American forces conducted an airstrike on al-Shabaab militants Friday in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command. The strike destroyed weapons and equipment “unlawfully taken by al-Shabab fighters,” the U.S. Africa Command said over the weekend. The command did not report where the weapons and equipment were stolen from. READ MORE …
Read More »‘I Should Have Worried About Dying’: That Time We Crashed the Nuclear Submarine
by Tim Patterson, The War HorseIn the moments immediately after the collision—after an alarm had sounded at 2 a.m.; after the boat had rocked violently to starboard, rolling 45 degrees and back again; after many of USS Philadelphia’s sailors were thrown from their beds; after a DVD player had flown …
Read More »Wagner Group Aims to Buy Military Equipment Via Mali, US Says
The Russian mercenary group Wagner is seeking to transit foreign military equipment into Russia via Mali, the U.S. State Department said. The Wagner group is trying to obscure its efforts to buy the equipment for use in Ukraine, according to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. “There are indications that Wagner …
Read More »At War in Iraq, I Faced One Last Incident Before I Went Home
by Greg Chabot The beginning of February 2005 was a busy time in Baqubah. Insurgent activity had picked up considerably, keeping all of us at the Police HQ on our toes. With the end of the deployment coming, I had tried multiple times to extend my tour but was denied. …
Read More »‘Enemy in the wire!’ The Grueling Battle for Combat Outpost Keating
by Elizabeth M. Collins “Enemy in the wire! Enemy in the wire!” The news, the stuff of nightmares, spread through Red and Blue platoons in seconds. “Enemy in the wire.” Many soldiers didn’t believe it at first. It was a phrase they never expected to hear, one they dreaded. It …
Read More »Ed Freeman and Bruce Crandall Flew Unarmed Helicopters Under Fire in Vietnam
Ed Freeman was close to retirement when war broke out in Vietnam. He was an experienced pilot by then and assigned to the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, which was sent to deliver troops to what became known as the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle between the United …
Read More »How I Got Over My Bad Attitude After Vietnam
by Ed Meagher, The War Horse When I returned from Vietnam in February of 1969 I had a bad attitude—a very bad attitude. I joined the Air Force to escape college and a broken heart (another story entirely). It turned out that the discipline, order, and focus the Air Force …
Read More »Snipers Want This Rifle to Use in Ukraine
A sniper rifle has proven so effective on the battlefield in Ukraine that it has become highly sought after by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. The Ukrainian military claims the UAR-10 can hit targets 1200 metres away – more than the 800-metre range of the Russian Dragunov or …
Read More »FBI Takes Down Russian ‘Snake’ Spy Operation Against the US
Here’s one more strike against snakes. The virtual kind, that is. The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it took down a global network of malicious software called “Snake,” that Russian agents used for nearly 20 years to spy on the United States and its allies. Investigators turned the …
Read More »Review: ‘Left Right Left’ Podcast Highlights US Marines in the Battle of Nasiriyah
by Greg Chabot The Left Right Left podcast is a new program hosted by retired Marine SGM Marc Chabot – who happens to be my brother. He started this project with the goal of helping and inspiring others. In this intense three-part episode on the 20-year anniversary of the battle …
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