Susan Katz Keating
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief at Soldier of Fortune Magazine
Owner/Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Soldier of Fortune; Frmr editor @dcexaminer. PEOPLE, Time, RealClear, ex-@MilReporters board. D/M for Signal @sofmagpublisher
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6 days ago |
sofmag.com | Susan Katz Keating
by Susan Katz KeatingA wave of drone attacks lit up targets on June 1 deep inside Russian territory – another clear signal that unmanned warfare is rewriting the rules in real time. But the idea of drones doing the killing – or at least the hunting – isn’t as new as it looks. The history of drones is long, strange, and full of surprises. The roots run deep into American military history, to a time when soldiers wore blue or grey and fought face-to-face with muskets and bayonets.
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sofmag.com | Robert Kurtz |Susan Katz Keating
by Robert M. KurtzExcerpted from Mercenaries, Gunslingers, and Outlaws: Two Years as a Security Contractor in Iraq. Whoever set up the last IED that directly targeted my vehicle showed a little more ingenuity than usual. We were somewhere just outside of Bagdad; all the convoys seem to run together after a while especially when you’re the last vehicle.
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sofmag.com | Susan Katz Keating
by Susan Katz KeatingWhy did Soviet forces abandon Afghanistan in 1989 after nearly 10 years of war? Western analysts have burned through terabytes trying to explain it. What else besides the fierce Mujahideen drove the Red Army to retreat with nothing to show but shattered pride? Some credit the CIA-supplied Stingers and French MILAN anti-tank missiles. Others point to economic factors inside the USSR.
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sofmag.com | Susan Katz Keating
Guns & Gear 17 Views The Moroccan Puma helicopter is a battlefield veteran with decades of dust and fire under its rotors. Morocco first struck a deal with France in 1974 to acquire 40 of these durable workhorses for its armed forces.
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sofmag.com | Cliff Wade Iraq |Susan Katz Keating
by Heath HansenThe wind within the body of the bird blows me back and forth as I try to maintain my balance. “Thirty seconds!” the jumpmaster yells, before telling the man at the front of the stick to “Standby.” Then, a loud “GO!” gets us moving towards the door. I cover my reserve parachute with my right hand, shuffle forward and hand off my yellow static-line, turn right, and jump vigorously out of the plane.
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