The Command Post

Writer of long‑form military history at The Command Post (link below). Proud husband of @DaBrokenBaker and father. USMC Veteran. 1/7 A Co.

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My Substack, The Command Post, examines war as a human endeavor shaped by uncertainty, friction, and choice. Rigorous military history and strategic analysis without pop history and platitudes. Written by a Marine veteran turned historian. Read and subscribe today.

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Twenty-one years ago, I stood on those yellow footprints and made a late-night phone call home. Last night, our son made it to us.

The fifth member of our family now stands where boys begin the journey toward becoming Marines. Semper Fi.

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Is it just me, or do we seem to elect people dumber than us to govern us?

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Interesting strategy, Iran. You get the shit beat out of you in a bar fight. The guy kicking the shit out of you stops to take a breather and the first move is to whack his buddy with a pool cue… Not the best choice but to each their own.

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz. All drones were successfully intercepted by U.S. forces which also prevented a sixth drone launch from an Iranian ground control site in Bandar Abbas.

U.S. Central Command and regional partners remain vigilant and measured as we continue to defend our forces and interests from unjustified Iranian aggression.

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@forallcurious While the photography is neat, the analemma, or orthographic projection, as it is called today, is nothing new. The analemma has been tracked since the first century A.D. Yet, everyone thinks it’s some great revelation… Social media has ruined human intelligence.

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@CwNewbie11 Hope he remembers the lyrics.

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@julietimetravel @DaBrokenBaker @GovLauraKelly @TyMastersonKS Anyone that is a pain patient gets a UA, especially pain clinics. If you’re prescribed any kind of pain medication, no matter the dosage, you’re on a pain contract.

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I don’t think that’s what Teddy Roosevelt had in mind when he said “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” Pat.

#PutThatInYourPipe
#Patheads

@PatUnleashed @KeithMalinak @JeffyJFR @realKrisCruz @ThatGuyAtPGU

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@loehndorfly @WilliamShatner There is a Star Trek day. 5 April

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@mapletone @DaBrokenBaker Fuck you, talk to my wife like that? That’s all you fucking have? No intelligent rebuttal as to why you disagree? Not even a glib remark? Just nothing but an ad hominem insult? Sure… She’s the retarded one, faggot

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@CwNewbie11 @VTHistory25 I’m about two-thirds away through mine. Damn good book. Reminds of The Longest Winter but ACW instead of WWII. Spectacular book!

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@julietimetravel @DaBrokenBaker @GovLauraKelly @TyMastersonKS Can’t. Urinalysis at doctor appointments. Now that it’s schedule I, it’s a felony.

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@DaBrokenBaker @TyMastersonKS @GovLauraKelly You spoiled me, darling.

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@CwNewbie11 I like it, my friend. I like the Gettysburg/Killer Angels quote, too!

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@VTHistory25 On the upside, the Guardians are looking good so far. Maybe this will be their year (if they don’t run into my Cubbies again).

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@VTHistory25 If I recall correctly, for us, they paired it with the Accelerated Reader program. If you didn’t pass the little book test, you didn’t get the pizza chit.

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@its_The_Dr

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@BuzzPatterson Lindsey Buckingham

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@DaBrokenBaker @AlissaWalsh21 Just for that, it’s coming back!!

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@MattWalshBlog Just watched your TPUSA event with @michaeljknowles. Instead of mutton chops, I recommend sideburns, named for Ambrose Burnside. You would only have to shave the chin, so you would retain 90% of your beard.