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On November 18, the Pentagon issued a Defense Department directive that will “allow Department of Defense (D0D) personnel to carry firearms and employ deadly force while performing official duties.”

Secretary of Defense Robert Work approved the directive.

Military.com reports that the directive “also provides detailed guidance to the services for permitting soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard personnel to carry privately owned firearms on DoD property.” It authorizes “commanders, 05 and above…[to] grant permission to DoD personnel requesting to carry a privately owned firearm (concealed or open carry) on DoD property for a personal protection purpose not related to performance of an official duty or status.”

Doesn't seem to be about winning does it.

Orders for U.S. Forces in Syria: 'Don't Get Shot'

I don't blame the Generals as much as I do the White House.

H/T to Borepatch.

2706 yards

New world record set for longest sniper kill in Afghanistan

Good Work

Hero SAS sniper saves father and eight-year-old son from being beheaded by ISIS maniac

This is obscene.

Report: Pentagon to destroy $1B in ammunition

Sell it, and at least try to recoup some of our tax money.

On having "armed" Armed Forces...

Sarcasm aside, if you can't trust an officer or NCO with a sidearm, as every Barney Fife cop in America is trusted, then either we need better recruiting standards, or you need therapy. I'm betting on the latter. - Michael Z. Williamson

Heh.

Veteran's Day

Heh

Obama speech to soldiers met with silence

Because at some point, lip service isn't enough.

Act of Valor

That was a hell of a ride, and one of the best action films I've seen in quite a while.

To those that criticized the acting of the Navy SEAL leads, pound sand. For active duty Navy SEALS they did a damn good job if only because it's not in them to do any less.

It's only propaganda...

...when the other guy does it.

H/T to Glenn.

Sixty-seven years ago today...

2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn,... [more]

Borepatch has a post on an equally impressive fellow from the World War II generation.

H/T to GrEaT sAtAn'S gIrLfRiEnD and Theo.

Veterans Day

The photograph was in my Mom's photo album. She doesn't remember who they were other than friends of my father, and Dad is gone. It was taken at Camp Rucker Alabama around 1942 or 1943. Mom had gone down to visit before Dad went overseas. It's an appropriate photo for today. Thank you Veterans for your service.

The cartoon is by John Cox.

Old "666"

It's an old posting from Theo Spark, but it deserves reposting at every opportunity. Enjoy.

Good Stuff.

Ha! I found my copy of Bill Mauldin's Army I thought I had loaned it out to a friend who in turn failed to return it. Imagine my delight...

I spent most of the day...

...working a football game the outcome of which I really couldn’t have cared less about. The pluses were I got to see the Golden Knights do their thing and a C-130 do a fly over and I got paid. Neat.

M24 Remington Bolt-Action Rifle

The military's new sniper rifle.

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

It looks like the Air Force isn't waiting on NASA and what comes after the soon to be ended shuttle program.

Veterans Day

If you are currently serving in the United States Military or have at any time in the past served...thanks.