This is kind of funny. The same week that Tehran said that bad things would happen if the U.S. aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis returned to the Persian Gulf, American sailors rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who had been held hostage aboard their dhow (ship), the Al Molai, for several weeks by pirates in the […]
Commandos
So, the U.S. has opened up a new drone base in Africa to aid in the hunt for terror suspects in places like Somalia. Apparently, the Air Force has built a miltimillion dollar facility to host MQ-9 Reaper drones at a tiny airstrip in Arba Minch, Ethiopia. The Washington Post is reporting that the facility […]
Now that Gadhafi has been eliminated we thought we’d take a look back at NATO’s military campaign to support the Libyan rebels. As of this writing, NATO has conducted a total of 26,089 sorties, including 9,618 strike sorties against Gadhafi’s forces since March 31. Just yesterday, NATO jets conducted 16 strike missions and flew a total of […]
Well, the President is sending about 100 “combat equipped” U.S. troops to Uganda to help local government forces hunt down and ‘remove’ Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army. The LRA is a rebel group that has terrorized the African countryside for years, murdering, raping and kidnapping thousands of civilians. Like countless other […]
Yesterday we showed you ArmorWorks’ Hyena light all terrain truck. The jeep-like vehicle can carry five special operators and two litters at high-speeds all while armed with up to four machine guns and ISR and communications gear. One of the coolest features of the truck is its TactiCam camouflage system. TactiCam features lightweight panels of randomley generated 3-D […]
