Awards records obtained under FOIA show the American soldiers were wounded in a June 2019 roadside bomb attack near a Nigerien weapons range, though officials initially said no one was harmed.
Continue Reading →I write about the military, culture, and military culture, among other things.
I suppose this blog is my public notebook, where I post various things I find in public records and elsewhere (like the recesses of my mind?). Want me to write for you? Email me to book a call.
Nigerien troops in first aid during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. (Kulani Lakanaria/U.S. Army)
A group of men share a motorcycle south of Irbil, Iraq, on Dec. 23, 2016.
These are my top 10 photos of my reporting trips or other excursions posted to my Instagram accounts @chadgarland and @garland.chad.
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U.S. forces practice convoy training with the Danab Brigade and the Kenya Defense Force (KDF) in Somalia, May 22, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell)
Green Beret William Doyle is an impressive guy, to be sure. This week we got a glimpse of his combat leadership in a little-known battle in Somalia six years ago, thanks to FOIA records.
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AT SEA - The view through the gun sights of a .50-caliber machine gun during a gunnery exercise onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. (Kip Wadlow/U.S. Coast Guard)
‘Ready, fire, AIM!’ A quick introduction to me and this blog, which is a bit … random right now. You’ll get to know me a bit, anyway.
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