A Marine combat correspondent in Afghanistan. Marine Corps photo Ex-military reporters aim a spotlight at Facebook groups that shared nude photos of Marines without their consent by KEVIN KNODELL “This is a problem with our culture. I don’t have a good answer for you. I’m not going to sit... Read more

Winter In Korengal

WIB front February 28, 2017

An Army Ranger learns a lesson in Afghan hospitality by KEVIN KNODELL & BLUE DELLIQUANTI Read more
Crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS ‘Durham’ take Vietnamese refugees aboard a small craft in the South China Sea, April 1975. U.S. Navy photo Even when American leaders have welcomed those fleeing war, the public seldom has by KEVIN KNODELL The White House is in the process of fighting the American... Read more
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster speaks at the U.S. Naval War College. U.S. Navy photo H.R. McMaster has a history of questioning American strategy by KEVIN KNODELL Pres. Donald Trump has a new national security adviser. U.S. Army lieutenant general H.R. McMaster replaces Mike Flynn, who quit after lying about his contact with... Read more
One of many potential security breaches by KEVIN KNODELL “The president receiving the news about the missile incident from North Korea on Japan with the prime minister sitting next to him,” Richard DeAgazio wrote on his public Facebook profile at 9:07 in the evening on Feb. 11, 2017. The post included the... Read more
UAE Air Force Maj. Mariam Al Mansuri during an anti-Islamic State bombing operation. UAE Air Force photo As with all relationships, it’s complicated by KEVIN KNODELL On Jan. 29, 2017, U.S. Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens died during an ill-fated raid in Yemen. This mission also resulted in the the deaths... Read more
British troops during an exercise in Poland in June 2016. U.S. Army photo Who will fight the United Kingdom’s wars? by KEVIN KNODELL The British military is one of the world’s most legendary fighting institutions. It enabled the British monarchy to become one of the world’s most powerful institutions, conquering huge... Read more
U.S. Marine Cpl. Ali J. Mohammed. U.S. Marine Corps photo Official feed tweeted story of Iraqi refugee turned U.S. Marine just before immigration order by KEVIN KNODELL On Jan. 25, 2017, news outlets reported that U.S. Pres. Donald Trump was poised to sign a sweeping executive order that would “temporarily” stop... Read more
U.S. Pres. Barack Obama speaks to Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin in September 2016. Kremlin photo The Free Syrian Army got stomped and so did the revolution by KEVIN KNODELL The Syrian revolution began with dreams of democracy and progress. Today it’s a nightmare of despotism and extremism. When Syrian troops began... Read more
Photo via U.S. Army She’s inextricably linked to WikiLeaks’ global influence by KEVIN KNODELL Chelsea Manning will walk out of prison in May 2017. In one of his final acts as president, Barack Obama commuted the sentence of the controversial leaker, whose actions played a key role in Wikileaks’ growth into... Read more

Kevin Knodell

Contributing Editor