A Drone Saved a Father on Father’s Day
Today is Father’s Day in America. Back in the Five Towns, fathers are sleeping in. Kids are taping cards to the fridge. There will be barbecues, phone calls, and bad ties. Here in Israel, it is a workday. Hundreds of thousands of fathers are on base. I am on the Gaza border, doing the job […]
The Mysterious Case of the Recurring Gear Request
People keep asking why we are still raising money for helmets and vests. With 100,000 troops between the Lebanon border and the Litani River alone, the answer is simple. Gear wears out, bullets destroy integrity, and this war keeps going.
Preparing for the Unknown
The job of a Rasap is half logistics, half fortune-telling. You plan for the event tonight and the war that might start tomorrow. I got promoted recently. Rasap of my unit. Logistics Officer. The title sounds administrative until you realize what the job actually involves. My phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since the appointment went through. […]