War

Armed with iron sights and white camouflage, the Finnish marksman killed more than 500 Red Army soldiers during the brutal Winter War. by A.R. Fomenko VIENNA BUREAU – They talk about him still in the bars and cafés of Finland – the humble yet lethal man whose legend was written in …

As Iran threatens to burn ships that enter the narrow waterway, some crews are gambling that a few words might protect them. ANALYSIS by Susan Katz Keating The Strait of Hormuz lay ahead when the cargo ship Sino Ocean changed its transponder. A new message appeared on maritime tracking screens: …

by Robert Fallon Fire Support Base Mary Ann sat on a scraped-bare hill in Quảng Tín Province, its bunkers sunk into the dirt and ringed with wire. By March 1971, it was home to the 1st Battalion of the Americal Division’s 46th Infantry Regiment. Inside the perimeter were infantrymen, artillery …

This is the full text of U.S. President Donald Trump announcing the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The text is transcribed from Trump’s video appearance on Truth Social, on 28 February 2026. A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to …

by Susan Katz Keating The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran early Saturday, hitting military and regime-linked targets in a major joint combat operation against the Islamic Republic. The Pentagon announced the mission as Operation Epic Fury. Israeli described its own part as Operation Roaring Lion. President …

by Jose Campos The wounded were stacked shoulder to shoulder on the aid station floor, their uniforms covered in blood and dirt. Some called out for morphine. Outside, rifle fire cracked through the darkness, coming closer. The line had broken. Captain Ben L. Salomon moved from man to man, working …

by Katie Lange The morning of October 3, 2009, brought a hail of gunfire to Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan – and for Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter and American soldiers from his unit, it was a day of tremendous courage in combat. READ MORE about brutal combat in Afghanistan …

When Gene Metcalfe boarded the C-47 that would drop him just outside of Nijmegen, Holland, a British lieutenant gave him a box of condoms. Gene was to be among the first to jump into what should have been a picture-book meadow, free of German troops. Instead, it was defended by …

by Greg Chabot During this time TF- 1/6 soldiers were living in three locations in the city. Troops were at the Provincial Governor’s office known as Blue Dome. And at the Civil Military Operations Center, which had Other Government Agency and Coalition Provisional Authority detachments as well as city offices. And …

The recipe was simple: make a fire; boil water in any metal container at hand; put the ammo in the boiling water; and cook for four to five hours. by Nikolay Shevchenko During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, Russian soldiers were often seen boiling their ammo for hours in a …