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Sep 7, 2022

6 questions you asked yourself after your first firefight

You’re on a foot patrol in a dangerous war-zone and you haven’t taken any enemy contact yet. It’s hot outside and all you want to do is head back to the patrol base and

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Sep 7, 2022

BYLogan Nye

Oct 19, 2022

That time CBS captured an intense firefight in Vietnam

In 1970, CBS News embedded with an Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, in Vietnam and was there when the platoon came under fire. The infantrymen, the “Blues” of the air mobile unit, were sent in whenever the troops had a known or sus…

BYLogan Nye

Oct 19, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 8, 2021

4 close call moments with war correspondents caught on film

War correspondents put their lives on the line to document the evolution of conflict wherever it unfolds. This dangerous profession built on the ethos of truth has claimed many brave souls the world over. Between

BYRuddy Cano

Jun 8, 2021

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

Airman of the Year earns Silver Star for heroism in Afghanistan

A U.S. Air Force combat controller will receive the nation’s third highest award for valor for playing an essential role in two intense firefight missions against the Taliban in Afghanistan last year. Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, an airman with the…

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020