In Greek mythology, TALOS was a giant, bronze automoton–a living statue forged by the divine smith Hephaistos (Hephaestus). According to others he was instead the last of the ancient bronze race of man. Zeus gave Talos to his lover Europa after delivering her to the island of Krete (Crete). The giant was given the task of patrolling …
Army Capt. Tiara Tompkins-Bradley reaffirms Sgt. Ricky N. Paige’s oath of enlistment during a ceremony at Kuwait Naval Base, Feb. 4, 2021. Photo By: Claudia LaMantia, Army President Stresses Unity in Message to Defense Department| BY JIM GARAMONE, DOD In a visit to the Pentagon, the president emphasized the need for the United States to work with …
from left, ex-Green Beret Joe Tragger carries CAR-15 and spare ammo formachine gunner. Associate Editor N.E. McDonald totes an AR-15. By Dr. Martin Brass, AKA Vann Spencer co-author of Robert K. Brown memoirs, I Am Soldier of FortuneFrom the February 2012 issue of SOF A Machine Gun for a Brass GuitarLast month we tracked …
Nicaragua’s Foreign Agents Law Drives Nicaragua Toward Dictatorship, Silencing Independent Voices 8 February State Department The United States is deeply concerned about the escalating crackdown by the Government of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. The regime’s actions under the so-called “Foreign Agents Law” forced the closure last week of two bastions of free expression: the Nicaragua chapter of …