Known as Unit 29155 of the GRU, the squad has been connected with extreme subterfuge. by Susan Katz Keating A new investigation claims that the mysterious Havana Syndrome, which has afflicted U.S. diplomats and intelligence agents, and at least one Pentagon official, may be the work of a Russian military …

Trench fortifications, reminiscent of World War One, have become an integral part of the war in Ukraine. Both sides have dug vast networks of fortifications, signaling to Western forces that the old style warfare is very much in play. In the United Kingdom, British forces have dug a series of …

BOOK REVIEW by Susan Katz Keating It all comes down to the fact that you have to trust the men to your left and right, knowing they are standing fast and will not break on you, just as you are doing for them. – Jim Lechner in ‘With My Shield‘ …

Captured on Horsecam… A mounted police unit in New Mexico detained an alleged shoplifter after the suspect tried to outrun a horse. Police were called in when a Walgreens outlet reported that a man had stolen from the store. The man fled on foot from a mounted officer who ordered …

COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating On Easter weekend, I tend to think secular thoughts to go with the religious holiday. The purely secular portion is this: Jesus of Nazareth was arrested and executed for treason against Rome on this weekend, around 33 AD, according to the Gospel accounts.  Was this the …

The ship that crashed into and toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday morning previously was damaged after colliding with its berth in Belgium, records show. The previous incident occurred in 2016, when the 300-meter long Dali had built up substantial stern momentum when it allided with the quay …

In graphic video that is being circulated on Russian messaging channels, suspects are shown being dealt extreme retribution at the hands of their captors.  by Susan Katz Keating In the days following the worst terrorist violence inside Russia in nearly 20 years, competing claims leave unanswered the question of who …

“One of those present in the hall showed unparalleled courage,” officials said. Rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a Moscow concert hall, while one man has been hailed for “neutralizing” an attacker, and four suspected gunmen have been detained in connection with Russia’s worst terrorist violence in nearly …

“We know we are risking our lives,” one partisan said. “But the mission is worth the risk.” by Susan Katz Keating As Vladimir Putin is set to remain in charge at the Kremlin for another six years, a secretive resistance group is trolling Moscow and showing partisans where to destroy …

Just making contact with a submarine carries an extra measure of danger for a smuggler. by Susan Katz Keating Smugglers for the Chapitos branch of the Sinaloa Cartel balk when ordered to pull “submarine duty” along the group’s fentanyl trafficking routes, a security official told Soldier of Fortune. “They hate …