2 HAWAII-BASED SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Hawaii-based soldiers from California and
New Jersey were killed when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan over the
weekend.

COPING WITH US CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN

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In the wake of the incident that killed 30 U.S. troops, Seth Doane reports on how one Army unit in Afghanistan copes with the loss of one of its won, as well as the day-to-day toll of war.

MOST DANGEROUS VALLEY IN AFGHANISTAN

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This is considered by most to be the most dangerous valley in Afghanistan for US troops.

7 FACTS ABOUT OUR VETERANS THAT WILL SHOCK THE HELL OUT OF YOU

Here are seven facts about our veterans that are bound to shock the hell out you.

http://kaystreet.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/7-facts-about-our-veterans-that-will-shock-the-hell-out-of-you/

IRAQ WAR IS OFFICIALLY OVER

The Iraq War is officially over

During the nine years of the war, over 4,500 Americans were killed and more than 31,000 seriously wounded some with injuries that will leave them disabled for the rest of their lives.

The number of Iraqi citizens killed ranges from 100,000 to one million.

Read the full story here and watch video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/iraq-war-ends_n_1150252.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D120302

FIGHTING TO SURVIVE: ARMY VIDEO

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"What we do extremely well is take care of each other. If a grenade falls, its going to be a fight to see who dives on it first."


 
 
 
 
 
 

US TROOPS UNDER FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN

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This is a soldier footage and his story that he is telling us all..Just a quick clip of some harassing fire we received before the larger firefight later that day......You can hear they wait for us to leave the bunker before they open up on me and my guys.. Sorry I cannot show you the fight from later in the day that one it is too explicit

AP REPORTS 1,731 AMERICANS HAVE DIED IN AFGHANISTAN WAR SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH ORDERED INVASION IN 2001

AP is reporting 1,731 Americans have died in Afghanistan War since President Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.

Read more here:

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,731 - KansasCity.com#storylink=rss#storylink=rss

UNCENSORED AFGHANISTAN COMBAT

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This is my unit when we were in Afghanistan. During the filming of this video I was in a gun truck firing a .50 cal to cover their advance. 

MARINES ON THE ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

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Marines counter a Taliban ambush with Cobra support in Afghanistan








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MARINES ATTACKED DURING ROUTINE PATROL (RAW VIDEO)

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A group of Marines on "routine" patrol come under attack by insurgents. A fierce firefights ensues. One Marine captures the entire battle on camera. Some very interesting footage.

US TROOPS MAY STAY IN AFGHANISTAN PAST 2014 ACCORDING TO U.S. ENVOY

Kabul, Afghanistan • The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan on Saturday raised the possibility that U.S. combat troops could stay in the country beyond the 2014 deadline that the White House had set for their withdrawal.


The ambassador, Ryan C. Crocker, speaking at a roundtable event with a small group of journalists, said that if the Afghan government wanted U.S. troops to stay longer, the withdrawal could be slowed. "They would have to ask for it," he said. "I could certainly see us saying, ‘Yeah, makes sense.’"

THE HOTTEST FEMALE SOLDIERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD (VIDEO)

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Women in the military have a history that extends over 4,000 years into the past, throughout a vast number of cultures and nations. Women have played many roles in the military, from ancient warrior women, to the women currently serving in conflicts. See Also: Women in the military by country.



Despite various roles in the armies of past societies, the role of women in the military, particularly in combat, is controversial and it is only recently that women have begun to be given a more prominent role in contemporary armed forces. As increasing numbers of countries begin to expand the role of women in their militaries, the debate continues.


From the beginning of the 1970s, most Western armies began to admit women.[1] Only some of them permit women to fill active combat roles, including New Zealand, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Israel, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland. Other nations allow female soldiers to serve in certain Combat Arms positions, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, which allows women to serve in Artillery roles, while still excluding them from units with a dedicated Infantry role. The United States allows women in most combat flying positions. Turkey uses female officers in combat flying (bombardment) missions over Northern Iraq and in ISAF patrol missions in Kabul, Afghanistan.


Sgt Leigh Ann Hester, among other decorated soldiers in the Raven 42 unit, received the Silver Star, the third highest US combat decoration. While nurses under fire had received this award previously, Hester was the first woman to receive it for direct participation in combat.[2]


Physical concerns


The female skeletal system is less dense, and more prone to breakages.[3][4] There was also concern that, in aviation, the female body is not as adept at handling the increased g-forces experienced by combat pilots; in fact, there is now evidence that the male body is less able to handle the g-forces than the female body: women are less likely to black out due to shorter blood vessel routes in the neck. Furthermore, health issues regarding women are argued as the reason that some submarine services avoid accepting women, although mixed-gender accommodations in a small space is also an issue, as is explained in more depth below.[5] The traditionalist Center for Military Readiness stated that "Female soldiers [are], on average, shorter and smaller than men, with 45-50% less upper body strength and 25-30% less aerobic capacity, which is essential for endurance".
However, an article in the Army Times July 29, 1996, states that some women do possess the physical attributes suitable to become combat soldiers.

WOMEN IN THE MILITARY

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Video of women in the military.  Sorry but there is no audio with this video

4 MARINE GIRLS

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4 belgian marine girls present something you will enjoy.

*RAW* ►KIOWA DESTROYS TALIBAN TRYING TO ESCAPE

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Because of the lack of interest in the war in Afghanistan, we have decided to quit posting about the war on Facebook and Twitter.   From now on the only place anyone will find the latest on the war is on my blog.

►MINIGUN DESTROYS TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

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US Marines receive support from gunship miniguns and rockets in Marjah Afghanistan. These boys don't shoot unless they have a target.

GRAPHIC UP CLOSE COMBAT VIDEO

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Special Forces working with Afghan Army. The first guy through the door is AA. His weapon is hit and he turns and runs out the door (look for sparks when rounds hit his weapon). He is killed when he runs outside (this happens off camera). Insurgents inside the house shoot the AA soldier through holes in the front of the building. The Special Forces soldier neutralizes the threat. Training makes all the difference.

HEAVY FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN (RAW VIDEO)

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Action-packed video of a heavy firefight in Afghanistan.

SHOCKING NEWS: BODY PARTS AND ASHES FROM 274 SOLDIERS DUMPED IN LANDFILL

The shocking discovery that body parts and ashes from 274 soldiers killed in combat have been found in a landfill is being thoroughly investigated.

Read more here:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/12/08/Report-274-soldiers-ashes-in-landfill/UPI-53021323325103

IRAQ WAR COST OVER $3.6 TRILLION.

The war in Iraq cost US taxpayers over $3.6 TRILLION dollars.
Read more here:
Iraq: The costs that continue, the army that remains - by Catherine Lutz The Middle East Channel

US MARINE HIT BY SHRAPNEL IN AFGHANISTAN

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IS WAR WITH IRAN JUST AROUND THE CORNER. IRANIAN TROOPS RATCHETING UP FOR ATTACK

Western intelligence sources are reporting that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is ratcheting up its combat readiness today, as well as deploying troops to defensive positions amid fear that an attack is in the offing. Western reports also have sleeper agents in Tehran launching attacks.
Of course the prospect of an attack on Iran is nothing new, and the nation has been facing international threats of an imminent attack virtual since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, with claims that they are within a matter of months of obtaining a nuclear weapon the default excuse for the threats since at least the mid 1980s.
The increasing shrillness of the threats over the past several weeks however, have the omnipresent threat suddenly seeming much more serious, and with international schools closing their doors the residents of Tehran are stockpiling food and other supplies in case the bombs start falling.
Both the US and Israel have been threatening Israel for years, but recent speculation has mostly centered around Israel, with the belief that they intend to launch an attack soon, before the winter weather makes such an attack less convenient.

READ FULL STORY HERE:


Iranian Troops ‘On Alert’ in Face of Growing Threats -- News from Antiwar.com

THE MOST ATTACKED NATO/US BASE IN AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)

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A major international conference on Afghanistan's future is due to open in the German city of Bonn on Monday.



It comes 10 years after a similar gathering held in the city, weeks after the Taliban fell from power.


Quentin Somerville reports on what the situation is like in Afghanistan from Margah, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Divide Pakistan & Reunite Pashtuns=Afghans to eliminate punjabi ISI sponsored terrorism!!

MILITARY TIMES VIDEO: THE LATEST ON OUR ARMED FORCES

This video is a compilation of the very latest news on our Armed Forces from the Military Times.

Click on this link to play video:

http://tiny.cc/l36y2

NEWS ALERT: IRANIAN VIDEO OF US DRONE SHOT DOWN OVER IRAN

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Drone shot down over Iran 'lost over Afghanistan last week'



A US reconnaissance drone aircraft shot down over Iran could have been an unmanned craft flying over western Afghanistan that was lost last week after going out of control, Nato has said.


Iran's military claimed on it had shot down the craft in eastern Iran and warned it would retaliate on foreign soil for the incursion.


"Iran's military has downed an intruding RQ-170 American drone in eastern Iran," Iran's Arabic-language Al Alam state television network quoted the unnamed source as saying.


"The spy drone, which has been downed with little damage, was seized by the Iranian armed forces."


Nato's International Security Assistance Force said on Sunday: "The UAV to which the Iranians are referring may be a US unarmed reconnaissance aircraft that had been flying a mission over western Afghanistan late last week. The operators of the UAV lost control of the aircraft and had been working to determine its status."


A U.S. official said that Washington had no indication that a drone that had crashed had actually been shot down.

Iran's Fars news agency reported that the drone had been brought down through a combined effort by Iran's armed forces, air defence forces and its electronic warfare unit after the plane briefly violated the country's airspace on its eastern border.


The RQ-170 Sentinal UAV is a stealth aircraft designed for intelligence gathering. It was first sighted in Afghanistan in 2007 and nicknamed 'The Beast of Kandahar'.


Iran shot down the drone at a time when it is trying to contain foreign reaction to the storming of the British embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, shortly after London announced that it would impose sanctions on Iran's central bank in connection with Iran's controversial nuclear enrichment programme.


Britain evacuated its diplomatic staff from Iran and expelled Iranian diplomats in London in retaliation, and several other EU members recalled their ambassadors from Tehran.


The attack dragged Iran's relations with Europe to a long-time low.


Washington and EU countries have been discussing measures to restrict Iran's oil exports since the United Nations nuclear watchdog issued a report in November with what it said was evidence that Tehran had worked on designing an atom bomb.


Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.


Iran had already warned the West that any move to block its oil exports would more than double crude prices with devastating consequences on a fragile global economy.

"As soon as such an issue is raised seriously the oil price would soar to above $250 a barrel," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in a newspaper interview.


The comments come as Iran strives to contain international reaction to the storming of the British embassy last week, a move which drew immediate condemnation from around the world and may galvanise support for tougher action against Tehran.


The US Senate voted on Thursday to penalise foreign financial institutions that do business with Iran's central bank - which takes payment for the 2.6 million barrels Iran exports a day. The European Union is considering a ban - already in place in the United States - on Iranian oil imports.


Until recently, Iran had dismissed as ineffective mounting sanctions aimed at forcing it to halt its nuclear activities. Mehmanparast's comments admitted that the penalties had caused damage.


"No one welcomes the sanctions, we know that sanctions create obstacles, but we want to say we will overcome these obstacles," Mehmanparast told Sharq daily. "Imposing sanctions on oil and gas is among the sanctions that, if one wants to do that, the consequences should be fully considered before taking any action.


"I do not think the situation in the world and especially in the West today is prepared enough to raise such discussions."

40,000 TROOPS TO EXIT AFGHANISTAN BY END OF 2012

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Drawdown plans announced by the U.S. and more than a dozen other nations will shrink the foreign military footprint in Afghanistan by 40,000 troops at the close of next year.

BREAKING NEWS: 3 SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

NATO has not identified the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan as Americans as yet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111203/as-afghanistan/

WOUNDED TROOPS ARRIVE IN THE U.S.

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News 8's Janelle Stelson travels to Andrews Air Force Base to meet wounded troops coming home from iraq and afghanistan. Colonel John Maietta of Cumberland County showed us how injured troops are transported back the U.S. for medical care.

US ARMY DISRUPTS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

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