by Butch Trail | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
We are living in a time when information is manipulated in ways most people are unprepared or uninterested in defending against. Economic competition and conflict are blurred concepts. Asymmetrical warfare is actively targeting our military with low-cost,...
by Butch Trail | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Last summer, we took a trip to the Oregon Coast. We thought it would be fun to do it old school, using a road Atlas and no GPS. I was embarrassed at how out of practice I was with what should have been the simplest of navigation. I missed signs and turns because, over...
by Butch Trail | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Signature Management involves doing everything you can to ensure others can’t find or recognize you. This includes camouflage, concealment, tactical movement, sound discipline, light discipline, thermal signature, and electronic emissions. So, if you move from...
by Butch Trail | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid, if people wanted local news, they read the paper in the morning and watched 30 minutes of local news on week-nights. Not particularly fast by today’s standards, but it was focused on local events. Along the way came the rise of national 24-hour...
by Butch Trail | Apr 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
I miss bookstores. Rather, I miss the opportunity for discovery in a bookstore—that chance to find out about something you did not even know existed. Recently, I stumbled upon a real-life bookstore in Key West. In the hour I spent there, I found a short little book...