Sgt Stryker

If you hadn’t heard, Toby Keith recently finished up a 15-show tour in Afghanistan, April 27. This would be his seventh tour with the United Service Organization (USO.) It’s really great to see entertainers like Toby Keith do something (more than once!) for the troops. If more and more entertainers did this (like the recent [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. If you’ve ever given the military much though, it’s probably been about seeing action or actual battle. A big part of the military’s role (in my very humble opinion) is to help those who need help. Of course that decision is made by those in charge of the government, but for the [...]

A while back I posted about technology and its impact on the modern military. Today, I want to talk about a specific area – video. If you don’t know, I have a SgtStryker YouTube Page. I’ve been using it more and more to post videos released from the US military every day from all over [...]

While things heat up with combat in Afghanistan, there’s a different set of goals being reached in Iraq. All over the country, the coalition (primarily US troops) are helping Iraqi men (and women) to build the cornerstones of what is sure to become a powerhouse country in the region. As violence in Iraq settles down, [...]

If you haven’t been watching or reading the news lately, first off, shame on you. Secondly, there’s been a lot of stories about pirates on the open seas attacking unarmed civvy and military vehicles. This should not be happening. If you remember your history, America’s involvement with the Middle East first started with the Barbary [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. Hope things are going well for you. I want to talk some more about Afghanistan today. As I said before, Afghanistan has a long history of being used as a sort of mudroom in the region. In the past, even technology hasn’t been able to totally calm extremists in the country. If [...]

Hello, again. I’m back. Another day. Another revolution of the planet around the sun. Meanwhile, the sun never sets on the US military as it operates around the world, in every time zone, including space. It’s am amazing amount of mobility if you stop and think about it. And space. The post about Star Trek [...]

Star Trek in Kuwait Sgt. Stryker here. It’s nice when the men and women in uniform get to taste a little something of back home when they’re out in the field. Troops in Kuwait recently got to see the upcoming Star Trek movie early. (From what I’ve been told by younger relatives, this is Star [...]

All Ahead in Afghanistan As mentioned in my last post, it looks like there’s a lot of renewed action in Afghanistan. It appears the US military is serious about sending in a lot of troops to further stabilize the region. The problem is, if you know *anything* about the history of Afghanistan and that area [...]

Obama Visits Iraq, Sends a Message to the Enemy + Biden B-Roll Ok, I’m back. A little break now and then does everyone good. As I mentioned in my last post, I’m gonna mix it up a little. Today I’m going to talk a little bit about President Barack Obama sending a subtle but strong [...]