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The Attack on Tower 22 Demands Strategic Resolve From the US

The ghosts of Tower 22 and Al Tanf demand a response that transcends the limitations of proportionality and demonstrates the resolve necessary to secure a stable future. ANALYSIS by John “Wolf” Wagner The drone strike on Tower 22 in Jordan, claiming the lives of three American service members and injuring …

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A Bomb in the Briefcase: When Iran Planned to Launch a Terror Attack in Paris

Book review by Tom Squitieri There are some who believe nations of the world have been unfair to Iran, that the nation has been maligned, miscast, and put in a corner for economic and political reasons of others. Reading “Diplomatic Terrorism” should put an end to such perceptions and shed …

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Soviet Submarines Raced to Find Us in the Atlantic – But We Flipped the Script On Their ‘Secret’ Operation

by David Chetlain, The War Horse In spring 1987, the Soviet Union launched Operation Atrina, scrambling five Victor III-class submarines from their Kola base that raced toward U.S. Naval installations along the Atlantic coast. The USSR claimed its submarines were undetected. It was a lie then and it remains a …

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They Called Us Mercenaries, Gunslingers, and Worse: A Contractor’s Story

by Mikial The author tells Soldier of Fortune: “All of my work was with Department of Defense contractors. We never considered ourselves mercenaries although we were called mercenaries, gunslingers, and worse at times. It was difficult and dangerous work and also sometimes boring. We often lived rough in camps and …

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Can You Spot the Snipers? Test Your Eyes Against Camouflage

Look closely. You may be able to see them hidden in the grass. DoD video by Army SSG Edwin Pierce Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter Enter your email below to receive exclusive content from Soldier of Fortune right in your inbox. Email Address * …

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The ‘Liberator’ One-Shot Pistol Secretly Given to Resistance Fighters in World War II

by Robert Ramsour The FP-45 was an unknown and surreptitious pistol developed in WWII to help our captured allies regain control of their country, or province. In order to conceal its real function as a firearm, our government represented this pistol as a flare projector. It was officially called the …

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British Soldier Who Saved Afghans in Kabul Pullout Is Found Dead at Age 20

“We looked out for each other and our families on operations; so, we must continue to do this at home,” commander said. One of the youngest soldiers to take part in the 2021 evacuation of Kabul has passed away at age 20, British forces announced. Private Kieran Steven Heaney, who …

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‘Miracle on the Hudson’: Sully Sullenberger Saved 150 Airline Passengers During Emergency Water Landing

In what will forever be known as The Miracle on the Hudson, Sully Sullenberger and his crew saved the lives of 150 passengers after being forced to splash down in the frigid Hudson River. After logging more than 20,000 hours of flight time Sullenberger became internationally renowned on January 15, …

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These Are the Weapons the US and UK Used Against Houthi Targets

When U.S. and U.K. hit Houthi militia targets in Yemen on Jan. 11, the two Western militaries used powerful weapons in their respective arsenals. These included launches from air and from sea. Here are the types of munitions that were used. US: Hornets, HARMs, and Tomahawks The US conducted air strikes …

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Russia’s ‘Egg of Death’: The Weapon That Was Meant to Turn the Tide of World War I

by Igor Rozin In the middle of World War I (1914-1918), Russian engineers began work on a new oval-shaped “tank” measuring 960 by 605 meters, able to crush all enemies in its path. Not quiet on the Eastern Front In March 1915, the situation on the Eastern Front of WWI …

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