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The power of relationships and partnerships forged by special ops
The history of special operations in the U.S. is replete with examples that demonstrate how vital this can be.
By Michael K. Nagata
The Cole attack — more than 9/11 — predicted America’s challenges in the 21st century
The vast majority of terrorist attacks against the U.S. have looked more like the USS Cole and less like 9/11, says the author of this commentary.
By Justin Conrad
Remember the Cole: al-Qaida attacked the destroyer in Yemen 20 years ago today
Two decades ago on Oct. 12, an al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole left 17 sailors dead and 37 wounded.
By Harm Venhuizen
Navy to honor memory of 17 sailors killed in 2000 jihadi attack on destroyer Cole
Monday marks 20 years since 17 sailors were killed in a terrorist bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole while in a Yemeni port.
By Jared Morgan
Iraqi official to US: Reconsider embassy closure
Iraq's foreign minister called the threat to close the U.S. Embassy “dangerous” because “there is a possibility that the American withdrawal from Baghdad will lead to other (embassy) withdrawals.”
After embassy closure threat, US ‘outraged’ by rocket attack that killed 6 Iraqi civilians
he U.S. State Department said Tuesday it was outraged by a rocket attack a day earlier that killed Iraqi civilians and called on the government to take action amid an impending diplomatic crisis between Baghdad and Washington.
Sheikh Sabah, ruler of US ally Kuwait, dies at age 91
Kuwait hosts some 13,500 American troops, many at Camp Arifjan south of Kuwait City, which is also home to the forward command of U.S. Army Central.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US warns Iraqi leaders of Baghdad embassy closure if attacks continue
The warning signals the administration’s increasing frustration and anger with ongoing rocket fire from Iranian-supported groups on or near the vast U.S. Embassy compound.
US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert
Space Force now has a squadron of 20 airmen stationed at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment.
Another airman dies in a vehicle accident in Kuwait — second in two days
Another airman died two days before in an unrelated vehicle accident at Ali Al Salem Air Base.
By Kent Miller
AFRICOM: Al-Shabab growing more emboldened in targeting US troops
The comments come days after a U.S. service member was injured in an al-Shabab attack.
By Diana Stancy