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A Neighborhood, Reborn

Thursday, 28 February 2008 00:00 Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth wrote and interesting and accurate piece for National Review Online. I know it’s accurate because I spent so much time in the area Mr. Hegseth writes about, and I was with the same soldiers on three separate embeds. The success of 1-4 Cav in South Baghdad should be studied.

Please click here to read the article by Pete Hegseth in the National Review.

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Defence Daily Update - 26 February 2008

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 00:00 Michael Yon

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Latest UK Defence News

* IN PICTURES: Royal Marines see steady progress in Sangin
* HMS Endurance brings Antarctica to the classroom
* Training Iraqis to take charge of their destiny
* Exeter meets the high rollers in Monaco
* RAF prepares to receive fifth C-17 aircraft

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In Mosul, a Hopeful Partnership

Monday, 25 February 2008 00:00 Josh Partlow

Michael’s Comments:
Josh Partlow from Washington Post was in Mosul last week. Mr. Partlow accurately portrays a small part of the Mosul puzzle:

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Defence Daily Update - 19 February 2008

Tuesday, 19 February 2008 00:00 Michael Yon

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Latest UK Defence News

* British forces prepare Gambian troops for Darfur deployment
* Soldier from 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment killed in Helmand
* Prince’s farewell for Falklands landing ship
* Local pub creates a beer for Afghan-bound Paras
* MOD welcomes Defence Committee’s report on Armed Forces medical care

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Dragon Soup

Saturday, 16 February 2008 00:00 Admin

If you’ve closely followed the events in Iraq since the troop surge in 2007, then you’ve no doubt heard the term ‘counterinsurgency’ or the military acronym ‘COIN’ and how our forces have adapted to the complex and challenging environment……… Read More… of the Article on GraniteGrok.

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