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BABY DRIVER, Counter Carjacking and Critical Path Design
Back in the day, when I was a car jacker, I looked like this: And I drove like this: But I was young, and needed the money. On the crew I worked, I held a variety of positions: driver, shooter, ghost/sweeper, designated marksman, assistant/shift leader, team leader,...
What I Do, How I Do It, And What’s New In 2021
Welcome to 2021! A few updates... BUY HERE FICTION: I'm at work on Book #5 of THE REVENGERS: JEFF. I'm following the more expanded format I explored in MACON and digging into the characters a bit more. JEFF is a bank guard whose hobby is impersonating police, public...
How To Kill With Social Media
I dumped social media over ten years ago. It was evident to me the direction the "surveillance economy" was taking. In exchange for instant connection with people all over the world we were giving up vast amounts of personal information. And we were accepting 24/7...
Thought For The Day
"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." -- Emma Goldman
Building Hyper-Enabled Operators: Norway’s Viking Operators
Norwegian Marine Jaegers Norwegian FSK One of my best friends and colleagues who is affiliated with the units above sent me a fascinating article/interview. It took some doing to get it translated into English. You can read it here: The unknown action: When Norwegian...
Artificial Intelligence and Special Operations
The podcast below is one of the best overviews on the role artificial intelligence can play in special operations. General McChrystal and the CEO of Rhombus Power, Dr. Anshu Roy engage in a wide ranging dialogue that has huge significance not only for military use of...
I’m NOBODY…Who Are You?
The latest from David Leitch, who brought you JOHN WICK and ATOMIC BLONDE. I'm a big fan of David Leitch. He was briefly a student of mine back in the early 90s. He was a JKD instructor at the Minnesota Kali Group and attended my firearms seminars before he left for...
How To Build A Hyper-Enabled Operator: Belief Systems
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."-- G.K. Chesterton One of my friends and students is a Sergeant Major in a Tier One unit that among other things conducts deep cover counter-terror...