Military and Police

Staring blankly at the computer screen, I wondered for the umpteenth time how to explain that Jennifer Garner doesn’t really work at CIA Headquarters, that her character doesn’t actually exist, …

“Thank you for paving the way for today’s women military pilots.” Betty Tackaberry Blake, “Tack” for short, was a member of the first graduating class of the Women’s Air Force …

Sunzi (Sun-Tzu) tends to overshadow the rest of the commentary on classic Chinese military theory. The translations are too many to count and just the famous ones include Giles, Griffith, …

On hallowed ground, a lone soldier stands on an open plaza. Twenty-one steps. Turn. He then faces the tomb for 21 seconds. Stands at attention, turns again, and pauses an …

That’s when he was introduced to the idea of a service dog and thankfully, he found his way back with the help of a new battle buddy named Bonnie. Without …

This week, September 11th came rushing back to consume my thoughts.  I reflected on the events of the past few weeks and just felt empty.  After spending years in Afghanistan …

As it concerns Afghanistan, we are currently in the finger-pointing stage. We love to accuse everyone else for the mistakes, demanding a scapegoat, a sacrifice for our failures. Politicians see …

Dead silence befalls the room full of men and women dressed in their best attire. A formation moves across the front and begins to roll call until they come across …

Historically, the Chinese was often a massively wealthy and powerful empire to the point that Europeans disbelieved Marco Polo. The empires had millions of soldiers and ruled “all under heaven” …

We have just had a horrible tragedy: 13 American service members killed and dozens of Afghans killed and injured. Instead of pulling together as a nation, we—or at least a …