Saturday, August 18, 2018

Mattis Thanks Colombian Officials for Denouncing Undemocratic Actions

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis thanked the Colombian defense minister for their country’s regional leadership role as a security exporter during a meeting in the capital city of Bogota, the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero stand at attention.
https://ift.tt/2vUC5J1 DoD News August 18, 2018 at 03:45PM

Mattis Thanks Colombian Officials for Denouncing Undemocratic Actions

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis thanked the Colombian defense minister for their country’s regional leadership role as a security exporter during a meeting in the capital city of Bogota, the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero stand at attention.
https://ift.tt/2BnjEBV DoD News August 18, 2018 at 12:45PM

Corps Strength – The Long and Short of it

I have a buddy who is an Army Ranger and Green Beret. A guy with multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Your typical SOF type, (at least in my experience) easy going, down to earth, smart as a tack and a one tough bastard, both inside and out. When he isn’t deployed, or deep in […] https://ift.tt/2MpMLK0 SSD August 18, 2018 at 12:45PM

Gunfighter Moment – Aaron Barruga

Modern Stress Shoots Are Injury Factories That Confuse Marksmanship Advancement Two days into what was supposed to be a four day mission, my overwatch element was frantically scurrying down ridge lines to avoid being cutoff by Taliban forces that were coordinating an ambush. The hasty exfil lasted a few hours and at multiple points we […] https://ift.tt/2L3EDcA Tactical Fanboy August 18, 2018 at 06:45AM