Christian Craighead aka Obi-Wan Nairobi and his Nairobi rifle kicked some serious butt in 2019 and today we are breaking that rifle down.
Africa
Dynamic Manta 21: Taking anti-submarine warfare to the next level
Military AffairsDynamic Manta 21, the largest anti-submarine warfare exercise in Europe, is in full swing. Eight NATO members are participating in the exercise–Belgium, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the US. In total, the exercise will involve 11 major vessels, including one aircraft carrier (the French Charles de Gaulle CSG), five surface ships, five submarines, […]
US airstrikes in Somalia continue despite troop drawdown
On DutyIt is often forgotten that US forces are fighting terrorism in several places outside Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Despite a troop drawdown, there still several units in Africa, with Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, and the Sahel G5 (Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania) housing the majority of US troops in the continent. In the past few […]
SEAL Team 6 rescues American hostage in Nigeria
FeaturedIn the early morning hours of Saturday, October 31, Navy SEALs rescued an American hostage in Northern Nigeria. Operators from SEAL Team 6 rescued Philipe Nathan Walton, an American farmer living in Niger. The assault force suffered no casualties, while all but one of the captors were killed, according to ABC News, which broke the […]
Special operators in Europe are at the tip of American diplomacy
Military AffairsRecently, special operators from Naval Special Warfare and Air Force Special Warfare units assigned to the Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) conducted interoperability training with the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, an expeditionary sea base, in the Mediterranean. CV-22 helicopters from the 352nd Special Operations Wing and two combat craft assault (CCA) boats operated by Special […]
