From Bean to Brew: The Benefit of Adding Water to Coffee Beans Before Grinding
Coffee, the cherished beverage of millions around the world, is not just a drink but an experience. The process of brewing coffee is an art, and like any art, it…
Operation Bernhard: The Secret Nazi Counterfeiting Operation
The entrance to Sachsenhausen concentration camp, where the forgers operated. According to an article in The New York Times published on December 13, 2001, the SS experimented with mass killing…
Kryptos: The Enigma of CIA’s Secret Sculpture
Kryptos by Jim Sanborn / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED. Kryptos is a fascinating sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn. The sculpture is located on the grounds of the Central…
Identifying and Responding to Pre-Threat Indicators
Pexels photo by Engin Aakyurt. In the complex world we live in, we cannot take personal safety for granted. The ability to identify and react to threat indicators is a…
Unleashing the Potential of Training Programs through Effective Evaluation
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment ‘Red Currahee,’ 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, supporting the 4th Infantry Division, return fire during a platoon situational training exercise…
Low-Tech Tactics in a High-Tech World: The Undying Art of Spycraft
This (replacement) mailbox is identical to the one, and in the same location, that convicted spy Aldrich Ames used to signal his Russian counterparts. Ames would place a horizontal chalk…
SERE: Essential Survival Skills for the Modern World
Capt. Allison Ohlinger, a 36th Airlift Squadron instructor navigator, uses a compass to navigate for her team during a survival, evasion, resistance and escape combat survival course at Tama Hills…
Operation Shocker: Counterintelligence, Deception & the Cold War
J. Edgar Hoover Building, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. Credit: Audie / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED. Counterintelligence is, in effect, chasing ghosts, which is…
Wiley X WX VALOR: A Blend of Style, Comfort, and Superior Eye Protection
Wiley X WX VALOR. Ballistic eye pro isn’t just for the range or battlefield. It’s for every day. Eye injuries can happen virtually anytime and anyplace. You’ve only got one…
Brewing Connections: The Social Influence of Coffee
Café Central in Vienna, Austria. Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0 DEED. A cup of gourmet coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.” —…