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  • Thoughts on Afghanistan

    Number of comments: 6
    One of the things that makes me a lousy blogger is that I don’t like to post my thoughts immediately on issues of the day. I didn’t post my opinions within 5 minutes of the President’s address last night because I wanted to digest them a bit. I also wanted [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:22pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Stolen Valor… again.

    Number of comments: 4
    Why do people do such stupid things? A cop, who had served as a Marine, claimed to have been awarded the Silver Star. He hadn’t. And someone called him on it. Here’s the stupid thing- as a member of the Marine Mafia, he already was gonna get a leg up from [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:24pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • It’s my favorite time of the year…

    Number of comments: 1
    Christmas? Yeah, that’s pretty cool. But more importantly, it comes with my favorite all time blogpost that doesn’t involve cool facts about Dick Cheney. Ladies and Gentlemen… The Crap Tree. Posted in Around the web, history, Personal Tagged: stupid [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:55pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

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    We’re actually of two minds about this weeks hottie. Sometimes, frankly, she looks like crap. But when she’s dialed in, she has a smokey allure that hearkens back to the heyday of Hollywood glamor.  Sometimes, she’s nuttier than a fruitcake (see that whole marriage to Billy Bob). Other times, she [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:24pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Here’s an interesting article from yahoo/AP: Col. ...

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    Here’s an interesting article from yahoo/AP: Col. David B. Haight, commander of U.S. forces in Logar and neighboring Wardak province, half jokes that some frustrated Afghans come to him and say: “‘You can put a man on the moon so can’t we get a road here?’ and I have to tell [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:26pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Number of comments: 9
    I hope and pray that you have the opportunity to spend time with loved ones and friends, and reflect upon all the good things our Lord has bestowed upon you this year.   And eat a lot. Way too much in fact. As for me, I’m in charge of the gravy this [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 2:44pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 10
    We aren’t really a “foodie” per se. Sure, we like to eat, but we have a taste more towards institutionally bland food, rather than “cuisine’. Still, we’ve been known to come across the occasional cooking show. Now, Padma and Gaia are the usual hotties on cooking shows. But the first celebrity [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:16pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Wolfhound Warrior

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    I just found out a bit of sad news (from Neptunus Lex of all places). COL (USA, Ret) Lewis L. Millet, Medal of Honor, passed on November 14th, 2009.  COL Millet, as a Captain, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 7, 1951 in Korea: Capt. Millett, Company [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:06pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

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    I hate to admit it, but I’d never heard of Stacey Keibler until she showed up on Dancing With The Stars. I gave up on watching wrestling sometime in the late 80’s, so I never saw any of the women wrestlers. Now, I’m gonna hang onto my guy card a little [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:16am EST
    by xbradtc

  • Osprey’s in Afghanistan

    Number of comments: 9
    Well. It looks like the first squadron deployment of MV-22B Ospreys to Afghanistan has begun. I’m ambivalent about the whole Osprey program. I’m willing to stipulate that it is a very impressive aircraft. But is it the right aircraft for the Marines? What say you? H/T: Theo Spark Posted in Afghanistan, ARMY [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:55pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • I’m looking forward to this…

    Number of comments: 2
    Sunday night on the History Channel. Our Dad missed WWII by about a year, but other family members fought the whole war through (one uncle was at Pearl Harbor) and as a history buff, you just can’t avoid being interested in the war. I’ve seen a goodly amount of the clips [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:46pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Best of: Iraq/Afghan gun camera footage

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    more about “33 of the best military combat videos…“, posted with vodpod   Posted in Afghanistan, army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, iraq, war Tagged: Afghanistan, apache, armor, army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, iraq, machine guns, war [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:07pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Just a little live fire…

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    No real point to it, just liked the video and thought I’d share. It’s rare to see training footage using service ammo.   Posted in armor, army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, iraq, war Tagged: 25mm, army, army life, ARMY TRAINING, bradley, ducks, guns, infantry, iraq, machine guns, war [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:57pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Veteran’s Day

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    For a guy that served in the Army as long as I did, I was a little unusual in that I only went on one deployment that lasted more than a month. These days, people in the Army can routinely spend half their enlistment on overseas deployments. And too be [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:33pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

    Number of comments: 6
    Finally, technology has brought simulation to a level of realism that has heretofore been unattainable.   Shamelessly stolen from Blackfive.     Posted in Afghanistan, army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, iraq, war Tagged: army, army life, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, iraq, machine guns, stupid, war [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:14pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 3
    We’ve long liked Andie McDowell. We’ve seen her in all sorts of stuff, but her three biggest roles were probably “Sex, Lies and Videotape” “Groundhog Day” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” Posted in ARMY TRAINING [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:07am EST
    by xbradtc

  • At least the Army isn’t the only branch that embrace’s the stupid…

    Number of comments: 2
    I don’t usually think of the Air Force as a fierce band of bloodthirsty warriors. Hell, most of them don’t either. But even our blue suited cousins can recognize there’s a fine line between care for the well-being of Air Warriors and smothering them with preventative safety measures. Go see what [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:32pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Sudden Jihad Syndrome

    Number of comments: 5
    Evil rears it’s head at Ft. Hood, TX. It’s hard enough for the families of  a soldier to cope with the stress of repeated deployments to a war zone. And it’s no cakewalk for the soldiers themselves. But the garrison environment is generally one of the safest communities around. Army posts [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:52pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 3
    We’re not really a big fan of Jessica Alba. We just like the way she looks. Posted in girls, Load Heat Tagged: jessica alba, Load Heat [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 4:43pm EST
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT- ‘I’ve been slacking’ Edition

    I’m still away from regular internet access, which makes blogging somewhat problematical. But I love you, my dear readers, enough to attempt to keep up with what is really important. You know, hot wimmens. While we don’t have regular internet access, we do have access to television, and have seen more [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:32pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Is your Smartphone a Weapon?

    Number of comments: 2
    Here’s a pretty interesting article about using smartphones on the battlefield. We’re working on an epic post about communications, but wanted to tease you with this. I can think of a number of handy uses that a smartphone might have, but I’m pretty analog in my thinking. I’d like to have [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 4:31pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Shooting An Anvil 200 Feet in the Air

    Number of comments: 5
    Heh. H/T: Theo Posted in ARMY TRAINING Tagged: guns, stupid [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:32pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • ACOG

    Number of comments: 5
    Down in the comments of this post, commenter Kevin mentioned ACOGs. That naturally raises the question, “What’s an ACOG?” ACOG is the acronym for Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. Trijicon, Inc. has made a line of specialty gunsights for the M-16/M-4 family of weapons for years now. And last year, after using [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Infantry in Action

    via a blog I’d not seen before, Present Arms, a very interesting snapshot of a small unit action. An infantry platoon in the mountains of Afghanistan gets into a small scrape. Posted in Afghanistan, army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, war Tagged: 105mm, Afghanistan, army, army life, guns, infantry, machine guns, war [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 5:21pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Let’s see. Bruce Springsteen video. Family Ties. Friends. Dirt. Cougartown. Various movies. Yep. Courtney Cox. Posted in girls, Load Heat Tagged: courtney cox, load, Load Heat [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 3:49pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Ownership

    Number of comments: 7
    We occasionally get questions from our readers. Unlike Al Gore, we think this is a good thing. In the comments of the last post, reader Kevin Creighton asks: Ok, this is quasi-related and may be out of your area of expertise, but when I flew into Baltimore-Washington International last year and [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 3:03pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Terminal Ballistics

    Number of comments: 8
    What happens at the moment of impact? Watch and learn… Stolen from Ace’s (thanks, Maet) Posted in ARMY TRAINING [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 10:40pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Obama’s a Winner!!!

    Number of comments: 4
    Thanks, Cuffy! Posted in Around the web, ducks, Politics Tagged: Politics, stupid [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:38pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Close Combat Marksmanship Training

    Number of comments: 5
    There’s certainly still a place for traditional marksmanship training in the infantry. A lot of fighting in Afghanistan takes place at fairly long range, since the Taliban usually don’t want to come to close grips with our troops. But since there’s an awful lot of close combat in Afghanistan and [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 3
    Sorry about skipping a week. I know you were unhappy. My stats cratered. Lemme make it up to you. We first saw this week’s entry on Party of Five, which we only watched because we were temporarily exiled to Ft. Benning for a school, and didn’t have access to wheels to [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 2:46am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Obama’s War

    Number of comments: 9
    There’s a lot of controversy today about Afghanistan, Obama, and GEN McChrystal’s request for more troops. Basically, the issue is that GEN McChrystal wants to shift to a counter-insurgency strategy of having our troops live among the population full time. One reason we never tried this strategy before is that [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 2:09am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • US Army Action in Afghanistan

    Number of comments: 1
    Whenever we are pressed for time to write, or just uninspired, we steal from Theo Spark. He and his co-bloggers always find some good stuff. Again, we watch a patrol of light infantry in the hills and hamlets of Afghanistan. The placard calls it a movement to contact, which is a [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 3:25pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • I need to pay attention.

    Number of comments: 4
    I was busy playing at Ace’s and The Hostages, so I missed something. I went over 1 million visitors a couple days ago. Let me say “Thank you” to you, the reader. I’ll try to justify your interest in my humble blog. Posted in Personal Tagged: honor, infantry, Personal [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 4:12pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 2
    What can we say? We’ve long been a fan of Sandra Bullock. She’s a gifted comedic actress, and has done well in quite a few dramatic roles. She’s always had a “cute” reputation, more than “sexy.” With that in mind, it was a little surprising to find so many hot shots [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 3:22am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Interesting…

    Number of comments: 4
    Now, I’m not a touchy-feely kind of guy. I’m certainly not a New Age guy. I’m pretty much of the old school “suck it up/walk it off” school.  Back in my day, any hint that you had mental or emotional problems was cause for shunning. You’ve no doubt seen various news [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • 60 Minutes on Afghanistan

    We’ve pretty much boycotted 60 Minutes since the disgraceful “National Guard Memos” fraud 60 Minutes II perpetrated in the run-up to the 2004 election. But Lara Logan was embedded with US troops in Afghanistan, and does some worthwhile reporting. This video aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes, but I seem to [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 5:01pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Artillery in the A-stan.

    Number of comments: 3
    We’ve talked a few times about the role of artillery in the Cold War-era AirLand Battle Doctrine.  But what about now, during the fighting in Afghanistan? Instead of artillery being used to delay, atrit, channelize, and fix enemy armored forces prior to them coming into contact with US armored forces, artillery [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Nerve Agent Symptoms

    Number of comments: 6
    Anybody who served in the Army in the last 50 years or so will recall the symptoms of nerve agent poisoning: Headaches, blurry vision, difficulty breathing, tightness of the chest, nausea, and muscular twitching of exposed skin. Why do I mention this? Because I was spraying ant-killer this morning. And almost immediately suffered [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 12:34pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • A little more Bushmaster…

    We’ve talked before about the Bradley’s main gun, the M242 Bushmaster 25mm cannon. The M242 is also mounted on the Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicle family of wheeled APCs. Additionally, the Navy uses the Bushmaster. Several years ago, the Navy realized that their large combatant ships were very well equipped to [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:22pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • VA Healthcare

    Number of comments: 4
    So. I’m at the VA hospital in Long Beach, CA today. No, I’m fine, thanks for asking. I brought a friend to his appointment. He’s trying to get some vision equipment to help him see well enough to maintain his independence. Whenever people want to implement universal healthcare, they use the VA [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 1
    We first saw this weeks HEAT hottie in 1984’s Blame it on Rio. She looked pretty good then, and she’s only gotten better. A mainstay of bratpack movies of the late 80s, she went on to more challenging roles in movies such as A Few Good Men and G.I. Jane.  [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:55am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • The Bradley IFV

    We love posting YouTube videos. Mostly because it is easier than writing, but also because the truth about a picture being worth a thousand words. By far the funnest, and most rewarding job I had in the Army was as a Bradley Commander. While life wasn’t exactly like the video (somehow, [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 2:30am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • These boots were made for walkin’…

    Number of comments: 5
    I was in the infantry, the walking branch. And boy, did we walk a lot. When you put that many miles on your poor feet, footwear becomes, if not quite a fetish, then certainly a topic of more than passing interest. Ever heard of the KISS principle? Keep. It. Simple. Stupid. If [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 7:19pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    She had me at “Hello” Posted in ARMY TRAINING [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 3:03am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • The Medal.

    Number of comments: 1
    Go. Read. Comment. Lex and I are of a mind here. This isn’t a partisan complaint. This spans across two generations. Posted in Afghanistan, army, iraq, marines, navy, planes, war Tagged: Afghanistan, army, ARMY TRAINING, iraq, marines, navy, Politics, war [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 6:24pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    There’s a fair amount of competition for the title of “America’s Sweetheart” but we think this week’s entry might just have the inside track on the title. Meg Ryan has been portraying wholesome women since she played Goose’s wife in TopGun. And while she’s justifiably famous for her many perky roles, [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:30pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • The Procurement Puzzle

    Number of comments: 6
    Our armed forces are the best in the world. I don’t think there’s any great dissent from that sentiment among my audience. But the fact remains, as an institution, our armed forces do some things better than others. Some of that is an institutional bias, in that the forces would [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 6:57pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Load HEAT

    Number of comments: 5
    I’m not much of a car guy. I have about the minimum required inclination towards automobiles that a guy can have and still hold onto his guy-card. But I’ll tell you what I do like. Mercury. Not the cars. I’m fairly convinced they’re crap. But Mercury has one of the greatest campaigns [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:01am EDT
    by xbradtc

  • Task Force Odin

    Found via Ace’s headlines (left sidebar), Strategy Page has an interesting look at Task Force Odin, and its counterpart in Afghanistan. Task Force Odin was an intelligence team dedicated to spotting (and even predicting) IED emplacement before they could be used to attack our forces. Under a program called Constant [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 7:14pm EDT
    by xbradtc

  • It blowed up real good…

    Via Theo Spark, some close air support goodness. Mostly safe for work, some profanity. Posted in army, ARMY TRAINING, guns, iraq, war Tagged: army, army life, ARMY TRAINING, guns, infantry, iraq, war [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 6:51pm EDT
    by xbradtc
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