Category Archives: COIN / CT / CRW

Friday Foto

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Strikehold

A U.S. special operations forces team member searches a compound during a clearing operation in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2011. SOF team members and Afghan commandos conducted the operation in order to disrupt insurgent activity in the … Continue reading →

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US and Afghan airmen perform first joint operational air-assault mission

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Strikehold

Members of the Kandahar Air Wing and U.S. Army Task Force Thunder conducted their first joint air-assault mission, “Operation Sand Hill Crane,” together recently. Officials explained the goal of Sand Hill Crane was to insert specialized teams into strategic locations … Continue reading →

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Afghan Police conduct their first air assault in Helmand

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Strikehold

The Afghan Uniform Police (AUP) took part in their first helicopter assault operation in Helmand province on 15 August 2011, alongside soldiers from 1st Battalion The Rifles (1 RIFLES). The operation, codenamed ZANGAL HAF (Zangal Hope) after the village close … Continue reading →

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USAF Light Attack Plane Competition Has Larger Implications

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Strikehold

Loren B. Thompson of the Lexington Institute makes an excellent case for “Buy American” in a recent editorial on defpro.com.  But there are actually two excellent “Made in the USA” planes that the USAF should be considering, the Beech AT6 … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Strikehold

  < insert photo of Bin Laden’s bullet-riddled corpse here >                                                           … Continue reading →

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