Radio Comms
by Frank Moss The mobile radio is a tried and true method for communications in the field. Modern technology has increased range and clarity while also allowing for add-ons like…
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Better Cops
As I sit here with three pending reviews for Spotter Up, I can’t help but kick back the thoughts of recent events around the country, and the pain in my…
49 Dead in Orlando Attack by Muslim Terrorist , What Can We Learn?
We have suffered another radical Islamic terror attack. Three words, “radical Islamic terror” are key. We all are shocked and saddened by this senseless, tragic and violent loss. An incident,…
Name Games: Marine Asexual Combat Titles: Why it’s important.
There is an ongoing review in the Marine Corps to change titles to be non-gender specific. Restated differently, that would be ”gender inclusive” titles. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in a…
Cybercrime, Critics and Paradoxes. A Little Something to Put in Your Brainbox
“The criminal is the creative artist; the detective only the critic.”- G.K. Chesterton, The Blue Cross: A Father Brown Mystery The movie Snowden, by Oliver Stone, came to theatres this…
Warning to American Sports Fans
WARNING TO AMERICAN SPORTS FANS Densely assembled groups of potential victims, easy physical access to the facility, and a large number of news-hungry journalists and photographers who will certainly broadcast…
A Warning From Brussels
One month after a multi-bomb attack at the Brussels Airport and a metro station near EU headquarters what do we know? The images of the Brussels attacks are familiar by…
Book Review: Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought
I have kept a great book on my shelf for nearly 20 years now. It’s called Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought byDavid Hackett Fischer. It’s good reading…
Army Chief Wants to Select Next Pistol, Sounds Good But…
There’s been a rash of articles about Gen Mark Milley wanting authority to select the Army’s next pistol. This isn’t new. Gen Milley has been broaching the issue since October…
The OV10 Light CAS Aircraft Temporarily Reappears
Special Operations Command recently experimented using two OV10 light observation/utility aircraft in the close air support role in combat against ISIS. This incident has made a small splash in various…