Obama Picks Special Operations Commander to Lead CENTCOM

Obama Picks Special Operations Commander to Lead CENTCOM

  WASHINGTON — The White House will nominate a veteran Special Operations commander to lead U.S. Central Command, underscoring the Obama administration’s affinity for using secretive elite military forces in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Senior officials this week approved Army Gen. Joseph Votel, who has headed U.S. Special Operations Command since Aug. 2014, as the […]

Why I hate “No Boots on the Ground”

Why I hate “No Boots on the Ground”

Two reasons I hate the trite expression “No boots on the ground.” One – American patriots are filling those boots. They sweat, bleed and die in those boots. Two – Special Operators’ boots are still at the places the political apparatus says they aren’t. Those in power draw a distinction by using no boots on […]

Special Operations Commander to Assume Major U.S. Command

Special Operations Commander to Assume Major U.S. Command

The nomination would mark the first time that a U.S. special operations officer has been chosen to head one of the nation’s primary combatant commands—among the top warfighting commands in the U.S. military—and marks a significant evolution in the power of the special operations community.

US Airstrikes Expanded to Syrian Targets

US Airstrikes Expanded to Syrian Targets

On the night of Sept 22, the US air campaign against Daash expanded from northern Iraq to Syria.  Fourteen strikes, using a combination of ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles, B-1B bombers, F/A-18s, F-15s, F-16s, and drones, hit targets in Raqqa, Deir al Zour, Hassakeh, and the border town of Abu Kamal, as well as strikes on […]