Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
US commandos carry out thousands of operations in Afghanistan
U.S. special operations forces advised or enabled more than 2,000 ground operations in support of Afghan forces in the last six months.
Partner forces kill ISIS fighters near small US garrison in Syria
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters operating out of a small U.S. garrison called Tanf killed 20 ISIS fighters and captured several others on Wednesday.
US F-22s intercept Russian fighter jets, fire warning flares
Two U.S. F-22 Raptors intercepted and fired warning flares at two Russian Su-25s over the tightly congested air space in Syria along the Euphrates River on Wednesday.
Afghan officials seek return of American A-10s
America’s beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II ―the “Warthog” ― may be headed back to Afghanistan.
Helmand again the focus of US strategy in Afghanistan
Helmand has been pummeled recently by U.S. air and artillery strikes.
US airstrikes in Yemen kill al-Qaida leaders
U.S. forces killed five al-Qaida militants in Yemen on Nov. 20.
US forces in Afghanistan on alert after Jerusalem announcement
Some U.S. forces in Afghanistan have been notified that they may need to move rapidly in case of a crisis following President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Russia wants to join the ISIS battle in Iraq
Russia says it is ready to start a dialogue with the U.S. about helping destroy ISIS militants in western Iraq.
US and Afghan forces kill senior Taliban and al-Qaida commanders
U.S. and Afghan forces have killed several senior level al-Qaida and Taliban leaders over the past several days.
