The Top 5 Air Battles of World War II: The Berlin Raids (#5)
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Travers “Bomber” Harris believed that strategic bombing could win World War II for the Allies. In …
Conflicts & Operations
Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCOM’S First Test of Fire
By 1987, two of the most powerful nations in the Persian Gulf had been slugging it out for seven years …
Operation Pied Piper: The Evacuation of English Children During World War II
One of the most, if not the most, emotionally wrenching decisions made by the British government during World War II …
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SPEECH: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Before the Senate Armed Services Committee (As Prepared)
Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Inhofe, members of the committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to …
Outcomes and Consequences – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
With the surrender of the Taliban government at Kandahar in early December 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (OEF-A), Rotation I began …
Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU(SOC)s in OEF-A – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, President George W. Bush and his military advisers came to four primary conclusions:
The…
Task Force K-Bar – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
“They established benchmark standards of professionalism, tenacity, courage, tactical brilliance, and operational excellence.” – Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, …
Eleven Men at the Gates of Kandahar – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
“[T]he Taliban launched a very large force with a lot of well-trained soldiers … We crushed them and sent them …
“Triple Nickel” at Bagram – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
From the moment that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were realized to have originated in Afghanistan, there was a strong …
The Campaign Plan – Special Operations Forces and Operation Enduring Freedom
“I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will …