Medal of Honor Monday: MSgt John Chapman
Master Sergeant John Chapman received a posthumous Medal of Honor for courageous action during conflict in Takur Ghar, Afghanistan. He was the first Airman to earn a Medal of Honor…
Afghan allies and citizens prepare for struggles during harsh Afghanistan winter
Since taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban leaders have raked in millions through sales of opiates and passports and by renting out construction equipment prior to the World Cup. Despite this profiteering,…
Why a former British Army sniper says the Taliban are better fighters than Russia
Like many veterans living in free societies, a former British Army sniper picked up his boots and some medical supplies in February 2022 to go off and join a legion…
Afghan Air Force aircraft escaped the Taliban and the US is getting them back
After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021, the United States left around $7 billion worth of military equipment behind. This includes the mixture of light attack planes…
The US plan to return $3.5 billion to the Afghan people by circumventing the Taliban
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the country’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) lost all access to its accounts. Since no one knew who would control the funds…
Here’s why it’s a bad idea to snipe at US Army soldiers
A Taliban sniper team thought it would be a good idea to snipe some American soldiers, little did they know what they’d be facing in retaliation. America’s military doesn’t respond with just a little firepower, it responds with jets and bombs.
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The raid on Camp Bastion was a bloody first for some Marine aviators
On Sept. 14, 2012, 15 heavily armed Taliban fighters disguised in U.S. Army uniforms infiltrated Camp Bastion, a large Marine Corps and British forces base and Afghan National Army training complex. Camp Bastion could accommodate some 30,000 people,…
That time a mortar attack interrupted Toby Keith’s Kandahar USO concert
In 2008, Toby Keith was in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on one of his many USO tours when a mortar attack interrupted the show.
How the V-22 Osprey helped take down a Taliban warlord
In 2009, during some of the heaviest fighting of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Marine Corps was involved in a number of operations in western Iraq. However, things got tougher as Taliban lookouts were typically posted to provide a warning of the L…
That day a lone Gurkha took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach
To say that Gurkhas are simply soldiers from Nepal would be a massive, massive understatement. If there’s a single reason no one goes to war with Nepal, it is because of the Gurkhas’ reputation. They are elite, fearless warriors who serve in not o…