Read Part 19 HERE “I've worked with a lot of different nations and Korea is one of the best in Asia. Singaporeans are pretty good, Japanese are good, but Koreans are well structured, disciplined, and well equipped,” Tae said. With American help the damage caused by the war would be minimized however. The North Korean threat has also evolved over time. While it has been … [Read more…]
Historically, I tend to keep you readership abreast of changes in Japan's military regarding government status and disposition. As such, you are all now well aware of the fact that Japan can do a whole lot more militarily than they have been allowed to do for a very long time. This, based off of the nation's revision of Article 9 of its constitution. We remember that … [Read more…]
I’ve been scouring social media for the past few days because I’ve gotten a few messages about training for selection and the gist of several of them had me wondering if some of the potential candidates were reading a few things that are out on social media and taking it as gospel. The first and I’ve gotten several of these questions and they’re similar in the vein where … [Read more…]
A week after alleging the United States CIA conspired with the South Korean Intelligence Services to recruit and brainwash a North Korean citizen to kill their “Supreme Leadership” with an arguably non-existent “biochemical weapon,” North Korea is now demanding the world hand over the terror suspects that are responsible. In a statement seemingly directed at no one in … [Read more…]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed questions pertaining to the ongoing fight against Islamic Extremists in Afghanistan on Thursday, in which she suggested that Germany would not be the nation to provide additional troops to the fight. Appearing in a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg who would later address NATO spending, Merkel made … [Read more…]
Read Part 18 HERE Back in Korea, there was a pretty good dust-up as the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry decided that Detachment K would now be known as Special Forces Detachment 39. Special Forces veterans and careful researchers may note that Det 39 is actually the designation of the now-deactivated Detachment A in Berlin, while Detachment K's lineage goes back to Det 40 in … [Read more…]
Senior members of the American Intelligence Community testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday, speaking on the record about the current national security threats to the United States. The fallout of President Trump’s firing of F.B.I. director James Comey earlier this week made itself physically apparent, as Acting Director Andrew McCabe stood in his place to … [Read more…]
Tunis, Tunisia -- Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday ordered the North African nation's Armée Nationale Tunisienne, or the Tunisian Land Army to deploy into the Sahara desert and begin protecting facilities linked to phosphate, gas and oil production after protests aimed at disrupting output broke out in the southern regions of Tunisia. For several weeks a group … [Read more…]
Defending against potential criticism of a recent Department of Defense decision to openly provide weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Colonel John Dorrian tweeted yesterday that every weapon will be completely accounted for and pointed at the Islamic State. https://twitter.com/OIRSpox/status/862326766987345921 The decision to arm … [Read more…]
The US and their Afghan allies have been hammering the Islamic State offshoot in recent weeks including dropping the MOAB (Mother of all Bombs) recently on tunnel strongholds where the terrorist group has been hiding. But according to an OPED in the New York Times, the US may be focusing on the wrong enemy and not the Taliban in Afghanistan. The battle being waged in … [Read more…]
The United States will be closely monitoring an upcoming major Russian military exercise this summer, says Secretary of Defense James Mattis. This includes the possibility of repositioning key military hardware to the area as a countermeasure to the Russians—if requested by NATO allies. The Russian exercise, called “Zapad,” occurs every four years and will reportedly include … [Read more…]
Marine Corps General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joe Dunford explained to the media on Tuesday that no decision has been made yet as to whether the U.S. will increase its troop commitment to the fight against Muslim extremists in Afghanistan. Dunford spoke to the press from Israel, where he was presented the Medal of Appreciation for strengthening ties between … [Read more…]
