At FOB Wright in Kunar Province in Afghanistan, the M777 Howitzers have been fired so often, that the locals have dubbed the base Top Chi, which is Pashtu for the Big Guns. This province continues to have one of the highest numbers of significant...
US Central Command is the joint-services headquarters that is responsible for, among other areas, the Mideast and the war being waged there. Given that virtually all of the combat action in the area is being waged by the Army and Marines, it is...
The General McCrystal event is very interesting. McCrystal is the only know senior general to vote for Obama; he was hand picked by Obama to run the war in Afghanistan. The plan being used there is the one McCrystal wrote. McCrystal is the only...
I heard a talking-head tonight make the point that the Afghan leadership is corrupt, therefore we simply can’t win there, because what Afghans are going to support a corrupt leader? Good question, but the answer is “almost all of them...
The Frontlines of Freedom e-newsletter just came out today, and it includes an error. The article regarding Americans receiving Germany’s highest award, the Gold Cross, was incomplete. It seems that there weren’t 3 soldiers who got the award, there...
I just read an Army report of an attack on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The attacking force numbered 30-40 “insurgents.” Sixteen were killed and 5 detained after the response team consisting of Afghan and US troops plus US helicopters responded...
On 12 May near Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Afghan/US patrol was checking out a lead about the presence of a senior Taliban leader being in a small village. As they approached the village they began taking fire from the local mosque as well as a local...
A big step is being taken to protect the people of Afghanistan and enhance security ops along the border; we are installing a new security system near the Spin Boldak border crossing. The Persistent Surveillance System (PSS) consists of a blimp...
Stationed in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, SGT Brandon Bougades decided to add another 6 years to his time in the army. To make it special, he decided to re-enlist on 7 May, which was also his 28th birthday. Just hours before the...
I get the Daily Afghan Iraq Update from Joanna Fox. It’s a newsletter full of good, accurate information about what our great troops are doing in the Mideast. It comes out every day and is free. Contact Joanna (jandjfox@mindspring.com) if...