[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist has teamed with the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) at Ft. Bliss, Texas, in executing their annual writing contest for the fifth year in a row. As in years past, we received a … Read the rest
494. “Sixth Domain” – Private Sector Involvement in Future Conflicts
[Editor’s Note: Regular readers of the Mad Scientist Laboratory are already familiar with the five domains associated with contemporary combat operations — land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. When Russia launched its “Special Military Operation” into Ukraine in February … Read the rest
493. Blending: The Art of Hiding in Plain Sight
“Instead of using those unique military frequencies and high-powered transmitters, you try to use signals that match what’s in the current environment.”
[Editor’s Note: Last week’s Mad Scientist Laboratory post featured an assessment by U.S. Army War College student … Read the rest
492. Hiding in Plain Sight: Blending in the Electromagnetic Spectrum
[Editor’s Note: One enduring aspect of the Operational Environment familiar to Mad Scientist Laboratory readers is — that which can be detected, can be targeted. This constant dynamic of Finders vs Hiders has recently favored the Finders, as … Read the rest
491. The OSINT Odyssey: Unmasking Digital Clues
“OSINT should be the ‘INT’ of first resort.”
[Editor’s Note: The TRADOC G-2 appreciates the value of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) in informing us about emergent trends across the Operational Environment (OE). For almost two years, analysts within the G-2 … Read the rest