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From my file of killed and unsold stories, here’s one of my very first pieces from my very first trip to a war zone.
by DAVIDÂ AXE
The four-vehicle patrol from Bravo Co. of Task Force 82,...
by DAVID AXE
In July, two French spies posing as journalists were grabbed from their Mogadishu hotel. Now one of them has escaped, after reportedly killing three of his captors. “The agent is safe in the presidential palace and ‘in a goo...
On Wednesday, U.S. and South Korean forces, working together, captured 17 Somali pirate suspects after the suspects apparently attacked an Egyptian freighter in the Gulf of Aden. A Coast Guard...
Did the suspected Somali pirates realize what ship they were attacking? Probably not. Yesterday, pirates attacked the U.S. Navy cargo ship Lewis and Clark, pictured, which has been...
“We’re a thoughtful, learning organization,” Marine Corps aviation boss Lieutenant General George Trautman said yesterday during a conference call with reporters.
Case in point: When the Marines...
by DAVID AXE
“Let’s go get blown up,” said Staff Sergeant Ashley Hess, platoon sergeant for 2nd Platoon, Able Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry. Hess, pictured at center, climbed into the cab of his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored truck with...
To prepare for the rigors of combat in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Africa and other conflict zones, the U.S. Special Forces visit the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, for several weeks of hyper-realistic training. Bryan William Jones...
by DAVID AXE
A fanatical rebel group formed in northern Uganda in the 1980s has spread to become what one U.S. general labeled a “transnational” threat, prompting the U.S. and various East African nations to work together to defeat the group. The...
by KYLE MIZOKAMI
* Karzai: we’ll need Western help for another 15-20 years
* ROK sailors recount recent skirmish with Nork navy
* Somali government asks Marines to tackle piracy
* Yemeni army claims advances over Houthi rebels
* Territorial...
by DAVID AXE
Freelance Journalist David Axe was embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan in October and November. He followed U.S. troops as they trained the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police on security checkpoints and patrolling....
An excellent source of unbiased information about the latest technologies of death. It is written in a very relaxed style, great journalism without the pretense.
