WATCH: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated within Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, Nov. 9-10. These facilities housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by the Iran-backed Houthis to target U.S. and international military and civilian vessels navigating …
Read More »Marine Corps Birthday Video: ‘If I Was Gonna Die, I Would Die With My Boots On’
“Si vis pacem, para bellum.” Thus begins a video marking the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. In Latin, the phrase means, “If you desire peace, prepare for war.” The video proceeds with shots of Marines in action, and goes to a black screen. A voice speaks from the darkness: …
Read More »WATCH: Insane Unintended First Flight of F-16 Fighting Falcon
So you want to be a test pilot? Be sure to check out this vid of an F-16 high speed taxi test that unexpectedly turned into a first flight. The best part, aside from the safe landing, is the crazy take-off; but we also appreciate the crash truck in hot …
Read More »Gary Rose, Courageous Special Forces Medic in Vietnam
Rose dragged the wounded Soldier back to the company with one hand while engaging the enemy with his weapon in the other hand. In the spring of 1970, the U.S. Army’s Sergeant Gary Rose, a combat medic, was assigned to the legendary MACV-SOG as part of 5th Special Forces Group. …
Read More »Is the US Headed to Civil War? Here’s How to Tell
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating My post-election inbox is overflowing. Now that a contentious campaign season is over, some of my correspondents fear that the U.S. will implode. One reader, “Freaked Out,” writes: “I saw the story about you in The New Yorker magazine, and you talked about riots and civil …
Read More »Legendary Air Force Pilot Bob Pardo Pushed His Buddy’s Jet to Safety in Wartime – While in Flight
The story is legend among fighter pilots. During the Vietnam War, Major John “Bob” Pardo was flying lead on the way back from a 1,000 mile mission over enemy territory, when they ran into serious trouble. The two F-4C Phantom jets took heavy flak, and considerable damage. Pardo saw that …
Read More »So You Want to Be a War Correspondent
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The work has been called the most dangerous form of journalism. Amid my daily influx of emails, text messages, and phone calls, I frequently am hit up by people who want to go downrange under my name. They approach me with variants on the following actual …
Read More »Israeli Forces Conclude Attacks on Military Targets in Iran
Israel has completed its attacks on military targets in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said. “I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attacks against Israel,” IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari said on Oct. 26. “We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in …
Read More »Beirut Barracks Bombing: When US Marines Lost Their Lives to a Terror Attack
by Susan Katz Keating Morning reveille had not yet sounded at the Marine Corps barracks on Oct 23, 1983, when a Hezbollah terrorist drove a bomb-laden truck into the building in Beirut, Lebanon. The massive blast lifted the barracks off its foundation, and reduced it to rubble – instantly killing …
Read More »Classified Leak: How Did Secret Documents Reach the Public Domain?
ANALYSIS by Susan Katz Keating Soldier of Fortune has not viewed nor received copies of the classified documents; nor will we link to any site that claims to describe the contents. [Updated Oct. 23, 2024] While the FBI launches a probe into Friday’s unauthorized leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents, the …
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