iraq

Mar 7, 2023

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

The “Triangle of Death” in Iraq was an extremely dangerous area during the US-Iraq war. When U.S. and Coalition forces liberated Iraq between 2003 to 2011, the patch of territory…

Mar 7, 2023

BYJessica Manfre

Feb 14, 2023

Why this veteran soldier is proud to be a Hood Neck

Chris Allen was calling himself a “Hood Neck” long before putting on his Army uniform. But it would be his time in service which would instill his deep love of…

BYJessica Manfre

Feb 14, 2023

Feb 5, 2023

The horrifying way Iran used kids to clear mines

The only good mines are one that are cleared — or better yet, never used in the first place. Today mines are generally seen as relics of bygone eras, deadly weapons that remain dangerous long after the war is fought. Forgotten minefields all over …

Feb 5, 2023

Nov 30, 2021

The Travis Manion Foundation leads in style with True Classic Tees

On April 29, 2007, 1st Lt. Travis Manion was embedded with an Iraqi Army unit that he was leading and training in the Al Anbar Province. Assigned to 1st Reconnaissance…

Nov 30, 2021

Nov 27, 2021

This is how the Israelis planned to kill Saddam Hussein

During the thick of the 1991 Gulf War, anti-Iraqi coalition forces were mounting some 2,000 air sorties against Iraqi targets in the Middle East. In retaliation, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein fired scud missiles at Israel. Who wasn’t par…

BYFrom The Green Notebook

Nov 27, 2021

BYCoffee Or Die

Nov 25, 2021

Brotherhood in Combat: One Green Beret’s Thanksgiving in Iraq

Slosh, plop, slosh, plop. The noise my boots made with every step seemed deafening. 20 or so Iraqi Special Forces soldiers and I were doing our best to be sneaky…

BYCoffee Or Die

Nov 25, 2021

Nov 21, 2021

6 lessons I learned moving nuclear weapons through North Dakota

I was both excited and anxious the day I got my orders to Minot Air Force Base. I requested to be sent to a nuclear missile base because of the challenges and opportunities the mission presented. Every day, Airmen at Minot and its sister nuclear mis…

BYFrom The Green Notebook

Nov 21, 2021

BYNeath Williams

Oct 24, 2022

8 songs that are essential to any successful military convoy

Typically, the role of “Doc” in the convoy is as a passenger. While remaining alert and attentive, I also felt that I needed to keep my unit motivated and focused while they did their various jobs. I took the task very seriously by acti…

BYNeath Williams

Oct 24, 2022

Dec 15, 2022

This is why Saddam Hussein’s Fedayeen troops wore Darth Vader helmets

In 1995, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein established his own Fedayeen corps, an irregular unit designed to protect the Ba’athist regime and Hussein himself. As of the 2003 invasion,

Dec 15, 2022

Oct 16, 2021

That time the US and its allies destroyed the entire Iraqi Navy

In the opening days of 1991’s Operation Desert Storm, ships and aircraft from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, intercepted the Iraqi Navy as it tried to flee into Iran. The resulting battle in the waters between the Shatt al-Arab water…

Oct 16, 2021

BYOrvelin Valle

Sep 23, 2021

This Corpsman saved a Marine suffering from a sniper head shot

On Oct. 18, 2006, Justin Constantine was deployed to Al-Anbar Province, Iraq when a sniper shot him in the head. He had just stepped out of his Humvee to warn a rep…

BYOrvelin Valle

Sep 23, 2021

Oct 24, 2022

These 10 ways civilians can simulate military life are just wrong

From adopting military customs to incorporating jargon and acronyms into everyday language, there’s a certain sector of the civilian population that just loves to play “military.” They might say sixteen hundred hours to mean 4 p.m., or call flash…

Oct 24, 2022

Sep 17, 2021

Harry Humphries is a Hollywood legend. But did you know he was a Navy SEAL?

Harry Humphries has lived an amazing life, first as a highly decorated Navy SEAL in the Vietnam War then to partnering alongside fellow SEAL Richard Marcinko in business, and, most recently, to working on Hollywood blockbuster films such as The …

Sep 17, 2021

BYTessa Robinson

Sep 14, 2021

Watch this EOD badass dismantle an IED with a pickaxe and pliers

We’re spending a lot of time on the internet these days watching plenty of useless information — cat videos, TikToks, Tiger King all the Netflix in the land. Finally, here’s something useful, with a heart-stopping, compelling element: an EOD bada…

BYTessa Robinson

Sep 14, 2021

Sep 9, 2021

This mine-sniffing rat received an award for his life-saving work

Unless their name is Remy and they’re adept at preparing French cuisine in an animated Disney movie, rats are often viewed negatively by humans. Despite this, rats have served humans as medical and scientific test subjects including cancer research…

Sep 9, 2021

Aug 20, 2021

This is the Russian spy unit that keeps getting caught in the act

Most of us think of highly-trained spies and espionage units as the best of the best, Cold War ninjas who would never dream of getting caught lest they be disavowed by Washington, Moscow, London, or wherever they come from. If 1980s-era film …

Aug 20, 2021

Aug 12, 2021

7 startling facts about the US military after 20 years of war

With the conflicts in both Iraq and Afghanistan either drawing down or seeing the United States take a non-combat role, many are looking back to see how the Armed Forces…

Aug 12, 2021

Aug 18, 2022

Interview with SSG Kenneth Lepore, Ohio Army National Guard Recruiter

SSG Ken Lepore joined the Army National Guard post-high school to help pay for college and because he loves his country. Through his service in the Army National Guard, he…

Aug 18, 2022

Jul 12, 2021

The 5 strangest military mission names from the Iraq War

If you think Operation Inherent Resolve is a mission name that makes no sense, you’re not alone. The U.S. military operation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria was supposed to have a different name altogether. The Pentagon initially rejected OIR and on…

Jul 12, 2021

Jul 6, 2021

A Vietnam veteran re-enlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

Don Nicholas joined the military twice. The second time was for a reason soldiers don’t often give. His first enlistment began as a Marine in 1971. He spent the war on an aircraft carrier and didn’t set foot in South Vietnam until the war was over…

Jul 6, 2021

Jul 2, 2021

Navy battleships pulled off the biggest military deception of Desert Storm

The Desert Storm portion of the 1990-1991 Gulf War lasted only 100 hours, not only because the combined land forces of the Coalition gathered against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was overwhelming and talented – it was – but it was also the contributio…

Jul 2, 2021

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

Jun 8, 2021

Jun 2, 2022

These British troops launched a ‘proper angry’ bayonet charge during the Iraq War

In May 2004, about 20 British troops were on the move 15 miles south of al-Amara, near the major city of Basra in Iraq. They were on the way to assist another unit that was under fire when their convoy was hit by a surprise of its own.