The Pentagon released video of the first flight of high-threat illegal aliens as they arrive at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This group of prisoners had been held inside the United States. They arrived at “GTMO” on February 4. The Pentagon did not identify the prisoners, nor say where they …
Read More »Into the Taliban Stronghold: Marines in Now Zad, Afghanistan
A look back at operations in Now Zad, Afghanistan. No jokes, no talking, just business. The stern-faced Marines in the six-wheeled armored vehicle, known as the “Cougar,” listened intently to the chatter over the radio. “The Afghan army just got their first kill in combat,” said a Marine on the …
Read More »The KGB Manual on How to Spot a Foreign Spy: Vodka Martinis, Impeccable Manners, and Eavesdropping
by Nikolay Shevchenko Back in the USSR, the KGB wrote a manual describing what a foreign spy would look like. Some of the characteristics were intriguing… In the midst of the Cold War, security services on both sides of the Iron Curtain had to stay vigilant and look out for …
Read More »Death of a Warlord: One More Murder in Moscow
by A.R. Fomenko “Arms smuggling is up, retribution is on the agenda, and people are jockeying for power in a presumed post-war environment:” ~Soldier of Fortune publisher Susan Katz Keating. VIENNA BUREAU – Who killed the Armenian warlord in Moscow, and why? Officials in Russia reported on Monday that Armen Sarkisyan, who …
Read More »The Deadly Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan
The fight became a cauldron that forged both heroism and tragedy, and produced the first-ever video recording of actions that resulted in the posthumous Medal of Honor for one participant, Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller John Chapman. In March 2002 a joint military operation was mounted to surround and …
Read More »Thunder Ball in Bulgaria: 10th Mountain Gets Tactical
Call it Thunder Ball. Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), perform a tactical movement during a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack as part of Thunder Ball exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. This type of training uses high-stress scenarios to refine the tactical and technical skills …
Read More »Escape and Evasion at ‘Mother Rucker’: A Pilot’s Story
by Hooligan I wasn’t sure the man was real. Was he a hunter? The hunted? Out there in the woods, I was starving and on the brink of hallucination, so it could have been Bigfoot himself, for all I knew. When a man gets desperate, the thought of a good …
Read More »So You Want to Be a War Correspondent
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The work has been called the most dangerous form of journalism. Amid my daily influx of emails, text messages, and phone calls, I frequently am hit up by people who want to go downrange under my name. They approach me with variants on the following actual …
Read More »WATCH: Apache Helicopter in Action
Watch as this Apache helicopter takes to the sky. An AH-64E v6 Apache takes off and lands at Desiderio Army Airfield, at Camp Humphreys in South Korea. Props to Capt. Frank Spatt of the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade for the cool vid.
Read More »New Cold-Weather Robot Dog Could Master the Battlefield
A six-legged robot dog developed by China has successfully completed a series of tests in Antarctica. This breakthrough makes it ideal for polar research, but it could have military applications too. Originally designed for scientific research, the robot has demonstrated its ability to move on ice, transport heavy loads and …
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