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		<title>Marines Leading the Fight</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/650</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post asks the question, &#8220;Marines gone rogue or leading the fight against counterinsurgency?&#8221; The article goes back and forth between what the Marines in Afghanistan are doing and what the Army command wants them to do. The writer highlights some differences in priorities between the various commands in the theater. You should read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Global Force for Good</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/637</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know how I missed it, but today I discovered the new United States Navy recruiting slogan. And I like it! &#8220;A Global Force for Good&#8221; is a great slogan. I especially love this poster! &#8220;Because Peace Does Not Preserve Itself&#8221; There are some other great posters in the gallery as well. Visit the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hit a bullet 19 out of 23 times</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USS Hopper (DDG 70) scored a hit in the latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) at-sea firing event on July 30. This makes it 19 out of 23 attempts for the Navy. I&#8217;ve always followed military technology developments and enjoy military history. Why I never served in the armed forces is a mystery to many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marines and Mules</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/608</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just enjoyed an L.A. Times article on how the U.S. military trains soldiers in the use of donkeys and mules. I&#8217;m glad to see that good old tried and true methods are not forgotten. That technology does not solve all problems. And that not all solutions have to be hugely expensive or complicated. Semper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wired for War by P.W. Singer</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/580</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author of &#8220;Wired for War&#8220;, P.W. Singer spoke to the Pritzker Military Library last week and I found his talk very compelling. I have not read the bok yet but intend to. &#8220;Wired for War&#8221; is subtitled &#8220;The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century&#8221;. It&#8217;s about the current use of robots on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maersk Alabama Incident details</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/576</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly, some of the details are coming out of the five-day hostage situation of Capt. Richard Phillips and the crew of the Maersk Alabama. The Wall Street Journal reports On the Maersk and worth reading if you are looking for details of how the rescue of Capt. Phillips evolved. I&#8217;ve been curious about the sea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates surprised when ship fires back</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/568</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael P. Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this story! Pirates off the coast of Somalia engaged what they thought was a cargo ship. Turned out to be a German Navy supply ship. The pirates were surprised when the Germans defended themselves. I bet they were shocked when the ship turnd and began pursuit! According to an AP article entitled &#8220;Pirates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Ossetia War thoughts</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/107</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[area]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have been under a rock this week, you are probably aware that the countries of Russia and Georgia went to war over a plot of land in The Republic of Georgia called South Ossetia. You can read up on the details at Wikipedia or Mahalo is you want the quick edition. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Navy Satellite Shootdown</title>
		<link>http://uselessnexus.com/p/28</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is video of the U.S. Navy successfully shooting down a damaged spy satellite February 20, 2008. See more DoD video clips at http://www.dodvclips.mil and at http://www.youtube.com/user/DODvClips. This second video is from a press conference announcing the success. We talked about this last night on the What Would Jesus Podcast. And you can read more [...]]]></description>
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