Project Eldest Son: Ammo That Betrayed

Viet Cong soldier stands beneath carrying his AK-47 rifle. He was participating in the exchange of POWs by the Four Power Joint Military Commission. Photo by SSgt. Herman Kokojan – Defense Visual Information Center. During the Vietnam War, the United States employed various forms of unconventional warfare to undermine enemy operations. Among these clandestine tactics, one of the…

The Crossing Back

He came home with powder still in his pores,the scent of cordite sunk deep in his marrow.Eyes scorched hollow by muzzle-flash nights,where blood ran quicker than thoughtand names were lost before they were spoken.His sleep is a thicket of cries cut short,a language of bone and grit,spoken once and never forgotten. Now the world wants…

The Jet Ski Scam

This is a common scam that can turn your vacation into a nightmare. Imagine you’re enjoying a beautiful day at the beach and decide to rent a jet-ski at what seems like a reasonable price. The friendly vendor offers to hold your passport as a security deposit, and you agree. After half an hour of…

Maximizing Infantry Battalion Enablers: Effective Employment of the Multi-Purpose Company Commander

In 2024, as part of the Army force structure (ARSTRUC) transformation, the Army Chief of Staff identified the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as a transformation in contact (TiC) unit. The Army tasked the brigade with testing new formations through a full training cycle, culminating in a combat training center (CTC)…