‘Voice of the Caliphate’ ISIS radio station destroyed by U.S. air strike

U.S. airstrikes have destroyed an Islamic State-operated radio station in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. “Voice of the Caliphate” radio was destroyed by two U.S. airstrikes, according to a U.S. military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media on the subject. Army Col. […]

Conflicting report on recent loosening of Afghan rules of engagement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military, since President Obama declared that American troops had ceased their combat mission at the end of 2014, has only been able to attack the Taliban from a defensive position, the top commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan told lawmakers. “I have the authority to protect our coalition […]

U.S. ship draws attention from Chinese claimed island

A US Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles or within the territorial waters of an island claimed by China in the South China Sea, in a sign of increasing tension in the region days after Secretary of State John Kerry visited Beijing attempting to settle long standing territorial disputes. Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims […]

ISIS war minister reported dead after air strike

ERBIL – Jalal Hamdan Al-Naama, minister of war in the ranks of the Islamic State (ISIS) radical group, was reported dead in an airstrike by the western coalition near Mosul city in northern Iraq, officials reported on Thursday. An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition hit a building in the vicinity of Mosul where more than 20 […]

Russia’s AK-47 to be produced in Florida

It’s as Russian as borscht, but the AK-47 will soon be made in Florida. The weapon of choice for guerrillas, terrorists and the soldiers of armies around the world, some 100 million AK-47s have been made in Russia since it rolled off the line in 1947. But now, the company’s U.S. arm is planning to […]

Navy SEAL War Games in Washington State

This article questions the legality of a Navy SEAL training exercise that essentially grants the teams access to the entire Washington state coastline, whether on public or private land.  According to the sources there are many civilians and authorities in the training area who are upset about not being notified or given a chance to […]

The Stupidity of “Smart” Atom Bombs

The Obama Administration is notorious for the President’s goal of reducing nuclear weaponry across the globe with the introduction of the New START treaty in 2010. However, while the U.S. tries to play God over the world’s nuclear stockpile, it is simultaneously upgrading its own stocks of B61 weapons into “smart” atom bombs. What does […]

Reflections on 9/11 From a Regiment Perspective

The terrorist attacks that took place on 9/11/2001 have been regarded as one of the most spectacular and transforming events in world history. The damage inflicted by al-Qaeda that day triggered an enormous and justified retaliation from the United States and many other NATO and non-NATO nations. The declaration of the ‘War on Terror’ by […]