I was in a Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) platoon during the surge into Baghdad back in 2006. My platoon served as the quick reaction force for the Continue Reading
Recon, Always With You: Tragedy Strikes Aboard The USNS Pecos
The wardroom rocked gently back and forth as the Bonhomme Richard steamed towards San Clemente Island off the coast of southern California. Captain Continue Reading
Broadsword Six Sends: 14 Leadership Lessons from a Recon Marine
Mission Accomplishment comes before everything and everyone. We are a Marine Corps at war and our nation requires sacrifice on our part to protect our Continue Reading
Memorial Day is Not My Holiday
I hope you are enjoying your barbecues and discount shopping this weekend America. Crack open a cold one and turn your music up, it’s a three-day Continue Reading
Wasting the Warrior Culture: The Story of a Marine Named “Frank”
In 2008 my Force Reconnaissance Platoon conducted a deliberate clear of a city called Shewan in the Farah Province of Afghanistan. The city of Shewan Continue Reading
Understanding the Mattis Controversy: A Combat Marine Explains
Understanding the Mattis Controversy: A Combat Marine Explains by Baz Khan Editor's Note: In light of the recent controversy surrounding some of Continue Reading