Having heard most of the horror stories after the fact, this sounds unremarkably accurate. military.com/off-duty/music…

That's a pretty good price for spare aircraft parts, far better than we'd get on the open market. businessinsider.com/us-buys-81-sov…

How tasking works on the staff. #DailyDM

That number is just mind boggling. foxnews.com/opinion/russia…

Why do leaders – when the science is readily available to demonstrate the inherent danger – choose to deprive their personnel of adequate sleep? Why do they view sleep deprivation as a rite of passage? news.clearancejobs.com/2024/04/23/pun…

I mean... it looks legit to me.

This is something a lot of us struggle with, regardless of where you put in your time during the Forever Wars. The people we left behind who put their lives (and their families) at risk. diplomaticourier.com/posts/moral-co…

It used to annoy me when my dad would always tell me to look stuff up. At some point, I turned into the old man. tnsr.org/2024/03/from-p…

To swear on not to swear, that is the question. Try as I might, I tend to release the beast more often than not. #PointofDeparture news.clearancejobs.com/2022/04/26/to-…

Put this book on your reading list for the summer. Mick Ryan, AM is a friend, co-author, and one of the most brilliant strategic minds I know. His insights on Ukraine, drawn from numerous visits to the war-torn country, are grounded and relevant. usni.org/press/books/wa…

I'm going to have disagree with Hamish on this one. Five tanks destroyed in a year isn't a sign of a critical vulnerability. In fact, the opposite is probably true. And considering how they're being fought, it might be on the low side. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

The new Taliban. Same as the old Taliban. thehill.com/opinion/461899…

I think 'disciplined disobedience' was the story of my Army career. Taking the initiative was never a problem... as long as I had a commander who provided sound commander's intent. When they didn't I probably seemed a little hard to control. youtube.com/watch?v=lLXm8Z…

Death comes for us all at some point. #DailyDM

One to chew on. The tensions with Iran helped Israel to shift the strategic narrative away from Gaza, only to see that narrative shift again with protests on college campuses. The narrative is a fickle beast. usnews.com/news/world/art…

Sleep is for the weak. Right? news.clearancejobs.com/2024/04/23/pun…

The dark side is strong with this one.

The Luftwaffe’s failure in the summer of 1940 was the direct result of the excellence of #RAF Fighter Command, rather than because of its own mistakes, serious though these were. In this Special Edition article, Colin Gray explains the strategic nature of the German defeat.…

Just in time for #StarWarsDay

Nearly one in 10 survey respondents said they “would be discouraged from moving forward with a complaint or would be blamed for causing problems for filing a sexual harassment complaint.” militarytimes.com/news/your-army…