THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA by Eeben Barlow text photos The recent spate of Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria have negated President Buhari’s claims when he assumed power in 2015 that the radical Islamist group (many being thugs who have hijacked the religion of Islam for their own purposes) had been ‘technically …
THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA by Eeben Barlow text photos The recent spate of Boko Haram attacks in northeastern Nigeria have negated President Buhari’s claims when he assumed power in 2015 that the radical Islamist group (many being thugs who have hijacked the religion of Islam for their own purposes) had been ‘technically defeated’. …
The Tragedy of LZ Albany: Teaching the lessons of a battle lost By Capt. Scott Kuhn Lt. Don Cornett along with 154 Troopers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment were killed in the Ia Drang Valley, Nov. 17, 1965, at a small clearing known as Landing Zone Albany. He died less than 100 yards from …
Soldiers who immortalized Vietnam valor on film return to Pentagon By David Vergun, DoD News, Much of the excellent photography and motion pictures of the Vietnam War were captured by the troops themselves, not just by the civilian news media, said former Army Capt. William D. San Hamel. Teams of two servicemen — a still …
All British Armed Forces roles now open to women British Army report Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson in late Oct 2018, announced that all roles in the military are now open to women. The historic day was marked at a land power demonstration on Salisbury Plain, involving some of the first women to join the Royal …
Meet The ‘Special Observers’: Soldiers The Enemy Never See | Forces TV The role of special observer is unique. Their job is to march up to 100km ahead of the frontline – deep into enemy territory and in the dead of night construct observation posts in buildings, bushes or underground. Then they must watch and …
Lt. Jacob Xavier Portier faces seven charges including conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and dereliction of duty. But the defense argues the government’s case is weak. Evidence was presented in a San Diego military courtroom Tuesday to determine whether a Navy SEAL platoon commander will be tried on charges that he failed to …
HMS Sheffield revealed as new warship Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has today announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield. Ministry of Defence and Stuart Andrew MP Built on centuries of history, the state-of-the-art submarine hunter will be the fourth ship to carry the name, and will be Britain’s fifth Type …
Spend pick-up day, more notoriously known as “Black Friday”, with these recruits and their drill instructors. This is the first afternoon where recruits spend quality with their drill instructors. Marine Corps drill instructors with L Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, conduct gear inspections with recruits on pick-up day, aboard Marine Corps Recruit …
