When ODA 3212, an elite U.S. Special Forces team is caught in a surprise attack deep in the Saharan Desert, killing four soldiers and leaving the rest stranded with no rescue or reinforcements sent their way, military brass immediately start spinning a fractured tale to hide the full truth from …
Read More »Dr. Bobby Brown, the Army Combat Physician, Scholar, and Baseball Great
Bobby Brown is pictured on a 1949 baseball card photo. Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Star Also a Combat Veteran OCT. 5, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Bobby Brown was a polymath — a person with broad-ranging abilities. He was a cardiologist, a World War II and Korean War veteran, and a …
Read More »Infantry Gunner With The Real Rambo
Afghan Guardian of Camp Phoenix for 13 years By Sgt. Gary D. Romine U.S. Army (Ret.) From the January 2015 issue of SOF I first met Rambo after we arrived at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan. I was a specialist at the time. I wore a lot of hats while I was …
Read More »JFK and the GREEN BERETS:
https://www.facebook.com/GreenBeretFoundation/posts/10157853034601990 Happy 34th anniversary to the @USArmy Special forces, the ‘Green Berets.’ GREEN BERETS Happy 34th anniversary to the @USArmy Special forces, the ‘Green Berets.’ Established as a basic branch on April 9, 1987, you remain an invaluable and important capability to our nation. #SpecialForcesAnniversary pic.twitter.com/pdrznG1cZf— Secretary of the Army …
Read More »THE REAPER: The 3rd Ranger Battalion’s Deadliest Sniper
By Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek From the March 2015 issue of SOF You never know how stress and sleeplessness are going to affect you. As we rolled along in the trucks, I was struck by just how beautiful the area was. The moon was up and full, and we’d …
Read More »Trailblazers U.S. Infantry Marines Pfc. Julia Carroll, Emily Zamudio
Pfc. Julia Carroll eats a small meal after a six-hour patrol during patrol week of Infantry Training Battalion near Camp Geiger, N.C. on Oct. 31, 2013. Carroll is one of the first three females to ever graduate from Infantry Training Battalion. Patrol week is a five-day training event that teaches …
Read More »PLA aircraft enter Taiwan Air Space repeatedly
16 PLA aircraft (J-16*8, SU-30*4, Y-8 ASW*2 and KJ-500 AEW&C*2) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 3, 2021Taiwan MOD reported the following activity and response on SundayAir activities in the southwestern ADIZ of R.O.C.Date: October 3,2021(Sunday daytime) Aircraft Type: Eight J-16 Four SU-30 Two Y-8 ASW Two KJ-500 AEW&C Activity …
Read More »Saudi born ISIS Foreign Fighter Conspired with Terrorist Organization, Resulting in Death
ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization, Resulting in Death Defendant was Detained by the Syrian Democratic Forces and Transferred to FBI Custody As alleged in a criminal complaint unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …
Read More »Texas Border is like a war zone: guardsmen are taking gunfire from the Mexican side of the southern border
UODATE 25 Oct. Texas National Guard soldiers are taking gunfire from the Mexican side of the southern border.Biden's open border policies are deadly dangerous.Texas is deploying more Guard troops to the border & we'll continue stepping up to protect our communities. pic.twitter.com/trQWMvIM7M— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 25, 2021 UPDATE: 1 …
Read More »Security Issues Among ‘Afghan Refugees Often Less Than in Comparable U.S. Civilian Communities
Security Issues Among ‘Allies Welcome’ Population Often Less Than in Comparable U.S. Civilian Communities SEPT. 30, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS With as many as 53,000 Afghan civilians living across eight U.S. military installations, a certain amount of law enforcement issues are bound to arise — and such incidents …
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