I am David
Danelo, author of Blood Stripes:
The Grunt’s View of the War in
Iraq. On June 5, I
had the honor of taking over U.S. Cavalry On Point. I replaced
Mark Placey, whom many of you know as a
retired Marine, F-A/18
pilot, and delightfully cantankerous Irishman. His commitment
to this professional forum has been absolute and
total. I will only
be building on the work he his done, and I thank him for leaving
the site in such good hands.
Endorsed by Mark
and the team prior to my
arrival, we are investing
in new software that
will increase our site
capabilities. To reconfigure the site, we will place
On Point in a “check fire” status
for a few weeks. Once
we re-launch, On Point will have a tighter format, increased
discussion capacity, new multimedia features,
and much more.
In the interim, we
will be featuring our
most requested articles
from 2005/2006, as
well as a few pieces
previously run in other publications. Beyond that, we will
have very limited new
content until we have
completed site reconstruction.
Our next new electronic issue
is slated for Wednesday,
July 26. After that,
On Point will be published
every other Wednesday.
Writers, photographers,
and videographers:
please review our submission
guidelines. All submissions
should be sent to the
appropriate link and
should have full name, email, mailing address, and
telephone contact (if
deployed in combat,
phone not required).
Unless waived by the editor, On Point requires exclusivity
of all submissions.
FEATURES: (6 per issue – 3 military/3 law enforcement).
1200-1500 wds. Focus
on issues of professional
relevance in the military and/or law enforcement community.
The feature should
be a clear, concise
essay that expresses
a single idea in a narrative. $100 .
FROM
THE FIELD: 800-1000 wds. (max 10 per issue – 5 military/5
law enforcement). Tell us a story: what
happened, what you
learned, and what went wrong/right. Make it colorful. It should
be professional, but
memorable. $75.
EDITOR’S CHOICE: A maximum once a quarter, selected for
outstanding quality from feature submissions. Not every quarter
will necessarily have an “editor’s choice.” If
one emerges, the writer
will be honored with the award and a $200 payment.
PHOTO/AUDIO/VIDEO
SUBMISSIONS: $25 per .jpg or clip
used on the site.
Thanks for your
time and attention.
I look forward
to seeing you On Point.