board. This private group includes many current and former generals, and just about anyone you see on television or in books as a national security...
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Exclusive Images from Fighting in Burma
15 January 2013 These images came from Burma today. There have been reports about peace breaking out in Burma, but reports to me from insiders indicate this is false. The message with these images...
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Rob Bowman Passed Away
LTC Erik Kurilla (L) and SFC Rob Bowman after terrible car bomb in Mosul, Iraq (April 2005) 15 January 2013 The United States has lost a great Soldier and fine man to cancer. Rob struggled with the...
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Last to Die
(Photo Credit dvids) 17 January 2013[Authored by a Marine Field Grade Officer] Over the weekend, I received an order from Higher Headquarters to ask for volunteers for 2013 and 2014 deployments to...
View ArticleAir Force Crashing
25 January 2013 Team AFMC, The budgetary uncertainties currently facing the Department of Defense combined with a projected $1.8 billion shortfall in Air Force funding for overseas contingency...
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Chris Kyle, Navy SEAL Murdered: Some Thoughts
04 February 2013 News of Chris Kyle’s shooting has reached around the world. Many people are asking for my thoughts, and so this morning I write these words in response. Chris was credited with...
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Tragedy in Thailand
27 March 2013 Burma neighbors Thailand on the west. For 65 years, a war against and between ethnic groups in Burma has been on. The conflicts created many internally displaced refugees, while others...
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Stalking Soldier Arrested, Disarmed by Texas Police: Some facts, opinion, and...
28 March 2013 US Army Master Sergeant CJ Grisham: This Soldier has a Top Secret clearance. Over the past couple of years, I repeatedly warned the US Army that Master Sergeant Christopher “CJ” Grisham...
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Ammunition Atmospheric in America
04 April 2013 I posed a question on Facebook about ammunition availability across the United States. About 150 answers have come in so far: My Facebook Page To see all comments: My Facebook Page
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Come to Jamaica - Mon!
09 April 2013 Crystal clear A good friend—who is a young former Marine Captain and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan—was taking a break from grad school when he headed to Jamaica. I emailed asking how...
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Fraud Surrounding MIA Green Beret John Hartley Robertson
06 May 2013 Many people contacted me in regard to a documentary movie about an American Green Beret, missing some 44 years. They wanted to know if this story is true. Unfortunately, this is another...
View ArticleImportant 60 Minutes Piece for TBI patients
06 May 2013 Veterans and their families need to watch this. Thank you to the numerous vets who sent the link. I just sent a thanks to David Martin at 60 Minutes. Mr. Arnold Fisher deserves a standing...
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