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A scientist is dead, workers were confined inside a Siberian anti-plague institute, and Washington is pressing Moscow for answers. by Stephen Caldwell Officials swept through the building, locking doors and placing workers in isolation. Inside the Siberian facility, lives froze in place. “They’re sleeping there, on the floor and on …

An air crash, an ambush, and a sinking left three men alone in some of the emptiest places on earth. How long can one person last when no one knows where he is? Three men faced that question in starkly different environments: Alaska’s frozen interior, the Libyan desert, and the …

The Marines were hunting us, our water was running low, and then the bees attacked. Before extraction, we had one last move to make. The metal monster boomed over us and arced up and away to the south. It had disgorged its 13 passengers – a U.S. Navy SEAL team, …

He arrived in Ukraine presenting himself as a humanitarian volunteer. But was he? And why could the answer matter far beyond the region? by Susan Katz Keating He arrived in Ukraine in 2024, presenting himself as a humanitarian volunteer. He joined a stream of foreigners moving through a country where …

Soldier of Fortune was never meant to stay on a shelf. For decades, it has gone into the field, across borders, down bad roads and into places most people read about only afterward. The Soldier of Fortune shop brings together shirts, hoodies, caps, mugs and more, carrying the legacy that has traveled with …

The Battle of Mogadishu is a story about men in extreme combat, fighting for one another. It began when Task Force Ranger went into the city in October 1993 to capture key members of warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid’s organization. The mission became an intense 15-hour battle to reach American forces …

by Jose Campos A fake TV crew, two secretaries and a white helicopter fooled Colombia’s most feared guerrillas into handing over 15 hostages without a shot fired. The white helicopter was running out of time, and Maj. José Luís Russi knew it. As the Soviet-built Mi-17 swept low over the …

The U.S. Army wanted a small reconnaissance vehicle. The troops overloaded it, armed it, and drove it into battle. by Robert Fallon Eighteen Jeeps rolled across the Egyptian desert without headlights on the night of July 26, 1942. The British and Free French crews carried extra fuel, water and ammunition, …

I spent years talking with legendary spy hunters about the clues that expose secret agents. Then I went looking for answers from a spy himself. by Susan Katz Keating Journalists love anniversaries, and this was a good one, the perfect day to highlight history and talk to a spy. Fourteen …

Snipers are masters of disguise, sometimes changing their camouflage several times before reaching a target. In the snow, a sniper’s concealment involves more than wearing white. A ghillie suit breaks up the recognizable outline of the head, shoulders and body, helping the wearer blend into the surrounding terrain. Movement can …