Characteristics of Composite Warfare: The Conduct of Successful Ground Force Operations in Africa by Eeben Barlow SOF: I have heard a rumor that the President of Nigeria was told by a U.S. military officer, that if he did not terminate your contract, the U.S. would cut off all aid. Comments? A: Yes, we were told the …
DOD OFFICIAL REPORT: The Iraqi air force conducted an airstrike near Hajin, Syria, against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists operating near the Iraq-Syria border today (based on intelligence from U.S. Coalition) , Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials said. In a statement announcing the action, officials said the strike was approved …
Army, Marine Corps Stress Importance of Ground Forces Modernization By Lisa Ferdinando Army and Marine Corps officials stressed to lawmakers yesterday the urgency in modernizing ground forces amid an increasingly challenging security environment. “We are at an inflection point, and we can no longer afford to choose between near-term readiness and modernization,” Lt. Gen. John …
Chuck Downey, of Poplar Grove, Ill., lived through 17 bombing missions, two kamikaze attacks and the sight of several friends being shot down by the enemy – all as the youngest Naval Aviator of World War II according to a report by Northwest quarterly. For years, former President George H.W. Bush, a TBM Avenger Torpedo …
Behind Enemy Lines: Weapons of Vietnam’s Covert Warriors by Maj. John L. Plaster, U.S. Army (Ret.) It’s unlikely that any other U.S. military unit ever fielded such an array of weaponry as did the Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group. Behind that innocuous name, MACV-SOG ran top-secret, covert operations across Southeast Asia during …
On April 19, 1775, British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18, the royal governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, commanded by King George III to suppress the rebellious Americans, had ordered 700 British soldiers, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Marine Major …
