Category Archives: COIN / CT / CRW

Friday Foto

Posted on 29/03/2013 by Strike-Hold

This photo taken March 8, 2013 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French soldiers patrolling in the Mettatai region in northern Mali. France’s Presidential office on Saturday March 23 2013 said that DNA testing has shown that … Continue reading →

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Operation Serval – French intervention in Mali

Posted on 01/02/2013 by Strike-Hold

I predict that we’re going to be seeing a lot more in the news about Western military, especially counter-insurgency, operations in Africa in the months ahead – as this continent appears most definitely to be the next front in the … Continue reading →

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Bayonet Charge Foils Enemy Ambush

Posted on 03/10/2012 by Strike-Hold

We featured this modern-day “They don’t like it up ‘em!” Corporal Jones on our Facebook page a few days ago, now here’s the full story from the Ministry of Defence, Defence News… A soldier who led a bayonet charge over … Continue reading →

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RAF Force Protection Wing defends Camp Bastion during Taliban attack

Posted on 19/09/2012 by Strike-Hold

Members of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing, working alongside the US Marine Corps (USMC), have spoken about quickly regaining control of Camp Bastion Airfield following an insurgent attack on Friday 14 September, killing 14 and capturing one of the … Continue reading →

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US Marines strike FAST

Posted on 27/08/2012 by Strike-Hold

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan  — As the smoke cleared in the small room, a Marine bellows “Room clear!”  With those words, the Marines of Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company Pacific stacked up on the next door and prepared to engage the … Continue reading →

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