by Joey Middleton | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
By David Maxwell The Old Gold Standard In 1982 Ronald Reagan signed National Security Decision Directive 32. It was eight pages long. It named the enemy. It defined the threat. It laid out the global and regional objectives. It integrated diplomatic,...
by Joey Middleton | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
By LTC Michael F. Trevett Introduction Microinsurgencies, small-scale armed conflicts over natural resources internal to one country, are not necessarily new. Although such conflicts involving natural resource wealth occurred in ancient times, little seems to have...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
By David Maxwell President Trump’s 30 September 2025 call to “deploy the military to American cities to fight the enemy within,” together with the Department of War’s institutional steps to teach irregular-warfare methods for homeland application, hands a strategic...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Jeremiah “Lumpy” Lumbaca Innovations in five areas are transforming the character and nature of irregular warfare (IW). Described herein as “vehicles,” these enablers are influencing outcomes from Ukraine to Taiwan and the Middle East. The vehicles are...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 18, 2025 | SOF Congress, Uncategorized
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress Updated September 16, 2025 Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov Summary Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations. In...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 12, 2025 | SOF Units and Personnel, Uncategorized
By David Maxwell Author’s Note: at the behest of a fellow Special Forces brother from 1st Special Forces Group, I am providing a follow-up to my previous essay “The Enlightened Warrior: Applying Reason and Critical Thinking in Special Forces” from an Eastern...
