Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
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Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
Mission in Niger is one Special Forces have engaged in ‘since JFK’
The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger in an early October ambush has cast a spotlight on a once-obscure mission in the West African nation.
Niger is a central hub for US counterterrorism ops in West Africa
The U.S. mission in Niger is by far the largest in West Africa and the incident that left four U.S. soldiers dead is calling into question whether U.S. officials have been transparent with the public about the full scope.
US Abrams tanks sway the battle in Kirkuk
U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Iraqi Army provided an asymmetrical advantage over Kurdish Peshmerga and security forces during the battle of Kirkuk.
Marine veteran crossed border into Iraq, still no communication
A Marine veteran temporarily detained by a U.S. backed anti-ISIS militia group crossed the border into Iraq.
US-backed Syrian forces liberate Raqqa
U.S.-backed fighters claim they have liberated ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria.
U.S. airstrike kills dozens of ISIS fighters in Yemen
U.S. forces launched a strike against two ISIS training camps in Yemen, killing dozens of ISIS fighters.
Pentagon says Iraqi train-and-equip mission could end if attacks on Kurds continue
The U.S. may consider ceasing its massive train-and-equip program of Iraqi forces if they continue an offensive against Iraqi Kurds in Kirkuk, the Pentagon said Monday.
FACT CHECK: Afghans don’t have Strykers
Afghans don’t have Stryker vehicles, according to U.S. officials at the Pentagon.
Marine veteran detained in Syria is missing
Syrian militants claim that former Marine Kevin Howard was freed from detention and crossed the border into Iraq last night. But another American volunteer in Syria says that's false.
