Happy Halloween

by on October 31, 2021 at 12:01 am
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Today we celebrate tricking, treating, candy, costumes, and a bunch of other stuff. For some it is the end of a season or year and the beginning of a new one. For others it is simply a chance to dress up in interesting things we normally can never get away with. Sometimes outrageous. Sometimes silly. Maybe sexy or politically mocking. Or just dressing for the job we really want. Dead or former presidents are always a hit, as are their various partners of legal or illicit nature. Nurses and doctors, firemen and police represent the real life superheroes people love to portray. And of course there are the fictional superheroes from places like Marvel and DC. Pirates and dragon queens, undead and ghosts, aliens and time travelers will all walk our streets today. Enjoy the absurdity. Enjoy the fun. It’s Halloween.

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America’s Fictional Enemies

by on October 30, 2021 at 12:01 am
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The Republic of Cortina is an American ally on the fictional island of Aragon. As many of our allies are in these training environments, Cortina is rich in natural resources. It is also rich in political corruption and ethnic violence. This makes them an easy target for the Cortina Liberation Front that wants to topple the government and bring in a new era with them or their masters in charge. This would obviously not be good for our Cortinan allies, so American troops are often sent in to protect our fictional allies from their dastardly foes. Those foes are funded by the Peoples Democratic Republic of Acadia, which absolutely wants to take over the entire island of Aragon. If my information is accurate, the 509th Infantry Regiment often plays these guys against visiting Army regiments, making them a valuable training aid for the US Army.

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America’s Fictional Enemies

by on October 29, 2021 at 12:01 am
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The Island of Aragon is another of America’s fictional battlegrounds. Located in real world Fort Polk, it is home to the Republics of Cortina and Victoria, and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Acadia. Those of you who grew up before the turn of the millennium will probably know who the bad guy is now. All of us knew, growing up, that any nation that used anything like the phrase Peoples Democratic Republic was never for the people, democracy, or a republican government. They were socialists. Whether Communist, Fascist, or other, they were the socialist bad guys that America had to stand against if we were to save the free world. That conventional wisdom rings true on the island of Aragon when American troops run training missions.

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America’s Fictional Enemies

by on October 28, 2021 at 12:01 am
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The Islamic Republic of Attica has many enemies in their neighborhood. First there is the Islamic Congress of Attica that wants to overthrow the government and bring their far more radical version of Islam into power. Then there is the Islamic Brotherhood of Jihad that wants to use Attica as a base for international terror campaigns. And never forget the Ellisian Army that enjoys taking day trips into Attican territory for fun in the sun. And of course there is the previously mentioned Wolf Brigade who spend their time industriously hacking anything they can find. There are many opportunities for American soldiers to learn and perfect procedures in the Attican training environment. All while getting a bit of the American South West sun themselves.

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America’s Fictional Enemies

by on October 27, 2021 at 12:01 am
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White Sands Missile Range in the American South West is home to the fictional Middle Eastern Islamic Republic of Attica. It is part of a bi-annual training scenario that includes transnational terrorists threats, cutting edge electronic and cyberwarfare operations, and a nation desperately trying to regain control of its own borders. Attica seeks closer alignment with the Western Powers, but its security forces desperately need American aid to stabilize it against the various threats that seek to topple it. Based on what I’ve read, the transformational threat they face is the Wolf Brigade, a team of cyberattackers that seek to use various electronic and computer systems to threaten not only Attica but all Western Powers. American soldiers most use the most advanced modern technologies to track the Wolf Brigade down and end, or at least hinder, their terrorist ways.

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