[June 3, 2025] If it were not for a few dedicated followers of the war in Ukraine, I would have missed reporting on Sunday about Ukraine’s attacks deep into Russian territory. Ukraine’s innovative strategy did lasting damage to the Russian government. The question we must now ask: Is Russia burning? From a small number of observers who’ve been… Read More »
[June 2, 2025] Italy’s firebrand Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni is back in the news for taking on France’s President Emmanuel Macron for calling Italy ‘irresponsible’ and ‘disgusting’ over immigration. PM Meloni didn’t just hit back, she slam-dunked Macron. “Emmanuel Macron described us as disgusting, cynics, and irresponsible. And here the Italian press began to ask, ‘Did you hear… Read More »
[June 1, 2025] On Sunday afternoon, July 9, 2006, a small group of Soldiers in civilian dress waited at the airport in El Paso, Texas, for pickup. Arriving at Ft. Bliss, we were dropped off at our barracks, found a bunk, dropped our travel gear, and reported to Building 500A for ACU uniform fitting. After a formation in… Read More »
[May 30, 2025] Recently, I watched a debate on the ethics of abortion. While the classic pro-abortion and anti-abortion positions were not all discussed, I did find the back-and-forth to be illuminating, at least in the way some college students think. On one side is an anti-abortion advocate, and on the other, a pro-abortion advocate. By the way,… Read More »
[May 12, 2025] Courage is rare. This is especially true in modern Western societies where we are used to a peaceful and relatively rice standard of living. Occasionally, a few of us will be presented with a life or death situation where how we act can save a life. In these situations, what would you do? Many may… Read More »
[May 4, 2025] Wow, the memes just keep coming my way. I want to thank many of you for emailing these to me – so you can be “off the record.” Not that, off the record, matters much in our nation’s hyper-sensitive media and their driveling followers. Yes, we do have bad media outlets here in America, and… Read More »
[May 3, 2025] What we called our “Battle Rhythm” was the formalized daily cycle (or pace) at which the command staff, at all levels, worked. The idea was to synchronize future combat and support operations. It worked, but the effort was grueling, complex, structured, and generated a massive set of taskers that had to be cross-referenced and tracked.… Read More »
[May 1, 2025] One of our major challenges as an occupying military force in Iraq was to keep major SWET (Sewer, Water, Electricity, Trash) services online. Back in 2005, a mere two years earlier, the 1st Cavalry Division developed operational tasks for its BCTs as we transitioned from primary combat to what is called Stability Operations. A combat… Read More »
[April 28, 2025] More than a decade ago, I wrote an opinion piece that ran against the thinking of many prominent military senior leaders and politicians when I said that there was not enough use of shame as a way of modifying human behavior. The average person walking the streets of America today may or may not agree… Read More »
[April 24, 2025] Growing up in rural Louisiana, my grandmother often told me to “put your brain in gear” … and she was one smart woman, as grandmothers are known to be. What she was trying to do was get me to think and engage with what was happening around me; I call it intellectual engagement. One afternoon… Read More »