This week sees the 79th anniversary of the now-legendary Allied invasion of Fortress Europe. While incredible movies like “The Longest Day” and “Saving Private Ryan” do justice to the heroic acts of that fateful day, the real heroes were unassuming Americans, Canadians, Brits, and Australians who answered their nation’s call…

Sure, the F-16 Fighting Falcon makes a great headline and I’ll admit, it is a sexy fighter jet. But there is one vehicle that represents the backbone of U.S., and now Ukrainian, combat operations: The Oshkosh M1074A1 Palletized Load System (PLS). For all the talk of HIMARS, drones, and mine-laying…

By this time last year, it was becoming clear that Russia’s battalion tactical groups — allegedly integrated formations of tanks, artillery, and infantry — were combat ineffective. There are many reasons for their failure, but the big takeaway is this: Russia has been largely unable to leverage the power of…

Across the span of three weeks, the Ukrainian city of Vuhledar became a killing ground for Russian armor. In that time alone, Russia lost over 140 battle tanks and armored vehicles. Since Russian military doctrine relies heavily on massed tank and artillery combat, this loss was a severe psychological blow…

There is a foolproof way to tell when Memorial Day approaches every year: Car dealerships and mattress stores flood the airwaves advertising their Memorial Day discounts; also, grocery stores start running low on hot dog buns and charcoal and seasonal allergies are in full swing. For millions of Americans, Memorial…

Maybe they really did try to assassinate Putin… and I’m fine with that. On May 3, I wrote an article that made the case, based on my own experience, and current intelligence assessments at the time, that the drone attack on the Kremlin was a Russian false flag operation. The Real Reason Why the Kremlin Claims Ukraine Tried to Assassinate Putin Russia says it downed two drones that hit the Kremlin in Moscow last night and accused Ukraine of attempting to kill…wesodonnell.medium.com

Since the war began, the United States has directed more than $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute. Granted, some of those funds are for humanitarian purposes, not just weaponry. Still, that’s more money than the U.S. spent…

A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress. The phrase originates from a quote from Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose triumph against the Romans in…

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a curious thing happened: Putin’s modern, lethal fighting force turned out to be a broken-down, two-bit shadow of its former self. There are many reasons for this, but the biggest seems to be unbridled corruption at a level that shook even the most hardened…