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BySteeljawscribe

There’s requests that are general in nature — and then there’s targeted requests.  The latter are often specific, meet an urgent need and require short turnaround. This is a targeted request. The details are over at Maggie’s Place, but here’s the thumbnail sketch.  Marines brought in from the field with serious injuries (usually traumatic brain…

Bulava Fails Latest Test – Lessons for US?

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“After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air” – Russian MoD spokesman to Interfax 23 Dec 08 And thus was written the postscript on the latest test of the star-crossed Bulava SLBM.  Five failures in eight attempts would seem to call into question the fast-track to…

New National Defense Strategy Released

BySteeljawscribe

…And it is an interesting read, informing the potential rationale behind some recent decisions, such as the Navy stepping away from the DDG-1000: Future Challenges Risk An underlying assumption in our understanding of the strategic environment is that the predominant near-term challenges to the United States will come from state and non-state actors using irregular…

Project VALOUR-IT

BySteeljawscribe

So , here’s the deal. We are now about a week out from the start of the Fall 2008 campaign for VALOUR-IT which will run from 28 Oct through Veterean’s Day, 13 Nov.  Since nothing breeds success like success – here we are again this year with new goals: This year’s goal is $240K –…