After the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 looking for nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, American troops found a lot of bizarre things – toilets and guns made of gold, a Koran written in blood and Saddam’s romance novel. While they didn…
While flying an F-16 in the Iraq War, Air Force pilot Raj Shah had a multimillion-dollar global positioning system (GPS) at his disposal. While flying combat missions in 2006, he…
Three trucks pulled out of the Central Bank of Iraq at 4 a.m. local time on March 18, 2003. Their cargo was nearly $1 billion dollars, a full quarter of…
It’s no surprise that psychotic despots and drug lords who came to power through violence and intimidation would be fascinated with gold-…
As laser-guided bombs incinerated Iraqi tanks from the sky, surveillance aircraft monitored enemy troop movements and stealth bombers eluded radar tracking from air defenses in the opening days of Operation Desert Strom decades ago – very few of t…
Once dubbed “the world’s most dangerous road,” the 7.5-mile stretch from Baghdad’s Green Zone to the airport was called “Route Irish” during the American-led occupation of Iraq.
It was a fitting introduction to the country during th…
While World War I saw three women receive the Distinguished Service Cross and three more receive the forerunner to the Silver Star, it is…
The name struck fear in the hearts of U.S. and coalition troops during the war in Iraq. A sharpshooter who could unleash his deadly round in an instant and melt away unscathed.
He was almost like a ghost — a hyper accurate sniper that …
On April 5, 2003, on the 18th day of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 3rd Infantry Division entered the city of Baghdad in a show of force that would leave hundreds…
On March 19, 2003, the United States and coalition forces initiated war against Iraq. The U.S. moved toward an aggressive Iraq policy with the election of President George W. Bush…