Special Operations
Taliban’s Deputy Chief is Killed by U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan
May 29 by Mike O'BrienThe deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Wednesday. Wali Ur Rehman’s death was confirmed by three Pakistani security officials in the North Waziristan r...
15 Killed, Including 6 Americans, in Kabul Suicide Car Bombing
May 16 by Mike O'BrienA suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing two U.S. troops and four American civilian contractors. Eight Afghans civilians, including two children also...
Army’s $156.6M Contract to Develop Anti-Nerve Gas Agent
May 14 by Mike O'BrienA massive $156.6 million contract has been awarded by the U.S. Army to the DynPort Vaccine division of Computer Sciences Corp to develop an anti-nerve gas agent. The agent, which must be able to p...
NATO Denies Taliban Claim After 7 Die in U.S. Plane Crash
April 30 by Mike O'BrienA U.S. civilian cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday at Bagram airfield, north of the Afghan capital, killing all seven people on board. The Taliban claimed responsibility for downi...
Total Immersion: 'Hyper-Realistic' Training for the Military
April 24 by Chris Lo"Hyper-realistic" training takes military learning from the classroom to the battlefield using actors, Hollywood-style explosions and combat wound effects. Chris Lo asks reality-based training exper...
Red Cross Warns of Bloodiest Spring Ever in Afghanistan
April 18 by Mike O'BrienThis spring may turn out to be the bloodiest yet in the 12-year conflict in Afghanistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Thursday. As the U.S. and coalition forces prepare t...
U.S. is Making Asia-Pacific Region Unstable, Says China
April 16 by Mike O'BrienBy sending more ships, planes and troops to the Asia-Pacific region, and by strengthening its military alliances there, the U.S. is destabilizing the Asia-Pacific region, China said on Tuesday. In...
Millions of U.S. Tax Dollars Could be Funding Afghan Terrorism, Says New Report
April 12 by Mike O'BrienAmerican taxpayers could be funding insurgent groups in Afghanistan because of loopholes in U.S. legislation, a new study has shown. The report, titled ‘Contracting with the Enemy’ and...
Mission Command and the Human Element: Leveraging Understanding, Intent and Trust
April 05 by Prof. Dan McCauleyAs underwriters of global security, the U.S. Joint Force must be prepared to operate anywhere in the world and at any time (NSS, 2010). The current and potential range of tasks and partners, howeve...
Countdown in South-East Asia as North Korea Loads Missiles on to Launchers
April 05 by Mike O'BrienTwo medium-range missiles have been placed in mobile launchers in North Korea, according to military sources in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Friday. Related: North Korea: Grim Reality Behi...
U.S. Pilot Killed in Jet Crash in Afghanistan
April 04 by Mike O'BrienA U.S. military pilot was killed in a fighter jet crash during a night flight in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The plane, an F-16, had been flying over mountainous terrain an...
NIE 'Trail Bosses' Help Soldiers Better Understand Equipment
April 04 by Claire HeiningerKnown as "trail bosses," this group of officers helps ensure successful execution of the massive, biannual Network Integration Exercise that takes place here at Fort Bliss, Texas, and at White Sands...