Fifteen days ago I reported on the French intervention in Mali, Operation Serval, and the progress they have made in that time. Since January 14th, French and Malian forces have taken back two of the remaining major urban centers in Northern Mali: Timbuktu, Gao, and are on the verge of recapturing the distant Northeastern town […]
I wanted to write about this particular warrior for two reasons, 1) for the amazing accomplishments he has achieved in his life, and 2) I met him and worked with his team on a deployment in 2004 in which he made a huge impression on me. Ivica Jerak, whose nickname in his unit was “Pizza,” […]
Captain Patrice Rebout, a member of the Division Action arm (11e Choc) of the DGSE, was one of two commandos killed in an attempt to rescue a fellow DGSE operative, Denis Allex, who has been held captive by al-Shabaab since 2009. Patrice, a veteran of the DGSE since 2008, was formerly of the 8th Marine […]
The populations of Afghanistan and Iraq made counter-insurgency difficult. In Mali, there just isn’t the same ability for Islamists to blend in with local populations.
Today a bus carrying foreign workers from the U.S. and other nations was attacked by armed insurgents in Algeria.
Frankly we don’t know shit of what happened on the ground and should be respectful in our opinions/assumptions.
In early December I wrote an article that gave a basic overview on what the situation in Mali looked like (Battle for Mali: Coming Soon, 2013) and what needed to be done in order for the Malian government to retake control of the North. The timeframe I estimated was “2-3 months” until some kind of […]
It’s just been released that President Obama has put out a statement that the United States provided military support to France’s attempted hostage rescue in Somalia. The publicly released letter, which can be seen below, states that the U.S. provided “combat aircraft” support to French ground forces. In my personal opinion, I would say that […]
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Following the sad news yesterday of General Norman Schwarzkopf’s death, I wanted to better pay my respects to the man by learning more about his background and military career. I was surprised to find out that before he was “Stormin’ Norman” leading coalition forces to a swift victory against Iraqi forces during the Gulf War, […]
Born in October of 1974, Darren LaBonte grew up in Southwest Connecticut, where he attended Brookfield High School and excelled in football and baseball. According to his father; Darren turned down a shot at professional baseball with the Cleveland Indians and instead opted for the Army after graduating from high school. He enlisted in 1992 […]
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