We need trees. And not just for the oxygen they produce. We need to walk between them on cool moonlit nights and sit in their shade on hot sunny days. We need flowers and bushes and grass. We need plants[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The failure of the Jane 2.0 voice systems to operate in prolonged combat situations was a heated topic in America. Politicians decried them as unstable systems indicative of a service full of unstable individuals that needed a firm hand to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Devil Dog squadron flew Blackhawks when The War started. They were old but serviceable fighters, weathered by a century of service to America. The Devil Dogs were centuries older, descended from the original Marine fighter demonstration squadron. The first one.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are few things in all the worlds as amazing as taking a pretty girl and a pretty car out for a joyride in the moonlight.
The Jane 2.0s were programmed to learn the best way to do things. And they learned how to fight very well to the detriment of America’s enemies everywhere. But the were also programmed to trust all regulations as holy writ.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It has been nearly two months now since my appendix burst. I spent time with friends a month ago and nearly fell over my own feet after a few hours of slow walking. I now have all of my old[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Cowboys flew old Lightnings before The War began. They were the first successful multi-role attack craft of the gravtech era. Their nose-mounted main cannon could penetrate almost any armor, and the four hardpoints carried anything from ground-targeting bombs to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The largest difference between colonization ships and the new model mobile home collectives was the living conditions. Colonists have always taken the trip in cold sleep. They don’t need living space until they arrive and the colonization package starts to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking back on it, what happened to Jane 2.0 should have been recognized far sooner. She was a learning program, and she learned all the best ways to fight the Jihadis. But the politicians continued to add more and more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Marine Aviation Group 41 was a reserve unit with six squadrons when The War began. We had the Devil Dogs, Cowboys, Rangers, Flying Nightmares, Moonlight, and Desperados. Each squadron was assigned different craft and had different missions. It was all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…