And they're off! A French plane has fired the first shots in Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone begins. The UK prime m...

So the UN finally passed a resolution . UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to authorize military action, i...

Well. Isn't this interesting . So, other than this having something to do with the situation in Korea, why would you do that in December...

Wow. Michael Yon is pissed off.

So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out. We used the bloomin' butt, ...

Strong Men Armed . WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2010 - U.S. forces in the Marja region of Afghanistan are engaged in a series of missions to prime t...

Even the Guardian thinks Obama is messing up. A key adviser to Nato forces warned today that Barack Obama risks a Suez-style debacle in Afgh...

Obama's War. WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 – Citing the need for new thinking and new ideas in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates...

Jingle Bombs. (Not that anyone complains, but it is humorous for everyone to see that the dogs get treated even better than Air Force perso...

" This is not news, this is just the Marines ." -commentor Heh. Ooo-rah. Get some, you jar-heads. (hat tip to Ace)

Rule 303 . Typically, nobody gets away with that in the US Army. Not that I expect the army to get any credit for policing its own, as it ha...

Good work . BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt a...

Shattered Sword. To day is June 5. 66 years ago today, the battle of Midway had its most crucial 10 minutes: Between 10:20 and 10:30, Dauntl...

Ghost Pandas . LT G recounts the wierdness that is Iraq, at night.

...“You probably have time to put on pants, Sir.” LT G relates his and his platoon's experiences during the recent Mahdi army 'revol...

Rules of Engagement . In which, LT G appears to finally decide that asking forgiveness is a better choice than asking permission. It's n...

Oliver Twisted. LT G among the urchins. One of his men may end up acting the part of Mr. Brownlow.

Anbar Awakens Part II: Hell is Over Mike Totten should get the Pulitzer. "Every couple of days now people come home,” Captain Messer, r...

How to Spy in Iraq Michael Totten again has an excellent article, this one on the nuts and bolts of what I guess is the softer side of COIN ...

Ok, they're all there now: WASHINGTON, May 30, 2007 – The fifth and final brigade of the troop surge has arrived in Baghdad and should b...