The Supercommittee and the Darkhorse Regiment
The 2011 Budget Control Act signed into law by President Obama will break the Marine Corps if the Supercommittee fails in its mission to reduce the budget deficit.
According to a ...
Our Troops Don’t Want a Gold-Plated Military — Armor Will Suffice
The running joke in the military is that the Marines get the Army’s old equipment. Should the congressional supercommittee fail to come to an agreement on federal spending, our nation’s ...
Flying Back to Flying Man
Baghdad, Iraq – Last week, I had the opportunity to visit the World War II battlefields of Monte Cassino, the Rapido River, and Anzio in southern Italy. Those were just some ...
Trust We Can Believe In
While serving as an Army infantry platoon leader in Iraq, it was my duty to earn the trust of my men — but also to learn to trust my men. ...