Star Trek technology to the modern battlefield

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  January 25th at 12:12 PM  | 

Fans of the original Star Trek television series will remember Commander Spock giving accurate directions to Captain Kirk to send mortar shells across a desert battlefield in the episode “Arena“. Now American soldiers have similar capabilities using their smart phones. An American officer spent $26,000 of his own money to develop an iPhone app that assists soldiers in mapping and plotting locations on the battlefield. | Read More »

Remember the Fallen

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  May 22nd at 10:09 PM  | 

My brother returned, safe and sound, from Iraq this week.  A soldier in the National Guard, he was called up a year ago and spent about nine months overseas.  His first son was born while he was active and training to go over.  Though we both aspired to it, he chose the military path that I did not. My brother and I don’t get along | Read More »