How a port-a-potty almost sparked a US Constitutional crisis in Syria
In 2017, the American intervention in the Syrian Civil War was heating up fast. A new President of the United States took office that year, and the new Commander-In-Chief wanted…
The Air Force used a ‘Dog Doo’ transmitter in Vietnam
American air power is a crucial component in military operations. Aerial assets can provide critical capabilities like reconnaissance, transportation and fire support. Of course, these assets are only effective if…
Iranians, American veterans react to death of Soleimani
On Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed Quds Force Commander and Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Kata-ib Hezbollah leader Abu Mahdi al-Muha…
DoD says those who try to overrun embassy will ‘run into a buzzsaw’
The Pentagon warned on Thursday morning that anyone who tries to breach the US Embassy in Baghdad would face a “buzzsaw.”
Swarms of violent protesters and apparent supporters of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia targeted by recent US airstrikes s…
US troops demolish ISIS leader’s compound to keep it from becoming a shrine
US special operations forces who are believed to have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi issued an airstrike on his compound to prevent the location from becoming a shrine, according to
US Air Force F-35As make first combat appearance
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an airstrike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, April 30, 2019.
This strike marked the F-35A’s first combat employment.
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Fighting intensifies between nuclear-capable India & Pakistan
India on Feb. 26, 2019, launched airstrikes across its border with Pakistan in a military escalation after a terror attack in Kashmir left 40 Indian troops dead, and Pakistan immediately convened a meeting of its nuclear commanders.
Gun fighti…
Israel may have just launched airstrike in Syria
Syrian state media said a military airport near Homs had come under missile attack, which was repelled by its air defense systems on May 24, 2018.
“One of our military airports in the central region was exposed to hostile missile aggression, …
Syrian forces cleared out of its bases to avoid a US attack
Syrian forces, and their allies are withdrawing from military bases likely to be targeted in a potential US airstrike.
Pro-Assad militants, and some Syrian government forces, are moving people and equipment out of the way ahead of an impending…
Trump’s 8 potential targets in Syria await destruction
As President Donald Trump has cryptically hinted at looming action on Syria, a new report says he may have nailed down eight potential locations to strike.
Citing an unnamed source, CNBC reported on April 12, 2018, that the US had selected eig…