BattlelandMilitary History
S-O-S: Save Our Ship!
One of the world’s grandest ocean liners, built to move thousands of soldiers to distant battlefields, may face her final voyage.
Nate Rawlings
Nate Rawlings is a writer/reporter for TIME magazine. He writes for the magazine’s Briefing section and about politics, government and military affairs for TIME.com. Prior to joining the TIME staff, Nate reported for the magazine from Iraq and Afghanistan while studying in graduate school. A former Army officer, Nate served two combat tours in Iraq as a platoon leader in 2006 and as an embedded combat advisor to the Iraqi Army in 2008-2009, both with 4th Infantry Division. Nate holds a BA in History from Princeton University, an MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a MA in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
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BattlelandMilitary History
Why the U.S., Russia, and Iran Can All Agree To Wrestle
Logan Stieber, a 22-year-old from Monroeville, Ohio, mauled Russian Opan Sat and drove his head into a padded mat on the floor of New York’s Grand Central Terminal.
BattlelandSpecial Operations
Two Years After bin Laden Raid, the Future of Special Operations
The raid that took out Osama bin Laden two years ago Wednesday was only a few minutes old when it nearly fell to pieces.
We’ve all heard the story: one of the helicopters lost lift and crashed into an animal pen before Navy …
Was Boston Actually on Lockdown?
What “shelter in place” really means
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First Aid Tent to MASH Unit: Saving Lives at Boston’s Finish Line
They expected no more than dehydration. Instead the medic-volunteers at the marathon got the equivalent of combat wounds. How they responded
BattlelandMilitary Medicine
Breaking the Mold in Prosthetic Arms
Few entrepreneurs can claim as intimate a connection to their products as Jonathan Kuniholm. As an engineer working at the forefront of some of the latest research to improve prosthetic arms, Kuniholm discovered that the efforts …
BattlelandAfghanistan
The Art of the Possible: Moving Mountains in Afghanistan
Near the end of the summer in 1992, Lt. Gen. Gus Pagonis, the logistical wizard behind the overwhelming coalition victory in the first Gulf War, published a book called Moving Mountains. Part memoir, part leadership guide, the book described the gargantuan task of basically moving the population of Alaska, along with their stuff, halfway …
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Sorting the Treasure from the Trash
LOGAR PROVINCE — The road from Forward Operating Base Altimur runs mostly downhill during the 20 minutes or so it takes to drive to Forward Operating Base Shank, across a desert valley floor. Every couple of days — sometimes …
BattlelandAfghanistan
Shifting into “R”
For the past 11 years, logisticians have had their hands full in Afghanistan. For one, the country is land locked and far from a seaport. The terrain, especially in the strategically important east, is covered with mountains; and …
BattlelandAfghanistan
Pulling Out…Without Giving Up
LOGAR PROVINCE — Throughout history, one of the most difficult maneuvers to pull off in combat has been the fighting withdrawal. It’s an aspect of war that plagued battlefield commanders from Napoleon to Lee to Bradley. …
BattlelandMilitary
Afghanistan in the Rear-View Mirror
For the past few years, American troops in Afghanistan have used the winter months to make progress in counterinsurgency before the next fighting season. But with the end in sight for the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan,
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Training for a Shootout: How High-Tech Simulations Are Enhancing Emergency Response
Technology is helping law enforcement prepare, and adapt, for the next tragedy
BattlelandAuthor Q&A
Stan McChrystal: Trading Shadows for Showtime
For nearly six years during the post-9/11 war on terror — including the height of the Iraq war — Stanley McChrystal was the furthest thing from a household name.
As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (known in the military then as Task Force 714), McChrystal led a team of commandos, intelligence analysts and programmers. …
