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.
CENTCOM boss says military plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan not developed yet
“We’ve watched the Taliban compress and crush ISIS presence on the ground in southern Nangarhar."
Trump says Taliban could possibly overrun Afghan government
“We have to get our people back home. It’s not fair. We’re a police force over there. We’re maintaining things. Eventually, we have to leave.”
EUCOM cancels remaining portion of joint Israeli exercise over new coronavirus fears
Juniper Cobra is a joint Isreal-U.S. missile defense exercise that officially kicked off March 3 and was slated to last until March 13.
AFRICOM recovered Hellfire missile lost in Niger drone crash
“Our initial and current assessment is that the RPA [remotely piloted aircraft] was lost due to mechanical failure. We do not believe the RPA was lost as a result of any hostile action."
Esper says Taliban not honoring deal as US warplanes bail out Afghan forces
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the Taliban were honoring the agreement in terms of “not attacking U.S. and coalition forces, but not in terms of sustaining a reduction of violence."
US resumes airstrikes against Taliban to halt attack on Afghan forces
The U.S. carried out an airstrike against Taliban forces preparing to attack an Afghan checkpoint today, a U.S. military spokesman announced.
Trump calls Taliban, discusses peace talks
“We had a good conversation. We’ve agreed there is no violence. We don’t want violence. But we’ll see what happens. They are dealing with Afghanistan. We had a very good talk with the leader of the Taliban,” Trump said on the South Lawn of the White House.
Esper gives go-ahead to begin drawdown of American forces in Afghanistan
That deal is “conditions based,” Esper explained.
US loses drone over Niger
AFRICOM confirmed it lost a drone in Niger, after pictures of the alleged U.S. drone crash were making the rounds on social media Monday.
