Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
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.
Transgender service members can re-enlist while review continues
Transgender service members can re-enlist if their service contracts expire while the Defense Department continues studying the implementation of President Trump’s directive banning their service.
Coalition troops wounded in vehicle bomb attack near Kandahar
A small number of coalition service members were wounded when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, or VBIED, hit their patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, according to a press release from Resolute Support.
Iran produces propaganda video showing its forces destroying US Navy
The video depicts ordinary Iranian citizens destroying the U.S. Navy with a giant tidal wave.
US-backed Kurdish fighters will not enter Deir Ez-Zour city
The plan is not to go into the city, an official said.
US ops against al-Shabab in Somalia heat up
U.S. forces in Somalia conducted three precision airstrikes against al-Shabab on Wednesday, killing six terrorists.
Marines bolster Afghan air casualty evacuation skills in Helmand
Afghan forces still lack efficient means to evacuate wounded and dead off the battlefields in Afghanistan.
Coalition forces wounded in suicide attack in Afghanistan
Several coalition forces and Afghan civilians were wounded after their convoy was targeted in a suicide attack.
US-backed Kurdish fighters get Lenco BearCat armored vehicles
U.S.- backed Kurdish fighters known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF are receiving commercial off the shelf Lenco BearCat armored vehicles as part of coalition aid to the SDF, according to Col. Joseph Scrocca, a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve.
150 MD-530s may be headed to Afghanistan
The DoD has awarded nearly $1.4 billion to procure an estimated 150 MD-530 Cayuse Warrior attack helicopters for Afghanistan.
