(Editor's Note: The following is the fourth chapter from Jared's book It'll Buff Out.) Chapter 4: Bad to Worse Ramadi, Iraq OP Hurria Continue Reading
Books
“First Taste of Action”: War in Iraq
Editor's Note: The below article is an excerpt from the book No Shit Here I Am: A Soldier's Stories of Life During and After the War on Terror by Continue Reading
Explosions and Rude Awakenings in Ramadi
(Editor's Note: The following is the first chapter from Jared's book It'll Buff Out.) Chapter 2: Rush OP Hawk Ramadi, Iraq September 29, Continue Reading
Running Towards Gunfire: Courage and Brotherhood in Ramadi
[Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Jason Angell's book Running Towards Gunfire: Courage and Brotherhood in Ramadi due to publish August Continue Reading
Operator Syndrome: When the War Comes Home in Silence
by Chris Frueh, PhD Editor's Note: This 4-part series was adapted by Chris Frueh, PhD, from his book titled Operator Syndrome (2024; Ballast Continue Reading
Nothing but Courage
Excerpted from NOTHING BUT COURAGE by James Donovan. To be published on May 27, 2025 by Dutton Caliber, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a Continue Reading
Excerpt from Jeep Show: A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge
by Robert B. O’Connor HOSINGEN, LUXEMBOURG,DECEMBER 15, 1944 15 December 1944For Brig. General Balmers/A.E. BakerLt. Col., AGD Jeep Shows Continue Reading
Excerpt from Perseverance > Endurance: A Ranger’s Fight in Shegal Valley
Brandon Young started his public writing career at the Havok Journal and shares an excerpt below from his new book, Perseverance > Endurance: Lead Continue Reading
In the Name of My Father: A Veteran’s Take on Commander Ahmad Massoud’s New Book
by Mikael Cook When I first met the leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in a small Vienna hotel room in 2023, he did not seem to fit the Continue Reading
The Things They Carried
A few weeks back, in the veteran’s expression writing group I was a part of, we were given a prompt based on Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Continue Reading
A Year’s Worth of Books and an Epic Road Trip
Last year, I took a much needed and deserved trip out west to visit family for the holidays. It was my dog and I flying first class with a doctrinally Continue Reading
Why I Wrote a Novel: Exploring Future Warfare and Inspiring a New Wave of Military Writers
by Lieutenant Colonel Tom Gaines In an era defined by rapid technological change and evolving geopolitical challenges, the military must adapt not Continue Reading