After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Pershing commanded the 6th Cavalry Regiment in the West, where he participated in the campaigns against the Apache and Sioux Indians. When a new law authorized the U.S. Army to form cavalry and infantry regiments of black soldiers, Pershing became first lieutenant …
Mi-17 JAWBREAKER Helicopter Arrives at CIA Headquarters On September 26, 2001, CIA was “first in” taking the fight to al-Qa’ida following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The JAWBREAKER team – led by Gary Schroen — flew this Mi-17 helicopter for the mission. The Mi-17 helicopter arrived at CIA Headquarters this month to serve as a …
Marine Sets Sail with Royal Navy for F-35 Tests By Air Force Staff Setgeant Megan Friedl For the first time in eight years, fighter jets flew from the decks of a British aircraft carrier. For 11 weeks, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Lippert, an F-35B test pilot, and three British pilots tested the performance of …
John Basilone was was Killed on Iwo Jima, February 19th 1945
Dorian Jones VOA Turkey is threatening to eradicate the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria. But such a move would put it on a collision course with the United States, which backs the Syrian Kurdish group as a key ally in the war against Islamic State and curtailing Iran’s influence. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
What is it with some people? By Eeben Barlow I was very recently informed that a ‘Jason Bourne’ wannabe has been making claims that he served with me during certain SADF clandestine and covert CCB operations. Apparently, he claimed that we had even served together in the South African Special Forces—despite me never having been …
