Thinking Ethically About The New Cool War
On the Foreign Policy website today, David Rothkopf uses the term “Cool War” (new to me) to describe so called “cyberwar”, the use of computer hacking and digital attacks by […]
US Militay To Lift Ban On Women In Combat Roles
Discussion of this story on last night’s PBS News Hour: Watch Secretary Panetta Lifts Military Ban on Women in Combat on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
Sadly, No Death Star Anytime Soon
It’s astonishing to me that over 30,000 people signed a petition calling on the White House to “build the “Star Wars” inspired super-weapon to spur job growth and bolster national […]
The Church Militant And Air Mobile
A tip of the beret to Mad Padre’s Man In Dublin for spotting this wonderful story about the Russian Army’s introduction of a new piece of kit, something it claims […]
US Army To Down Tools Tomorrow And Focus On Suicide Prevention
I noticed via Twitter that the US Army has announced that it will set aside normal business tomorrow, operations permitting, and deal with suicide awareness and prevention. That is a […]
Again With The Drones: NYU/Stanford Study Addresses Social/Cultural Impact Of Drone Warfare In Pakistan
I’ve posted on several items in the military/political news regarding the West’s increasing reliance on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (commonly called drones) to conduct military actions and extra-judicial killings as part […]
Grenadier Guards Band Visits Suffield
CFB Suffield was treated to some pomp and circumstance last Wednesday evening as only the premier band of the British Army can deliver it. The Band of the Grenadier Guards […]
Hugging Missiles And Not Going Wibble
Stephen Moss of the UK’s The Guardian spent a month aboard a Royal Navy submarine recently, and offers an engaging and well-written portrait of life on a modern submarine.
For The US Army, A Milestone
Brig. Gen. Tammy S. Smith and her wife, Tracey Hepner. General Smith is the first openly gay officer of flag rank in the American military. With the posthumous revelation of […]
Notable Quotable On Women In The Infantry
H/t to Mad Padre reader Dan for pointing me to this interview with a USMC Engineer, Capt, Katie Petronio, who offers these comments, based on her experience in Iraq and […]