The original idea for an American airborne came from Gen. Billy Mitchell in 1918. His commander, Gen. Pershing agreed, but once the WWI Armistice was signed, the plan was terminated. In the late 1920’s, Germany began training parachute units and… Read More ›
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Update (26 February 2024)
Over the course of this week, I will be digging deeper into the works of Tench Coxe, who was a very colorful Founding Father and not highly remembered for some reason. When I mentioned him in the context of Chapter… Read More ›
BEER and the MILITARY WWII | Pacific Paratrooper
During WWI, the U.S. struggled to supply “the comforts of home” to the Doughboys. The Red Cross and various other groups helped, but it wasn’t enough. During WWII, the U.S. government was determined to do a better job and reserved… Read More ›
What Will Israel Do Next? Military Options In Gaza Explained
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times. Like many, I worry about what is going on in Israel and Gaza. This is a paragraph from the article. So the more likely… Read More ›
China May Have a New Submarine Tracking Technology
Submarines have always been about stealth; that’s always been the whole point of putting them underwater. Tracking them can be difficult, even to this day, but China may have a new technique to help in this endeavour, as reported by… Read More ›
Update (19 February 2023)
So far, I am currently two-thirds done with the other research paper, the one about an arms limitation treaty on cyberweapons. What is really ironic is that I was expecting the Liberal Capitalists in the West to be the ones… Read More ›
Artemis I, NASA’s new mission to the moon, explained – Vox.com — RichMutants
NASA will launch the Orion spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday morning. Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. A new NASA rocket is about to take off on a… Read More ›
The US Senate’s Interest in UAPs
The past year now has seen the Federal government developing a refined interest in the investigation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). More recently, the Senate is growing impatient at the Department of Defense’s initiative to establish a governmental organization tasked… Read More ›
Lessons from the 600-Ship Navy — Station HYPO
The 1980s proved that great-power competition requires clear naval strategy and advocacy. By Lieutenant Joseph Sims, U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy of the 1980s provides a reminder what serious peer competition in the naval sphere looks like and the resources… Read More ›
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