Bolton Wants to Build Arab Force in Syria to Replace the US

President Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo are among those pushing to build a coalition of Arab military forces that could replace US troops in Syria and serve as a stabilizing force in the region once ISIS is defeated, according to official sources. While convincing nations like […]

The FARC Is Exactly Who We Thought They Were

The government of Colombia faces a big crisis in the very fragile peace accord that they signed with the rebel left-wing FARC ( Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in 2016. A former top commander of the FARC, who helped broker the peace deal has been arrested for drug trafficking and a breakaway group kidnapped and […]

While the Correct Thing To Do, What Did the Airstrikes Really Accomplish?

Opinion: After the Syrian regime used chemical weapons on its own people once again, the United States, France, and the UK conducted a joint air strike against three different targets in Syria — each of which was related to Syria’s chemical weapons program. The three targets were destroyed, but were the Syrian chemical weapons research […]

R.Lee Ermey, “The Gunny” From Full Metal Jacket Passes Away at 74

To a generation of action film fans, R. Lee Ermey will always be known as “The Gunny” from his role in Full Metal Jacket. Ermey was a real-life Marine Drill Instructor and later parlayed his role into a weekly show “Mail Call” on the History Channel. Ermey died on Sunday, due to complications from pneumonia. […]

The World’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, “Never Again”

On April 12, the world remembers the millions who died in the Holocaust during World War II at the hands of the Nazis and their sympathizers. In the state of Israel, it is known as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, where it is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the […]

Navy SEALs Rescue Captain of the Maersk Alabama, April 12, 2009

The coast of Somalia was a dangerous place in the spring of 2009. Over 50 vessels had been attacked by pirates.The U.S. flagged ship, MV Maersk Alabama was then attacked, the sixth such attack in less than a week of the Somali coast. Alabama was taken by pirates, the first successful pirate attack on a […]

Arizona and Texas Sending 400 Troops to the Border

With President Trump’s call for more National Guard troops to be sent to the Mexican border, the state governments of Arizona and Texas have responded by preparing to send 400 troops to aid in combatting illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the […]

Special Forces Communications Site, Batman and BOHICA

Life in Special Forces can be many things to many different people but one thing it never is/was/will be is boring. You are guaranteed to meet some fascinating, great people along the way. Some become lifelong friends who you’ll talk to all the time. For others, their time with you may be brief, like just […]

It is Time For Strong Action Against Assad, And It Isn’t Just a US Issue

Opinion: Once again the Syrian forces of the dictator Assad have shown the world their true colors. The chemical attack on the civilians of Douma on April 7 wasn’t the first time that Assad has used chemical weapons on his own people, nor the second. The videos that have surfaced have clearly shown why the […]

China Vows Military Action to Stop US Weapons Sale to Taiwan

Syria isn’t the only area of the world with escalating violence. In Asia, the Chinese have stated that they will use military action to stop any attempts to support of Taiwan, through U.S. weapons sales to the island nation. The Chinese Ministry of Defense blasted the State Department’s recent decision to grant U.S. firms the marketing […]

Trump: No Options Off the Table in Response to Syria Gas Attack

President Trump, minced no words on Monday as he said, the United States is pondering its options for a military strike against the rogue regime of President Assad in Syria. After Syrian forces gassed their own civilians in the city of Douma, Trump vowed that any country involved in the attack will “pay a price.” […]

The Special Forces Branch is Created April 9, 1987

Today’s USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) operates in nearly 100 countries a day as Special Operations troops from all of the combined services do their part in defending U.S. interests abroad. Special Operations troops are taking on the lion’s share of the fighting in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan as they are an integral part […]