Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
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Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
US keeps air power pressure on Taliban despite peace process
The high strike figures do not bode well for American hopes that the Afghan Air Force can sustain air power against the Taliban and other militants as American troops seek to exit the 18-year long conflict.
Pentagon: US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base
The U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq Thursday, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad.
All options on the table following deadly rocket attack in Iraq ‘most likely’ carried out by Iran-backed group
“You don’t get to shoot at our bases, kill and wound Americans and get away with it."
American commandos to hold down the fort in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw
Pentagon planners and lawmakers have voiced support for maintaining a small counterterrorism footprint in Afghanistan as hedge on the Taliban reneging on their commitments outlined in the agreement.
Lawmakers worried overseas military bases lack coronavirus testing kits
“We asked the Department of Defense whether the Army has coronavirus testing kits physically at all bases abroad. After following up, they are still unable to tell us yes or no answer—does every military base overseas have current access to coronavirus kits?
Two US troops, 1 British soldier killed, as more than 15 rockets slam Iraqi base
OIR has confirmed whether there were any casualties or wounded as a result of the rocket attack.
Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEX
O’Shaughnessy said the Russian aircraft loitered about 2,500 feet above a camp that was established for the submarine exercise. He said the Russian aircraft “loitered” with an F-22 and and F-18 on their wing.
US warplanes pummeling al-Shabab fighters in Somalia as jihadi group poses increasing threat
“I would say that the threat is higher, has been higher in the last few months than it was eight months ago when I first got to AFRICOM. That’s exactly why you’ve seen this increase in strike activity."
Major Arctic military exercise canceled over coronavirus fears
The cancellation of the remainder of the exercise is the latest in a string of U.S. and joint training events that have been canceled or scaled back as a result of COVID-19.
