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The Evolution of USCYBERCOM - TTG
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New Thinking Taking Root The essays in this volume describe ways in which U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has evolved over the decade since Secretary of Defense Robert Gates directed its establishment in June 2009. Its current commander, Gen. Paul Nakasone,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2021 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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NEA Scout: the next solar sailing mission - TTG
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NEA Scout is an exciting new mission that was recently selected by NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems (AES) by a team from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Marshall Space Flight Center. This innovative, low-cost concept will map an asteroid and demonstrate... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2021 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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NASA’s Lunar Crater Radio Telescope - TTG
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First, I want to give a tip of the hat to Martin Oline who posted a link to a fascinating article about a NASA concept for establishing a radio telescope on the far side of the moon. I found watching... Continue reading
Posted Feb 5, 2021 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Is an Israeli air strike on Iran imminent? - TTG
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Top Israeli military figures have slammed as “empty” and “inappropriate” the recent anti-Iran remarks made by the Israeli regime’s army chief of staff lieutenant general Aviv Kochavi. In his remarks on Tuesday, Kochavi said the Israeli military was revising its... Continue reading
Posted Feb 1, 2021 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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The Geopolitics of Herring Farts - TTG
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Some of may remember when that Soviet Whiskey class submarine ran aground off the coast of Sweden in 1981. It caused quite the stir, but it was resolved without too much huffing and puffing… and that was at the height... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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The New Drone Wars - TTG
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Back in early 1981, I did a few “odd jobs” between graduating from the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and starting the SF Officers Course. One of these jobs was as an ARTEP evaluator for a mech infantry company on Fort... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“Russia offered bounties to Afghan militants to kill US troops” - TTG
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(CNN) - Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed US or UK troops there, a European intelligence official told CNN. The official was unclear as to... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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The Other 13th Amendment - TTG
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I ran across this series of twitter postings by Susan Simpson, a DC lawyer. She discovered some surprising (at least to me) antebellum congressional documents at the Federal Archives showing how far politicians were willing to go in appeasing the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“The Spook Who Sat By The Door” - TTG
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Earlier today one of our fellow correspondents, longarch, offered a link to an article on theorganicprepper.com that contends the current unrest is unfolding, step by step, in accordance with a playbook… the US Special Forces Unconventional Warfare Manual. This article... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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The labyrinth known as Libya - TTG
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When we last visited Libya, we saw the demise of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi at the hands of various Libyan rebel forces. Those videos are now tagged with a graphic content warning on YouTube. His gruesome death with a knife up... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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From Frankenfish to Good Eatin’ Game Fish - TTG
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A few years after I settled in Virginia, I began reading frightful stories about the arrival of a dangerous “frankenfish” in the Potomac River and its tributaries. This hideous invader called the northern snakehead was feared to be about to... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Watermen don’t stop - TTG
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This is an AP story that appeared at the bottom of the front page of my local newspaper this morning. It caught my eye because, unlike northern Virginia, the Northern Neck has been largely spared from the coronavirus. That's a... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“Clever girl” - TTG
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It’s a phrase used in countless TV and movie scenes. I find it an apt phrase to describe this particular coronavirus, even though most don’t consider that protein wrapped string of RNA to be sentient. Unlike Ebola or HIV, this... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Introducing the adult juice box... Excelsior! - TTG
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Let’s be honest. This is not on the same level as the fusion energy and laser technology breakthroughs that Harper writes about. However, the adult juice box is another “clear reminder that human beings are capable of creative solutions to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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A sad situation at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center - TTG
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Colonel Lang sent me an eye opening link last night concerning the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA hospital in Richmond. Here are some excerpts from the Richmond Times-Dispatch article. ———— As of Thursday, 23 employees at the 4,000-employee VA hospital, had... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“What do you have to lose?” - TTG
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A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“The Pentagon will solicit its first mesh network in space May 1” - TTG
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The Space Development Agency plans to award contracts for a mesh network in space this August, with the expectation that an initial batch of 20 satellites will be placed on orbit during summer 2022. The agency expects to release a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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A return to the cathedral - TTG
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A year ago I wrote about the little patch of woods behind my house. It was just before Easter and just after the tragic fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. As I sat in my gazebo this week, I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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OneWeb bites the dust - TTG
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LONDON, UK, March 27, 2020 – OneWeb (“OneWeb,” “the Company”), the global communications company with a mission to bring connectivity to everyone everywhere, announced today that the Company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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“EO on Encouraging International Support for the Recovery and Use of Space Resources” - TTG
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“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including title IV of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (Public Law 114-90), it is hereby ordered as follows:... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Marine Corps returning to its roots - TTG
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"The 2018 National Defense Strategy redirected the Marine Corps’ mission focus from countering violent extremists in the Middle East to great power/peer-level competition, with special emphasis on the Indo-Pacific. Such a profound shift in missions, from inland to littoral, and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Pushing for a third Iraq war - TTG
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"WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered military commanders to plan for an escalation of American combat in Iraq, issuing a directive last week to prepare a campaign to destroy an Iranian-backed militia group that has threatened more attacks against American... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Tulsi suspends her campaign and endorses Joe Biden - TTG
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Throughout my life, and this campaign, my motivation has been to serve God, our country, and the American people as best I can. I feel that the best way that I can be of service at this time is to... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Incident at Muhambal - TTG
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An expression of jihadi displeasure with Erdogan BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – A Turkish military convoy that was traveling through the Idlib countryside on Wednesday was reportedly ambushed by unknown assailants, Muraselon news reported, citing opposition media. The Muraselon report... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2020 at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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Colonel Lang, I like her personally, as well. Her legislative record includes environmental protection, veterans’ care, criminal justice reform, privacy protection, universal background checks, no firearms for wife beaters, bumpstock ban. She co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act, and supports DREAM Act and related immigration legislation. That’s leftist agenda and common sense. She's a much better and far better looking version of Bernie.
Toggle Commented Mar 17, 2020 on 2 questions for the Democrats about the debate on the 15th at Sic Semper Tyrannis
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