Karzai still against NATO Night Raids

The New York Times reports that Afghan President Karzai is still against NATO night raids.  In President Karzai’s first press conference since returning from Lisbon and the NATO conference had the following to say: "The position and stance of the Afghan government was very clear and is very clear, those ...

Taliban Leader in Secret Talks was Imposter

The New York Times reports that the "Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor."  The headline says it all, and I didn’t make it up either. We’ve been duped. No legitimate peace talks have been taken place. So I guess the Power Point slide used for the ongoing Afghanistan ...

North and South Korea Exchange Fire, Killing Two

The New York Times and other media resources reports that the North and South Koreans exchanged artillery fire earlier today. The US public today woke up to the news that the situation in the Korean peninsula is in a “crisis status” when it learned that North and South Korea exchanged ...

MIT study suggests face shields could reduce blast-induced TBI

A researcher from MIT claims that computer models suggest that face shields added to combat helmets could help reduce blast-induced traumatic brain injury or "TBI" for US military troops serving in combat zones. Found below is the news release from MIT QUOTE MONDAY, NOV. 22, 2010, 3:00 P.M. ET MIT ...

TSA and US Troops returning from Afghanistan

Editor's Note:   The following story was recently received by SFTT.  We have not been able to determine the veracity of this story, but regular contributors to SFTT believe that many details "ring true."  SFTT has taken the liberty of changing some of the more obvious details of the story to protect ...

Military News Highlights: November 19, 2010

U.S. deploying heavily armored battle tanks for first time in Afghan war Let’s be frank about why a company of M1 Abrams tanks are being added to the fight in Helmand province – because of their survivability and the firepower they bring to the fight against the current threat in ...

Military News: November 18, 2010

NATO official: Afghan leader affirms NATO mission   Not sure how much arm-twisting went on to get Afghan President Karzai to change his mind, but yesterday NATO reported that he was actually on board with NATO’s military campaign and “reluctantly” in support of nighttime SOF raids.  President Karzai nor his ...

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Despite Gains, Afghan Night Raids Split U.S. and Karzai Senator Lindsey Graham believes that if night raids end then this would be a “disaster” for  General Petreaus’ strategy – that in effect, he will fail.   The raids, he said, were crucial to the military strategy.   Now wait a minute, night ...

Military News Highlights for November 15, 2010

Karzai wants U.S. to reduce military operations in Afghanistan In the starkest terms to date, President Karzai said that the visibility and intensity of US/NATO operations must be reduced and that US SOF night raids end. "It's not desirable for the Afghan people either to have 100,000 or more foreign ...

Military News Highlights: November 12, 2010

Future soldiers may be wearing 'Iron Man' suits  Raytheon has developed a XOS-2 exoskeleton “Iron Man” suit, which they hope to deploy to the field no later than 2015 – the initial application is to support material handling and logistics.  It’s incredulous the amount of science and technology creative energy ...

Military News Highlights: November 11, 2010

Colonel (R) David Hackworth – November 11, 1931 – May 5, 2005 Happy Birthday Hack! History of Veterans Day Today we honor of all Veterans who put their lives on hold to serve their country – the sacrifices made on behalf of our freedoms are immeasurable. Thank you for your ...

Military News Highlights for November 10, 2010

235th Birthday of the United States Marine Corps! To all the Devil Dogs out there today, congratulations on the 235th Birthday of the Marine Corps! M4 Carbine and Accessories If there was any question as to whether the M4 Carbine currently issued to Soldiers and Marines will be replaced ...