If this is accurate... oof. The SIGAR report is pretty clear, though. So who gets fired? judicialwatch.org/taliban-gets-2…

GUARD: My Lord, Gandalf the White is here to see you. DENETHOR: I did not know he was White until a number of weeks ago, when he happened to turn White, and now he wants to be known as 'the White.' Is he 'the Grey' or is he 'the White'?

So... the name of this experiment was not "staff duty." That's good to know. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-rese…

Olympics humor for the military historians in the audience today.

Once again doing the Duffel Blog double-take. I'm pretty sure this is satire, but it's also the most Air Force thing I've seen today. Hence, the double-take. It is satire or is it news? Can it be both? duffelblog.com/p/air-force-to…

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Whatever it takes to keep those housing management costs down, amirite? military.com/daily-news/202…

Oh, yeaaaaaah!!!

A shout out to my battles in the #Guard. There are plenty of us who value your service and sacrifice and don't spend our weekends counting your days of active duty service to see if you stack up. We already know that you do.

Just gonna leave this here...

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Apparently, this is not an approved landing pad for the Dark Falcon.

I just tell people that I'm voting for Vermin Supreme (TM) and they avoid me. Not sure why. inc.com/sarah-lynch/he…

When it comes to #readiness, Goodhart's Law applies: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” news.clearancejobs.com/2024/08/20/goo…

When you get the call asking if you'd like to purchase burial insurance. Do you know something I don't know?

I read somewhere else that she was found at an open cubicle. If so... WTF? usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

I think it was Colonel Hannibal Smith who noted about 40 years ago that, "I love it when a plan comes together." And I do. The next step in "Professionals Talk Logistics" is underway with Howgate Publishing, The Military Publisher. I really wanted the subtitle to be "They Hate Us 'Cause They Ain't Us."

So, it turns out that Alexander was the data whisperer of his time, something that allowed him to campaign longer and farther than anyone else. And he wasn't alone...