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- B-52 down in Guam
Breaking news:
... emergency responders were called to duty around 9:45 a.m. when the B-52 crashed Northwest of Guam. ... The debris site is located approximately 25 nautical miles Northwest of Guam and as of four o’clock this afternoon, officials were still searching for the six crew members believed to be on board.
This is the fourth [...]
- The Principles of War: 10. Administration
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
The administrative arrangements must be designed to give the Commander the maximum freedom of action in carrying out any plan. Every administrative organization must be simple. Every operational Commander must have a [...]
- The Principles of War: 9. Co-operation
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Co-operation is based on team spirit and entails the co-ordination of all units so as to achieve the maximum combined effort of the whole. Above all, goodwill and the desire to co-operate [...]
- The Principles of War: 8. Flexibility
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Modern war demands a high degree of flexibility to enable pre-arranged plans to be altered to meet changing situations and unexpected developments. This entails good training, organization, discipline and staff work, and, [...]
- A big fat eye in the sky
Hey, I am as pro-zeppelin as the next Victorian gentlemen, but the new blimp (originally posted by Noah at DangerRoom) being tested by the US Navy and US Coast Guard seems questionable to me. Brickmuppet calls it a stellar idea.
Granted the helium-filled blimp has great fuel efficiency and can stay in the air for 52 [...]
- The Principles of War: 7. Economy of Effort
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Economy of effort implies a balanced employment of forces, and a judicious expenditure of all resources with the object of achieving an effective concentration at the decisive time and place.
- No militaries in the gay!
This is wrong on so many levels:
Hamilton’s gay pride festival says it banned the Canadian military this year because of alleged human rights violations around the world.
The decision has ignited a furious backlash within some in the gay community who claim that the military has changed since it overturned it discriminatory policies against homosexuality in [...]
- The Principles of War: 6. Concentration of force
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
To achieve success in war, it is essential to concentrate superior force, moral or material, to that of the enemy at the decisive time and place. Concentration does not necessarily imply a [...]
- The Principles of War: 5. Surprise
This post is part of the Principles of War series. See the introductory post or browse all posts with the principles of war tag.
Surprise is a most effective and powerful influence in war, and its moral effect is very great. Every endeavour must be made to surprise the enemy, and to guard against being surprised. [...]
- Sign us up for cheap, compact subs too!
Kotare (aka “the strategist”) discusses a potential conventional submarine fleet for New Zealand using the new “entry-level” compact sub models coming out of Europe. This might be good news for Canada, which is losing millions on its sad submarine fleet. Only one of the four used diesel powered submarines we purchased from the UK is [...]
