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Marcus Aurelius: Army Heavy Drop Failures

Watch three (3) Army High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (“Humvees”) freefall into the Drop Zone after separating from their airdrop platforms following parachute canopy deployments during a 173d Airborne Brigade exercise at Hohenfels, Federal Republic of Germany on/about 11 April 2016. Open Facebook Video (2 Minutes) Investigation(s) reportedly underway, perhaps concentrating on identifying who captured the …

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Marcus Aurelius: US Army Sounds Alarm – Military at “High Risk”

If CSA said this publicly, it was a very risky move for him personally.  Absolutely best thing I’ve seen attributed to him. US Army Chief Sounds Alarm: Military at ‘High Risk’ WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sounded the alarm that the US Army is currently in a state of “high risk” when it comes to being …

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Marcus Aurelius: OSINT Battle Rythm — the Best the US Army Can Do…. Plus DefDog Comment

Surfing the web with reservists….as published in Military Intelligence, July-September 2015. PDF (4 Pages): (U)_OSINT_Battle_Rhythm_(MIPB_Jul-Sep_15) Since the end of the Cold War, and especially over the last 10 to 12 years with the reduction of military and civilian staffs at combatant commands and national agencies, more and more “real-world” intelligence production at operational and strategic …

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Marcus Aurelius: National Commission on Future of the Army — an Immaculate Conception

Hot off the press, just released today, invite your attention to report of the statutorily-mandated National Commission on the Future of the Army at following link: Have not fully read but expect a couple of things: * It will likely be contentious, both for what it says and does not say and for various factions’ …

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Marcus Aurelius: Do Americans Want a Military Coup?

U.S. Military is not interested and won’t do it — but the increased desire for an honest strong man is interesting. Are Americans losing faith in democracy? A lot of Americans are viscerally angry at the political system. They hate Washington, they don’t trust politicians, and they are increasingly willing to vote for populist outsiders—like …

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