Posted on 06/03/2012 by Strike-Hold “’Curiouser and curiouser!’ Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).” – ‘Alice in Wonderland’, Lewis Caroll. Trying to follow the twists and turns of the US Army Camouflage Improvement Initiative, and sometimes sporadic information published about it, does […]
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Tongan Prime Minister visits his troops in Afghanistan
Posted on March 5, 2012 by Strikehold His Excellency Lord Tu’ivakano, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Tonga, met senior US and UK commanders before spending time with troops to learn about the contribution his nation is making to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission. The Tonga Defence Services has served as part […]
Multinational forces bury their tracks in the snow-covered ‘Black Forest’
Posted on February 28, 2012 by Strikehold More than 1,000 U.S., Georgian and Bulgarian military service members conducted a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany in February 2012. The mission rehearsal exercise is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia’s 23rd Light Infantry Battalion prior to deploying to Afghanistan […]
Afghan and British forces seize Taliban anti-tank weapon
Posted on February 28, 2012 by Strikehold A joint Afghan and British team recently launched a pre-dawn raid on a Taliban compound, seizing an anti-tank weapon which had been used to target a British base. Soldiers from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, known as the Welsh Cavalry, joined forces with their Afghan counterparts to mount the […]
5-man assault team CQB competition: Hampshire, UK 31st March – 1st April
Posted on February 26, 2012 by Strikehold Pathfinder Group Military Simulations are holding this event at Sopley Camp, which is an old RAF Base near Bournemouth, Hampshire. The Event is co-sponsored by CQB Target Systems Ltd, Professional Target Solutions. The event is based on Airsoft Military Simulation over 2 days, and is organized and run […]
Coming Soon From Osprey Publishing’s RAID series: Operation Gothic Serpent, Mogadishu 1993
Posted on 22/02/2012 by Strike-Hold Osprey Publishing has announced book number 31 in their fantastic RAID series, “Gothic Serpent – Black Hawk Down Mogadishu 1993″ – due to be released in May 2012. “This book tells the story of Task Force Ranger – a unit of US Rangers and Special Forces – and their attempt […]
Canadian Paratroopers Jump into Exercise Arctic Ram 12
Posted on 21/02/2012 by Strike-Hold Exercise ARCTIC RAM 12 is the name of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group’s (1 CMBG) first training exercise which is being conducted in the Northwest Territories from February 14 to 26, 2012. Exercise ARCTIC RAM will allow soldiers to re-familiarize themselves with Northern operations by assessing the ability of 1 […]
U.S. and Canadian Forces Participate in Airborne Exercise
Posted on February 18, 2012 by Strikehold U.S. and Canadian service members conducted Joint Operations Access Exercise 12-01 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Feb. 10-13. The Joint Operations Access Exercise gave the airborne forces the opportunity to test their Global Response Force readiness and ability to conduct operations with coalition partners. Airmen with the 93rd […]
British and French airborne soldiers and marines train together
Posted on 17/02/2012 by Strike-Hold British and French soldiers have been taking part in a training exercise this week at the Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland as part of the continuing relationship between French and British Army units. The British soldiers are from 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS), while the French […]
Operation Shahem Tofan: Afghan Border Police, Marines extend reach toward Helmand border
Posted on 16/02/2012 by Strike-Hold Text and photos: Cpl. Reece Lodder, Regimental Combat Team 5, US Central Command U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and Afghan Border Police rush off a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter during Operation Shahem Tofan (Eagle Storm), Feb. 10. GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan (February 16, 2012) […]