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Russian Troops Abandoned Wounded Korean, Launched Artillery to Block His Capture, Ukrainian Soldiers Say

Russian forces abandoned a wounded Korean soldier during combat in Kursk, and then tried to prevent Ukrainian troops who captured the man from taking him off the battlefield, according to a Ukrainian soldier involved in the mission. The Ukrainian soldier said the Russian forces launched a barrage of artillery fire …

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Russia’s New Fibre-Optic Drones Evade Jamming in Ukraine

Russia is using a new drone to try to evade Ukrainian jamming equipment.  Rather than being controlled wirelessly, the new drone use miles of fibre-optic cable. The cables unravel as drones fly toward a target.  First-person view (FPV) drones are now the biggest killer on the battlefield, and the use …

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As Drones Reshape the War in Ukraine, Older Tactics Remain in Use on the Battlefield

by A.R. Fomenko “There is no day off from war.” VIENNA BUREAU – As drones are making headway for both sides of the war in Ukraine, older style fighting has not left the battlefield. Both Russian and Ukrainian armed forces make this clear especially on video, showing that even when …

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‘Close and Destroy’ by Tom Marshall: A Thrilling Read

BOOK REVIEW by Ric Prado As an avid reader and now a New York Times Bestselling author of Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior, I have learned to truly enjoy historical fiction. These are most often stories based on real life experiences, composed to both instruct and …

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In Iraq, We Rolled In to Feed the Village – and Everything Was Oddly Quiet

by Cliff Wade It was the kind of place where a man earned his name on a bracelet for all eternity.  Iraq, September 2007 In an attempt to win over hearts and minds, we would sometimes be tasked with delivering humanitarian assistance (HA) to local villages or neighborhoods. We would …

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Theories About Matt Livelsberger: Consume the News With Detached Analysis

A statement does not equal truth. Even when the person who makes the statement then dies in a spectacular fashion. COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Much chatter has been circulating about Friday’s episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, featuring material allegedly written by suspected Cybertruck bomber Matt Livelsberger. A guest on …

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Green Berets Train to Survive Mountain Warfare

The mountains above Bridgeport, California, have been home to mountain warfare survival training for Special Forces, Marines, and others. In this frosty vid, Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) partner with United Arab Emirates Special Operations to conduct long range reconnaissance training at the U.S. Marine Corps …

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Four Marines and a Night on the Town: What Possibly Could Go Wrong?

by Al Hagan The night started off fairly typically, just four Marines in a car, going out on the town to slam down beers. And it was innocent for most of the night, drinking and shooting pool.  I’ll call my companions Mike, John, and Steve, to pick some random names …

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‘Enemy in the wire!’ The 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 …

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