Новости за 26.06.2018

From the BBC News a pre-sentencing report on a Jihadist attacker: ---Quote--- Khalid Ali was carrying three knives when he was tackled by armed officers near Downing Street in April 2017 - and was just moments from being able to attack police, politicians or military personnel. But unknown to...

Army Adding 2 Months to Basic Combat Training for Deadlier 'Baseline' Infantrymen

Army Adding 2 Months to Basic Combat Training for Deadlier 'Baseline' Infantrymen by Douglas Ernst - Washington Times

There is a current, parallel thread on intelligence in Northern Ireland, based on a book published in 2017. Which is mentioned in the post above copied over. Link:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?26048-%91The-neglected-cure%92-to-the-Irish-insurgency-intelligence

One of the sources cited by Dr. Matchett is the "Walker Report", a document prepared in 1980-1981 by a then senior member of the British Security Service (MI5) and following a lengthy legal case a redacted copy is now in the public domain. It is relatively short and opens with: ---Quote--- In...

A short article from Australia. Which opens with: ---Quote--- This systems-of-systems configuration is referred to as the Survivability Onion (http://www.eodc.ca/products/products-and-services/survivability-onion-description/). Layers of the onion include: don’t be seen, don’t be hit, don’t be ...

A long NYT article on how China ended up with an empty port. Link:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html

Time for America to Leave Afghanistan SWJED Tue, 06/26/2018 - 2:10am

As the United States enters its eighteenth year in its war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the U.S. military remains no closer to ending this conflict. President Trump has given the U.S. military one last chance to implement a new strategy to end the conflict. For him, the American people, the Afghans, and the U.S. military the decisive point in this long conflict is rapidly approaching.

Fast Rifles SWJED Tue, 06/26/2018 - 1:35am

Reproduced with permission of the Marine Corps Gazette - October 1967, pp. 38-44, by Captain F.J. West, Jr., USMCR. The Marines had the fastest rifles in the village of Binh Nghia. It wasn't long until the second fastest belonged to their comrades-in-arms, the Popular Forces.

In Afghanistan, Ceasefires Could Pave a Path to Peace

In Afghanistan, Ceasefires Could Pave a Path to Peace by Courtney Cooper - Defense One

The Latest Issue of the USAWC's 'Parameters' Now Online

Parameters - Spring 2018, Vol. 48 No. 1

Tough Sell: Why Aren’t Soldiers Rushing to Join the Army’s New Adviser Brigades?

Tough Sell: Why Aren’t Soldiers Rushing to Join the Army’s New Adviser Brigades? By Meghann Myers - Army Times