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Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but Article/News report references from: special-operations-technology.

Quote: "DoD plans further increases in funding for the command. The president’s fiscal year 2007 budget request for USSOCOM is $8 billion, and the department plans additional increases for the command through fiscal year 2011. "...etc

Overall assessment: Gates has made it clear that he seeks to defend the ...

Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but Article/News report references from: Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs.

Quote: "AFSOC officials announced the 2010 Air Commando Hall of Fame selectees 13 Aug., 2010"...etc

Click on hyperlink: http://www.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123217779

The hall of fame includes upto...140 names, including 94 officers and 46 enlisted personnel. It’s ...

Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but Article/News report references from: The New Yorker by Amy Davidson.

Quote: "Last September, an assessment of the war in Afghanistan, by the American commander General Stanley McChrystal, was leaked to the press."...etc

Click on hyperlink: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/commen..._talk_davidson

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Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but Article/News report references from: United States Department of Defense/American Forces Press Service.

Quote: "Civilian control of the military is so ingrained in America that we hardly give it a second thought. Most Americans don't realize how special this relationship is and how it has contributed to the country."...etc

Click on hyperlink: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=45870 ...

Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but Article/News report references from: United States Joint Forces Command.

Quote: "U.S. Joint Forces Command officials issued a statement in response to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' recommendation to eliminate the command and assign its operational functions to other organizations."

Click on hyperlink: http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storya...pa080910a.html
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Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but article references from a U.S. News publisher. AKA "Space Media Network"

Quote: "The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Lockheed Martin an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to provide full-scope logistics support to warfighters around the globe."

Click on hyper link: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lock...dwide_999.html ...

Note: A interesting article to read...and so, this is not of my personal opinion, but article references from a U.S. News publisher. AKA "TheWashingtonpost"

Click on hyper link: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/t...most-activity/

The Department of the Air Force (USAF) was founded as part of the National Military Establishment by the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 502) and came into being Sept. 18, 1947. The National ...

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I went shooting yesterday to celebrate one of my freedoms and it got me thinking.. I need to blog about guns. What better to do. So, now I just have to figure how to attach images.


Lets see if this works

On this particular occasion, I had just flown back from the LE Bomb Technicians course at Redstone Arsl. in Huntsville AL, in April '71. It had been a long flight busy day and I was tired and went to bed early.

The phone rang and it was the KCSO dispatch saying there was a suspicious suitcase just outside an entrance gate at Boeings Plant #2.

Keep in mind that in those days, we didn't have robots, nice bomb suits, etc. We were encouraged, to make 'hand entries' to preserve ...

I was going through some of my documents on my computer and I stumbled upon this after several months have gone since I submitted it; I personally thought it was pretty good but whatever... anyhow I will share it with the world. This is my essay that I wrote for USC, trying to get into their business program. There was three essay topics to write about and I chose to "reflect on a challenge that I overcame through persistence". I tried to write about something else other than the military ...