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trained to know that russia could not be trusted to watch them now walk into ukraine virtually unopposed is exasperating to watch them align themselves with iran iraq and syria move their forces into the middle east and then bomb our allies is sickening remember this was written in oct 2015 when russia invaded under obama hear the rhyme driving home from the va hospital that day my blood was beginning to boil not like the pressure cooker used by the boston bombers but more like a cauldron boiling because of a belief that our government is making it mighty comfortable for our enemies and not adequately aiding our allies and that s when the idea of a list came clearly to mind only this list is not of things i want to do this list is for our current commander in chief to check off mr obama biden please put this under a paperweight you owe every american citizen an apology for your insane and tragic border policy as us senator barrasso said biden s border policies are the deadliest most destructive and most disastrous in american history you owe the thousands dead in ukraine and the american taxpayer an apology during his long rambling jan 19 press conference president joe biden made yet another major policy misstep russia he suggested would face but minor consequences if it restrained itself to but a minor incursion into ukraine come on man you owe the 2 402 us gold star families and the 20 713 american wounded from afghanistan an apology not because you started the war but because you lost the war in tragic fashion president biden s botched withdrawal from afghanistan left american citizens and allies behind while emboldening our enemies diminishing our counterterrorism capabilities and damaging trust with our allies around the globe you owe the families of america an apology today a family of four is paying 15 133 per year or 1 261 per month more to purchase the same goods and services compared to the day president biden took office you owe our children an apolog y for the trillions in debt you ve amassed i could go on but i ve got to go play catch posted by https thecoloneloftruth blogspot com at 7 59 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday january 22 2024 george washington multiple domain operations the missing domain the trip imagine being selected to take a trip back in time to meet with general george washington at valley forge while fighting off sleep in a marathon staff meeting you are handed a note call the chief of staff immediately the chief informs you that because general washington s aide de camp is your great great great great great great great great grand father g 8 you have been selected for an extraordinary opportunity a fact you cannot reveal in this upcoming providential encounter the joint chiefs have determined that taking back present day doctrine to washington s besieged and beleaguered army can help set a better military foundation for our nation and that you are the one to do it ironically this once in a lifetime occasion to traverse back in time for a critical meeting with washington and his aide has been made possible by the recently established army futures command afc army futures command s harnessing of the army s capability development as well as research and development r d activities fused by cross functional teaming with doc brown s previously proven flux capacitor have all coalesced to bring about your chance contact with your distant and long deceased relative equally as exciting as meeting with your g 8 is the prospect of bringing useful doctrinal insights from the future back to the father of our country being a military professional you want to make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity to promulgate some principles and processes that could potentially make washington s army more effective the insights you intend to share are the byproduct of nearly two and a half centuries of that same army s continuous operations many of which are captured in a doctrinal document from the distant future field manual fm 3 0 simply titled operations knowing from history the tenuous nature of the existential struggle that the continentals were facing in the ongoing war for independence particularly during that tough winter of 1777 at valley forge makes the impending meeting to prevent suffering and senseless loss of life seem especially urgent two topics the two interrelated ideas from doctrine you are most eager to convey to your g 8 and more importantly his boss are the army s newly established operational concept of multi domain operations mdo and the warfighting functions their significance is readily apparent in the recently published fm 3 0 which was rolled out in early october of 2022 with much fanfare this version of fm 3 0 establishes multidomain operations as the army s operational concept conceptually multidomain operations reflect an evolutionary inflection point building on the incremental changes in doctrine as the operational environment has changed over the last forty years in practice however these conceptual changes will have revolutionary impacts on how the army conducts operations in the coming decades 1 the purpose of the warfighting functions is to provide an intellectual organization for common critical capabilities available to commanders and staffs at all echelons and levels of war a central idea is the importance placed on the effective integration of these six battlefield operating systems or as they are now known warfighting functions command and control movement and maneuver intelligence fires sustainment and protection and how they contribute to generating and applying combat power 2 army futures command the trek back in time starts with a tdy trip to austin texas unfortunately the defense travel system dts could not be used for the travel authorizations as the dates of travel were prior to current date austin is best known as the place where many would argue the army or at least its futures command afc became weird once at afc you link up with their mad scientists to fulfill your futuristic deployment back in time given the tumultuous transformation brought about by the establishment of afc it is hard to determine exactly what organization system or process brought this new time travel capability for a radical retrograde through time to fruition but at this point it is immateriel what most animates all of those present in the afc conference room for your pre deployment meeting is the debate about what you need to wear for the trip is it necessary to be in period garb or can the same machine that sends you back nearly two and a half centuries cover the clothing conundrum too a well meaning sergeant major suggests you wear pinks and greens a passionate but inconsequential debate ensues with everyone present vociferously voicing their views except of course the u s taxpayer after a raucous and rapid three hour meeting the decision is finally obvious to all a coin flip should determine whether you don levis or some historically appropriate period garb a colonel pulls out a quarter heads you go as is tails it is a tattered hunting shirt blue jacket and brown pants the toss and the trip as providence would have it the quarter lands washington side up you are rapidly ushered into what looks like a portable elevator the mad science guys who actually all seem to be very happy make some frenzied entries on a windows powered laptop the next thing you know you are in the frigid hills of pennsylvania instinctively reaching into your blue jeans pocket for your iphone to simply check the local time you realize that the revolutionary apparatus that brought you back to fob forge also issued and clothed you in appropriate attire thank god you are not allergic to wool and confiscated your smart phone all in one fell swoop upon arriving in the clear but frosty pennsylvania valley back in time nearly 250 years after having just traveled roughly 1 420 miles as the eagle flies from austin texas by inexplicable to the 18 th century mind means you try to gain your bearings thankfully you are reasonably familiar with the terrain since you visited the valley forge national historical park on a family vacation two and a half centuries later you recognize that tell tale bend in the schuylkill river that is just north of washington s headquarters also known as the isaac potts house 3 gaining credibility as you head to the potts house now serving as the continental army s main command post you notice two soldiers outside talking one of whom is seated on some stone steps as you begin walking closer to the men you are hoping that one of the two is your formerly distant relative lieutenant colonel tench tilghman 4 the future president s current aide de camp suddenly you realize that it is quite possible that the toughest challenge in going back from the future in order to convey this modern day doctrine is going to be gaining the trust and confidence of ltc tilghman and his boss what can you say to avoid being summarily dismissed as a lunatic an all too common fate for many modern day orsas in those lengthy campaign plan assessment sessions now face to face wit h ltc tilghman you realize both the gravity of your imminent interaction and the relative incongruity of your presence as you contemplate exactly what to say to your distant relative to gain an audience with the over taxed commander you become completely certain of one thing simply relying on self declared nepotism is not a suitable strategy as your mind is calculating the context of this auspicious occasion you become haunted by a recent article in military review every time an officer speaks he or she is being judged precisely delivered technical language sets the basis for displaying strong technical and tactical competence and this creates an intellectual opportunity for the field grade officer 5 you recognize that this is not going to be easy even in spite of the fact that you religiously read the latest doctrine and military publications you begin introducing yourself to ltc tilghman by employing a greeting utilizing knowledge you have gained from wikipedia and ancestry com that instantly captures tench s attention bonjour monsieur tilghman how are things back in kent county and at the hermitage with your father james and your eleven siblings before he can even ask how you know he speaks french let alone his dad s name and the number of siblings he has you wish him a happy birthday although it is christmas eve you know his birthday is tomorrow somewhat stunned he asks quite seriously are you a prophet before you can formulate an apt reply you accidentally but accurately blurt out no sir i am an avid student of history as the much admired aide ponders the seeming absurdity of your answer you quickly shift to the reason for the journey back in time explaining sir it is very important that i meet with the general tilghman replies young man it is obvious you have great insights into my life but how can i be sure of your commitment to our cause again relying on your vast knowledge of wikipedia you reply i assure you sir i could not be more motivated to this cause for freedom than if the british burned down my saddle business 6 somewhat bemused the aide shakes his head and says follow me recognizing that you have won the confidence of general washington s trusted aide is rewarding realizing that the next hurdle that of convincing the continental s commander is even higher is absolutely terrifying you know you must develop a course of action that can hastily gain the commander s trust by demonstrating a degree of clairvoyance and wisdom that transcends time understanding washington s penchant for surveying his predilection for farming and his fondness for his mother mary you decide to employ something that no one at that time could have known except george and his mother being thoroughly acquainted with both doctrine and william j federer s book america s god and country 7 you resolve to use the farewell words of the general s mom as spoken to him in november of 1753 some twenty three years earlier the exact occasion was when at the youthful age of twenty one washington was commissioned by governor dinwiddie of virginia to bear the official dispatches to the french commander st pierre 8 you are extremely confident that washington will clearly recall his dear mother s privately uttered parting words primarily because they are profound but also because it was his first deployment and after all it was his mama the charge young george received from his mother before leaving home to begin what would become a lifetime of service to his country was memorialized by him as remember that god only is our sure trust to him i commend you my son neglect not the duty of secret prayer 9 just how to exactly introduce these parting thoughts to promptly gain mutual trust remained unclear the meeting as you are following the aide you begin war gaming the dilemma as to how and when to disclose his mother s advice in a manner that convinces him that you are not just another guy from hqda pedaling the latest lean six sigma or organizational effectiveness drivel or perhaps even worse a politician from the continental congress telling him and his fledgling army they simply need to learn to do more with less suddenly it is too late you are in front of the future president strangely your overwhelming desire is to tell him he looks nothing like the guy on the one dollar bill 10 but you know that will only undermine your ultimate objective while still shaking the general s hand but before even providing your name or the purpose for your appearance you tell him sir i must proclaim to you remember that god only is our sure trust to him i commend you 11 then deviating slightly from his beloved mother s admonition you add my general neglect not the duty of secret prayer he instantly becomes ashen before washington can even ask you why you say that you hastily add a paraphrased version of his response to a letter he wrote to her shortly after her previous admonition the god to whom you commended me madam when i set out upon a more perilous errand defended me from all harm and i trust he will do so now do not you 12 your paraphrase although a bit clumsy is incisive enough to illicit the exact same response from the general as that of tench tilghman s mere minutes earlier are you a prophet this time you are more careful than to claim history as your inspiration electing instead to use a well known to the well read verse of scripture you quickly respond no sir not a prophet but i do firmly believe that the god to whom you have been commended is our best hope after all god is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble 13 this little exchange no more than two minutes tops did more than any challenge and password procedure could to establish credentials create mutual trust and earn credibility sufficient fo...