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After the Niger Ambush, I Trusted the Army To Find Answers. Instead, I Was Punished.
Excerpts: I joined the Army in 2004, during a time of war, and deployed with units that I called family. A few years later, I joined another family, called the Special Forces, because I expected the level of trust would be even higher. In between deployments I started a family of my own. It was […]
Don’t Discount The Threat Posed By Returning Female Foreign Fighters/Jihadists
Don’t Discount the Threat Posed by Female Foreign Fighters georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org · by GSSR · May 9, 2019 May 09, 2019 ISIS’ all-female al-Khansaa brigade, a morality police, ensures women in the caliphate adhere to Islamic norms. Photo Credit: The Strait Times. By: Alicia Chavy, Columnist In December, the U.S. announced that it would withdraw its troops from Syria, […]
General Robert Brown, Commander U.S. Army Pacific Will Conduct “Fresh Review” Of Report & Punishments Regarding The Niger Special Operations Mission And Ambush That Killed 4 U.S. Troops In 2017
General Robert Brown, Commander U.S. Army Pacific Will Conduct “Fresh Review” Of Report & Punishments Regarding The Niger Special Operations Mission And Ambush That Killed 4 U.S. Troops In 2017 https://fortunascorner.com Various media outlets are reporting that Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has appointed General Robert Brown, Commanding General, U.S. Army […]
Shanahan’s Efforts To Reopen Niger Probe Surprise Military Officials
Shanahan’s efforts to reopen Niger probe surprise military officials CNN · by Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN (CNN)Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is seeking to tap a senior US military officer to oversee possible punishments and re-open the probe relating to the 2017 Niger ambush that left four US soldiers dead, a move that has caught several […]
The Botched Niger Mission Was A Leadership Failure. I’ve Seen It Happen Before.
The Botched Niger Mission Was a Leadership Failure. I’ve Seen It Happen Before. The New York Times · by Andrea N. Goldstein · February 28, 2019 At War In a photograph released by the military, the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright were returned to Dover, Del., in October 2017 after he and three others were killed […]
Mattis Erupts Over Niger Inquiry And Army Revisits Who Is To Blame
Mattis Erupts Over Niger Inquiry And Army Revisits Who Is To Blame The New York Times · by Thomas Gibbons-Neff · December 7, 2018 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was livid over decisions taken following an investigation into a 2017 ambush in Niger that killed four Americans on a Green Beret team. WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was […]
Everything You Need To Know About The Weapons China Sells To Africa
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2154189/everything-you-need-know-about-weapons-china-sells?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180709&utm_campaign=scmp_china&aid=190131336&sc_src=email_2289620&sc_llid=24240&sc_lid=153177779&sc_uid=vg2B67MeDE&utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email A pledge by officials to boost defence ties at a high-level security forum would come on top of a 55 per cent jump in five-year arms sales by China to Africa PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 July, 2018, 10:32am UPDATED : Sunday, 08 July, 2018, 10:32am Lee Jeong-ho When defence officials from China and the […]
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