| Briefing & Intelligence: RULES: We have updated our rules! Revisions include changed to the uniforms section, Minimum engagement distances and grenade kills. (2-4-2009) In Progress: We are working on another MilSim event. We expect it to be around the end of October We will be posting updates as they arise, so keep your eyes open. (10-1-2008) -Operation: Red Stream AAR! -NO Vietnam game as of now! Due to lack of AOs, we will be unable to host the highly anticipated Vietnam Event. Hopefully we will find an AO which will accommodate our needs and be able to carry it out. (4-272008) |

| "To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war." - Napoleon Bonaparte "War is the continuation of policy(politics) by other means." - Karl von Clausewitz "I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace is an interlude during war." - Georges Clemenceau "The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility" -British Sea Lord John Fisher "It is war that shapes peace, and armament that shapes war." - Thomas Fuller "War is the mother of everything." -Heraclitus, Greek philosopher (535-475BC) |
| Last Update from NSATASOG Command: February 4, 2009 |

| FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE SERVICE: (Also former NSATASOG Members) Travis Hileman - US Army - Ships July for BCT Kyle Shute - US Army, 4th ID, Ships for Afghanistan next year Chris Portillo - US Army, 173rd ABN - Italy - 1 Afghanistan Tour Lance Iunker - US Army (Retired) - 1 Iraq Tour Travis Davis - US Airforce - 1 Iraq Tour Daniel Stromberg - USMC - Shipped for Basic Jan. 2009 David Holck - US Army - ROTC Dustin DePerro - US Army - ROTC |

| Marine Corps & Army Rules: 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet even your friends… 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4." 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot. Navy SEAL's Rules: 1. Look very cool in sunglasses. 2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Adjust speedo. 4. Check hair in mirror. US Air Force Rules: 1. Have a cocktail. 2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner. 3. See what's on HBO. 4. Ask "what is a gunfight?" 5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" Power Point presentation. 6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives. 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets. 8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally. 9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time. 10. Make sure the base is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption. US Navy Rules: 1. Go to Sea. 2. Drink Coffee. 3. Deploy Marines |
