Military

Israel launches operation to destroy Hezbollah infiltration tunnels

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Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had detected Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating its territory from Lebanon and launched an operation to destroy them, a move likely to raise tensions with the Iran-backed group.
— Read on www.france24.com/en/20181204-israel-lebanon-netanyahu-operation-hezbollah-pompeo-tunnels

Warfare in Epic Poetry ~ The Imaginative Conservative

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A culture that fails to represent, or that misrepresents its wars in all their glory, gravity, and tragedy, is a weaker polity. Epic poetry, with its stark recording of the facts and feelings of war, can give cultures and communities access to the reality of warfare and inscribe its memory on the collective consciousness and conscience of the people… (essay by Patrick Whalen)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2018/11/warfare-epic-poetry-patrick-whalen.html

A good read for both those who served, and those who may wish to better understand them.

Why Soldiers Carry Heavier Loads Than Ever Before, and How the Army Is Fighting to Fix It

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Despite technological advances, the load ordinary soldiers carry in 2018 is probably greater than it’s ever been. The U.S. Army is hoping to help with that somewhat by introducing a new, lighter protective vest designed to stop bullets and shrapnel. The new Modular Scalable Vest weighs 20 percent less than previous vests, a feature badly needed by U.S. troops weighed down by their own equipment.
— Read on foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-soldiers-carry-heavier-loads-than-ever-before-and-1829852983

Why Does America Spend So Much on Israel? | PragerU

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With so much that must be done at home in the United States, why does America send so much of its resources to Israel? It’s a fair question, but according to U.S. Gen Chuck Wald, America doesn’t spend enough on Israel. Watch to understand why. Click here to take a brief survey about this video.
— Read on www.prageru.com/videos/why-does-america-spend-so-much-israel

An interesting perspective