Archiv der Kategorie: Iraq

Bergdahl, Russia, and Discipline

Erstellt am Oktober 27, 2017 von DaveO

Leading off is a very incendiary editorial calling the Army’s treatment of members of SGT Bergdahl’s unit into question. I have to admit, what about this affair at that unit’s level required a Non-Disclosure Agreement with threats of punishment – … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Army, Heroism, History, Iraq, Marine Corps, NATO, Navy | Verschlagwortet mit | 3 Kommentare

Desert Shield at 27

Erstellt am August 3, 2017 von DaveO

It’s been 27 years since Hussein invaded Kuwait and we responded with a world-class, ready force. Thank you ladies and gentlemen who participated directly and indirectly.

Veröffentlicht unter History, Iraq, Readiness | Kommentar hinterlassen

Nice Shot, Eh!

Erstellt am Juni 23, 2017 von vmijpp

Canadian sniper drops the hammer on ISIS at 3,450 „metres [sic]“. „The elite sniper was using a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle while firing from a high-rise during an operation that took place within the last month in Iraq. It took under … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Friends & Allies, Iraq | Kommentar hinterlassen

Heart-Warming Story out of Iraq: Wild Hogs Kill ISIS Fighters

Erstellt am April 25, 2017 von vmijpp

Does it get any better?? Only with beer!

Veröffentlicht unter History, Humor, Iraq | 2 Kommentare

Good Work, Marine

Erstellt am November 12, 2016 von vmijpp

Keep it up. Ev’ry clime and place, baby.

Veröffentlicht unter Iraq, Marine Corps, The Long War | Kommentar hinterlassen

When you get overpaid, you pay it back

Erstellt am Oktober 22, 2016 von slater

When 10,000 Soldiers get overpaid while in the National Guard because the Pentagon and the NGB made a mistake.  Why should they have to pay it back.  We all remember during the height of the war how the bonuses were … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Afghanistan, Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Iraq, Leadership, Readiness, The Long War, Uncategorized, Veterans' Issues | 7 Kommentare

Iraqi Refugee Becomes US Marine

Erstellt am Oktober 20, 2016 von vmijpp

Good story, sent by way of Tango Seven-Six hisself: Lance Cpl. Amanda Issa — who as a teenager fled the violence of her native Mosul ahead of the arrival of the Islamic State — now proudly wears the Eagle, Globe and Anchor … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Iraq, Marine Corps | Kommentar hinterlassen

ISIS Employing a New Kind of Explosive?

Erstellt am August 24, 2016 von vmijpp

Unsettling, if so. The attack claimed the lives of 324 innocent civilians, many of them children. More than 200 additional civilians were injured in the attack. On July 28, the BBC released an article summarizing some key characteristics of the … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Defending the Homeland, Iraq, The Long War | 2 Kommentare

The Gulf War 25 Years On, and the Two Alumni Lost

Erstellt am Februar 29, 2016 von vmijpp

Remembering Major T. C. M. Zeugner, USA, and First Lieutenant T. L. Plunk ’88, USA. R.I.P.

Veröffentlicht unter Army, History, Iraq, Taps, VMI | 1 Kommentar

Americans Fighting Against ISIS

Erstellt am Februar 2, 2016 von vmijpp

Good article. While thousands of Europeans and North Americans have joined ISIS, at least a hundred Westerners have enlisted as fighters against the terrorist group. Compelled by reports of the Islamic State’s gruesome activities, the first volunteers came in the fall of … Weiterlesen →

Veröffentlicht unter Iraq, Marine Corps, The Long War | Kommentar hinterlassen