The U.S. military has erected a 64,000-square-foot headquarters building on the dusty moonscape of southwestern Afghanistan that comes with all the tools to wage a modern war. A vast operations center with tiered seating. A briefing theater. Spacious offices. Fancy chairs. Powerful air conditioning. Everything, that is, except troops. The …
Prince Harry’s recent interview in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province shows he has to learn to guard his tongue, to speak more like royalty and less like an Army officer ”Grief is the price we pay for love,” the Queen said in her message to New Yorkers after the 9/11 attacks. Next …
U.S. Marines begin a patrol from Forward Operating Base Shamsher in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Sept. 6. Their mission: to “disrupt the flow of lethal and illicit aid by the enemy in the area,” according to the corps. No word on whether the enemy would be permitted to traffic in …
Sgt. Maj. Eric Stockton, right, presents to Chelsea Linnabary the flag that draped her husband’s, U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary, coffin during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 23, 2012. Linnabary, 23, of Hubert, N.C., was killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province while supporting Operation …
Marine Corporal Sean Grady and Ace, his IED-hunting military working dog, provide security while on patrol in the Khan Neshin district in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, April 27. Grady and Ace have located 16 roadside bombs since arriving in Helmand last October, best in the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. via …
A pair of Marines wills their way onto a roof in Afghanistan’s Helmand province last Saturday. Corporal Enrique Torres, right, helps lift Lance Corporal Joseph Hevia into a compound in the Garmsir district during a sweep with Afghan police. The two Marines belong to Kilo Co., 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine …
(Reuters) – Defense Secretary Robert Gates bluntly told Marines on Sunday that they won’t be able to opt out of their enlistment just because they disagree with a government decision to end a ban on gays serving openly in the military. Gates, who is on a tour of Afghanistan to …
A British army medic who put herself in “mortal danger” to treat a wounded Afghan soldier under heavy Taliban fire has been awarded the Military Cross. L/Cpl Kylie Watson, from Ballymena, Co Antrim, gave medical care in exposed open ground for 20 minutes. Her citation spoke of her “immense courage” …
The Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Celexa, Effexor, Valium, Klonopin, Ativan, Restoril, Xanax, Adderall, Ritalin, Haldol, Risperdal, Seroquel, Ambien, Lunesta, Elavil, Trazodone War As it approaches its tenth year, our nation’s longest war is showing signs of waning. Meanwhile, our soldiers are falling apart. From a series of portraits documenting the …
In honor of Black Friday — when all good Americans demonstrate their profound sense of materialism and economic entitlement — it’s worth noting that the U.S. Marines have been doing their bit to boost the economy, too. Prior to 9/11, it cost about $1,200 to outfit a Marine for war, …
Hundreds of well-wishers, supporters and relatives lined the streets of Taunton, Somerset, in the driving rain today, holding aloft Welcome Home banners, union flags and a sea of umbrellas, to celebrate the safe return of the Royal Marines of 40 Commando back from Afghanistan. Shopkeepers huddled in doorways, office workers …
The Department of Defense has identified 1,331 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans this week: JACKSON, Francisco R., 24, Lance Cpl., Marines; Elizabeth, N.J.; First Marine Division. …