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 …
Read More »Inside the Circle of Death, We Got Hit by An IED – And Garrison Bullshit From ‘Old Stinkeye’
by Greg Chabot Note from the author: The following is all from my perspective and how I remember it. Any inaccuracies are on me. Overview I often get asked, “What was the most dangerous mission you went on?” My reply: “Logpack to FOB Warhorse.” Baqubah in 2004-05 was not a …
Read More »Sinwar Fled Underground With His Family the Night Before Oct. 7 Massacre, IDF Video Shows
The Israel Defense Forces released video footage showing now-slain Hamas mastermind Yahya Sinwar and his family fleeing into a tunnel complex in the hours before October 7, 2023, when his terrorists launched a massacre inside Israel. The video shows Sinwar and his family carrying supplies to tide them over during …
Read More »Wounded and Outgunned, ‘Misfit’ B-17 Crew Flew Disabled Aircraft to Accomplish Vital Mission
History-making missions are often best told in photos, so it’s pretty cool to know that photos were the mission of one of the most highly decorated aircrews in U.S. military history. During World War II, there was a crew with the U.S. Army Air Forces 43rd Bomb Group of the …
Read More »Hamas Terror Chief Sinwar is Dead; Others Will be Spared if They Lay Down Arms, Release Hostages: Netanyahu
by Susan Katz Keating “Whoever harms our hostages, his blood will be on his head. We will come to a reckoning with him.” ~Netanyahu Anyone who is holding Israeli hostages will be allowed to live if they lay down their weapons and release their captives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Read More »New French Kamikaze Drone in Action
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Wednesday that France had successfully tested a new type of remotely operated munition. The new UX11 drone, also known as “Colibri,” will soon be delivered to French forces and to the military of Ukraine, the ministry said. Watch the video France released about …
Read More »When the Lance Corporal Met His Match Against Gummy Bears
by Mitchell “Taco” Bell Back in 2005, I spent a tour living in an old Iraq bathroom in the control tower on Al Taqqadum airbase. Great place, you get a bit smell tone deaf to the room, but it was better than tent living. We received a ton of care …
Read More »Stay Alert, Marines! Badass Recruiting Vid Pulls in the Views
“The future is threatened…” This is one of the most badass recruiting ads the Marines have produced. Created in 2022, it still pulls in the views. Watch as the future unfolds before your eyes.
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