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A Fat Wallet — Chapter One
It is over the hill where he had to go. Samuel Burroughs squinted hard at the horizon and his eyes thought he saw wisps of smoke rising. His heart told him it was smoke, maybe his silent, incorrect wish. His head said they were merely dirty clouds.Read more
Pentagon Perturbed At Parsing
By tom On Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News storiesBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — In a Defense Department world where a “readout” — the name of the staid press release that portends to describe in detail a meeting or event — can be written weeks in advance, the idea of journalists being accused by Pentagon officials of trying to parse wordsRead more
Weapons Crunch Panic; Pentagon Peevish When Asked
By tom On Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Top European defense officials — feeling the heat of being closer to the front line of the 21st century European war — have moved beyond fretting to deep concern about diminishing weapons stockpiles in their militaries. While the Russian bear has been smacked around for the pastRead more
Extreme Avoidance: Austin Said Stamping Out Extremism Was A Priority. You Wouldn’t Know It
By tom On Thursday, November 10 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — A list of more than 100 active members of the military who are connected to the extremist group the Oath Keepers has been largely ignored by the military branches, despite a proclaimed priority emphasis by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to deal with extremism in the ranks. TheRead more
For Want Of A Foot Warmer, The Winter War In The Donbas May Be Determined
By tom On Monday, October 31 st, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — For want of a foot warmer, the winter war in the Donbas may be determined. As the clock and nature become allies to determine the next four to six weeks of the war in Ukraine, supporters of Ukraine are rushing military supplies to Kyiv while quietly brainstormingRead more
Appendix can stay for National Guard going to Antarctica remote post mission
By tom On Thursday, October 27 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON –– National Guard air personnel from New York states will deploy to Antarctica over the next four months to support climate research and other scientific activities during the Antarctic summer, in the latest incarnation of Operation Deep Freeze. And they all will go with their appendix. The 420Read more
For the Pentagon now, “don’t ask, don’t tell” is one way of giving war weapons to Ukraine
By tom On Monday, October 17 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a new “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy — with this time the policy is about weapon systems it is giving or considering giving to Ukraine and not sexual orientation of personnel. At the forefront are two weapons systems: anti-personnel mines, known as Claymores, andRead more
In Latvia, The Summer Winds Are Calm But No One Is Fooled, And No One Forgets
By tom On Thursday, August 11 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News RIGA, Latvia — No one forgets. It is rule one in the often trampled lands of eastern and southern Europe. And so, when Americans ponder why Latvians and others immediately recoil when a once angry bear growls again — and then ask for more, more, more support and militaryRead more
Austin To U.S. Troops: Be Ready To Defend “Every Inch” of NATO Territory
By tom On Tuesday, August 09 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a group of U.S. military personnel to get off the base and learn about the countryside because “you are here to defend every inch of NATO territory.” Austin stopped at the Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia on his wayRead more
Outgoing Africa Command General: U.S. Casualties in Somalia “Inevitable”
By tom On Thursday, July 28 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The outgoing commander of U.S. Africa Command said it is “inevitable” that the U.S. forces in Somalia will take casualties, chalking it up to fortunes of war and an enemy determined to kill Americans. “Even if you do everything right” there will be casualties, Gen. Stephen TownsendRead more
Air National Guard Filling Gaps As Force Multiplier for U.S. Space Force
By tom On Thursday, July 28 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Select Air National Guard states with space capabilities have stepped up to fill the gap of backing up the Space Force as a force multiplier in the space domain while being liaisons with militaries in other nations. Right now, Air National Guard units from New York areRead more
We Are Better Than The Russians, Pentagon Touts
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON —The fog of war wins again, but at least the U.S. military is better than the Russians. Those themes were driven home repeatedly Tuesday as the Pentagon released the results on the completion of a review into civilian casualties that occurred from a U.S. airstrike on March 18,Read more
No Safeguards for Advanced, Coveted Weapon?
By tom On Tuesday, April 19 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The U.S. lost significant equipment to the Taliban when it left Afghanistan in August 2021. Now the Pentagon is sending to Ukraine an experimental cutting-edge coastal defense system and seems not to have a concern about the cutting-edge technology possibly falling into Russian hands. “I don’t evenRead more