Operation Cartwheel
Rabaul, located on the island of New Britain, was the Imperial Japanese army and navy’s main forward operating base in …
Defense Wide
The Shootdown of Leslie Howard
In May 1943, the famous British actor, producer, and director Leslie Howard conducted a monthlong “entertainer goodwill” tour ostensibly promoting …
Book Review – Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History
Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History is the better-titled trade paperback edition of The Great Big Book of …
SOF Tactical Network Testbed Highlighted at SOFIC
It may sound a bit like another U.S. Army Network Integration Evaluation, but the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) …
Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death, Arrives at Auschwitz
On May 24, 1943, an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) formerly of the Waffen-SS and medically unfit for combat as the result of …
Moog Third-Gen Stores Management System (SMS)
Moog Inc. used the recent 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) to highlight its new Third Generation (G3) Stores …
Global Trends 2030: What Does the Future Hold?
The National Intelligence Council (NIC) has released its quadrennial report forecasting global trends that have a major impact on our …
The Trident Conference
With North Africa liberated and plans for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, on track, the question confronting the United …
Book Review – The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson, is the third volume in his …
More Robotics Rodeos
If it wasn’t for the possible alliterative value, it’s likely that someone would have come up with a term to …