Sgt Stryker

Whether you’re talking about the US military, NATO, or even the Afghan National Army, training is of upmost importance. As you may know the US Military has some of the best training in the world – military or civilian. If not the best. That’s saying a lot, but if you look at the size of [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. I’m back. There’s been a lot of action surrounding the drug trade in Afghanistan. Poppy production is one of the major ways the taliban raise cash to fund their terror. Because of this, it’s important for the coalition to back Afghanistan when she tries to stop the drug problem in the country. [...]

You may not have heard about it, but back on July 18, two U.S. Air Force officers were killed the morning of July 18 in the crash of an F-15E. The aircraft was flying in support of coalition operations in eastern Afghanistan. The crash occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m., Kabul time. “Our thoughts and prayers [...]

While summer is a time for breaks for most of us, the US military is hard at work around the world, taking care of problems as they arise. It only happens infrequently, but there are celebrities working hard as well to support the troops. Angelina Jolie recently went to Baghdad to bring some morale to [...]

Wherever the US military goes, working with the locals (winning hearts and minds so to speak) is almost as important (if not more) than the amount of firepower we bring to bear on wherever we happen to be in the world. Or our air dominance. Or our dominance on the open seas. More important than [...]

If you’ve been reading, you know things are heating up in Afghanistan in more ways than one. What needs to be pointed out (again and again) is that the Afghani people (like the Iraqi people) are starting to step up and help – as a nation – against the bad guys in Afghanistan, wherever they’re [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. I’ve been thinking about the creature comforts I’ve grown used to – air conditioning, safety, etc. For the troops in the field (especially in Afghanistan), they may not have any of these luxuries and yet they still do everything they can to help the rest of the world. Amidst this hellish heat, [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. I’ve been thinking a lot about Russia lately. You remember them, right? After the fall of communism people don’t think about them much, but they’re still a mighty force in the world with a lot of nuclear weapons. Not only that, their Addressing an audience at the New Economic School in Moscow [...]

Sgt Stryker here. Things progress in Afghanistan. (I’ll have info soon on the new Noah’s Ark the Sea Bees are building over there. It’s quite a feat! First things first, though.) U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers and police are continuing clearing operations in key population centers along the Helmand River valley as part of operation [...]

Sgt. Stryker here. Hope everyone out there is doing well – whether you’re in the military or you have a friend or loved one (or even a loved friend!) in the military, here’s wishing you well. While the people in the United States prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the US military continues to do their [...]