A convenience store clerk shot and killed an armed robber who assaulted and pistol whipped him during a violent robbery Sunday night in Bay Point, San Francisco Chronicle reported Kamal Sandhu, owner of Kam’s Market on Port Chicago Highway, said two men entered the store around 11 p.m. with the intention of robbing the place. …
By Chuck Connon From the June 2015 issue of SOF June 16, 2006. Three US Army soldiers were assigned to protect an armored vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) spanning a canal at the south end of Route Malibu. Their position was south of Baghdad, in a part of Iraq nicknamed the “Triangle of Death.” It was nearing …
Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu examined Su-57 newest fighter at the Kubinka airfield Russia’s Most Advanced Fighter Jet Crashes During Training Flight RfE/Rl Russian officials say a top-of-the-line fighter jet has crashed during a training flight but that the plane’s pilot safely ejected and there was no damage on the ground.The …
Pacific Fleet detachment led by the flagship cruiser Varyag has arrived in the port of Qingdao, the People’s Republic of China, to participate in the Joint Sea 2019 Russian-Chinese bilateral naval exercise. Early in the morning, a Russian detachment made up of the cruiser Varyag, large ASW ships Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Tributs, corvette Sovershenny, …
From the Himalayas to Helmand, Nepali soldiers are Britain’s secret weapon in Afghanistan The Ghurkahs have been fighting for the British since 1915. They have fought for the British in every major battle. Gurkha history from the British Army Robert Clive’s decisive victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 firmly established British supremacy in …
Let Me Tell You About the Army Excerpt from I am Soldier of Fortune by Robert K. Brown with Vann Spencer A SNAKE OIL SALESMAN I was casually shopping the Army and Navy recruiters as well as the Marines. An Army recruiter, his name long forgotten, who undoubtedly was a snake oil salesman in past, …
2018 marked the 73st anniversary of the end of WW2 and the 43rd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. This has been used as a tribute to WWI and WWII troops as well as used in the movie We Were Soldiers. Lyrics: Lay me down in the cold cold ground where many …
The Devil of Ramadi, the deadliest sniper in U.S. history? (Chris Kyle) is number nine in this list. 10. Zhang Taofang 9. Chris Kyle 8. William Sing 7. Josef ‘Sepp’ Allerberger 6. Craig Harrison 5. Matthäus Hetzenauer 4. Lyudmila Pavlichenko 3. Francis Pegahmagabow 2. Ivan Sidorenko 1. Simo Häyhä SEE https://www.sofmag.com/simo-hayha-the-white-death/ TOP10ARCHIVE Welcome to …
Dec. 19, 2019, Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, partnered with the Coalition, detained Nasir Qahtan Al-Ubayd, a Daesh affiliate responsible for terrorist activities in Anbar Province, Iraq. DOD An arrest warrant was issued after Al-Ubayd was identified as the leader of the Jaysh Al Kifah extremist group. Significant items recovered from the Al-Ubayd residence were: Military uniforms …