Category Archives: Humanitarian / Stabilisation Operations

Coming Soon From Osprey Publishing’s RAID series: Operation Gothic Serpent, Mogadishu 1993

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Strikehold

Osprey Publishing has announced book number 31 in their fantastic RAID series, “Gothic Serpent – Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993″ – due to be released in May 2012. “This book tells the story of Task Force Ranger – a unit … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Strikehold

  Shared Accord 2011, a joint exercise between the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) and the U.S. military. The exercises seek to develop American and South African humanitarian assistance capabilities in crisis situations.

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Royal Navy clears Libyan mine

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Strikehold

HMS Brocklesby, one of the Royal Navy’s mine countermeasures vessels, has destroyed a mine laid by pro-Gaddafi forces in the port of Misurata on the Libyan coast.Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have made repeated attempts to close down the port … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Strikehold

We just had to publish this one – the Captain’s name is J. Lowe and the Private has to do the dirty work…Captain Jo Lowe of 104 military working dog squadron and Private Jessica Thompson from Staffordshire giving a suspected pregnant … Continue reading →

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Friday Foto

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Strikehold

A Hero at work…   The iconic image of the 2011 Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster? A member of the Japan Self-Defence Forces carries a man in Natori city, in Miyagi prefecture March 12, 2011.  REUTERS/Yomiuri

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