Major Combat Operations In Iraq HAVE Ended

The war in Iraq has been won, what remains is the occupation.

High Tech Warfare - This Is Not Your Fathers Military

The philosophy and basic strategies are still the same but the days of Sun Tzu and Carl von Clausewitz are out the window as the modern battlespace takes shape. Sure there are still tactics such as use of decoys, deception and the element of surprise, but today the SAM sites, mobile missile launchers and anti-aircraft systems are some of the most sophisticated technologies on the planet. But then again so are our stealth fighters.

Educating Yourself on Unmanned Vehicles and the Future Fighting Force

Many arm chair couch potato Generals sit and scream at the TV when it comes to fighting wars. Convenient indeed, sitting their calling the shots and complaining about what is going on at the unit or ground level - how on Earth would they know what is going on, as whatever is on the TV is hardly real.

Unusual Military Battle Tactics Discussed

War is one of the most interesting of all human endeavors. Often we are told at our Online Think Tank that we should not be discussing war technologies, tactics or philosophy. Indeed, I could not disagree more. In fact I believe if more people did then there would be fewer wars. One interesting subject is the many unusual military battle tactics that have been encountered in the last 5-decades of human warfare.

Ground Warfare at the Speed of Light

They say that in major tank battles in the current paradigm of the Net-Centric Battlespace that once the battle begins the life expectancy of a tank and its crew is just around 2 minutes. Of course with robotic weaponry there will be no humans in the tank, mobile missile launcher or border perimeter robotic sentry. Still any nation investing is such high-tech war toys knows that they are very expensive and must have systems aboard to prevent their earlier destruction in the very first round of battle or the initial attack.

Mobile Missile Launchers - Hiding from Satellites

In the age of robotic mobile missile launchers and autonomous or tele-robotic border patrol sentry units any defending nation, which anticipates a surprise attack will strategically place their weaponry to protect it from the incoming attack. Tactics such as camouflage and turning off electronic signatures will be employed. We know from Gulf War I and Gulf War II that the opposing military often attempted to hide their military equipment inside of structures, behind buildings or dug into the local terrain. Indeed none of this is too surprising - it is just using caution to better the odds.

Foreign Defense Contractors and Fiber Optic Line Controlled UGVs

Unmanned Ground Vehicles are full of sensors to help them navigate, some are controlled tele-robotically. Some employ combination strategies. For instance one company wants to lay down a stake which will be the antenna to tele-robotically control the unmanned ground vehicle and then allow it to roll-out a fiber optic line as it goes.

Swarming Warfare Robotic Strategies

For unmanned ground vehicles to be affective they in the modern battlespace, they must be able to work autonomously and together in teams. They will need to share data and be able to run semi-autonomously if the tele-robotic connection is broken. These unmanned vehicles like the modern UAVs will need to go into a safety mode and protect themselves and use artificially intelligent software and collaborative connections with other robots on the battle field to continue the mission.

Cell Phone Tower Dirigibles to Restore Battlespace Communications

Wars are often a chaotic mess and the defending nation must have open communication lines to properly stave off the advancing strike forces. Once the communication is knocked out the defending nation will lose much of its ability to execute its defense strategy against the attacking army. In the future robotic armies will be defending entire nations. However, an electronic attack prior to an invading army strike will most likely render the nations capability to operate its tele-robotic unmanned fighting vehicles, which considering the cost of acquisition, maintenance and replacement this is not pretty.

ME and the Army - NO Time For Sergeants Got Nothing On Me!

My tales of US army life parallel those of Vietnam but I was in Italy instead. WE had a strange army. I also held a few records, some great and others not so.

The Controversy At Chateau-Thierry In World War I

In 1918, because of a lapse in censorship, the 8,000 United States Marines in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) and fighting in France were given credit for the accomplishments of 250,000 American infantry and a million French infantry around Chateau-Thierry, holding the Marne River line in May and June of 1918. The American public was led to believe that the Marines had won the war single-handedly.

The Draft - Will It Come Back After a Nearly 35-Year Hiatus?

Some college students across the nation may have friends, relatives, and/or acquaintances serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as a result of our nation's ongoing War on Terror. A surprising 2004 USA Today poll shows that about 40 percent of all military families support a reestablishment of conscription because they are currently unhappy with their loved ones being redeployed overseas when the overall supply of our nation's troops is overwhelmingly stretched to the international limit.

Fairy Tales Are Still Relevant Today

The Emperor's New Clothes is a lovely Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. it was first published in 1837. As with all good fairy tales, there has to be a moral of the story component. The story will point out some good or evil options, or make a point as to how life can backfire on one if the wrong choices are made.