In 2008, British Army officer Will Meddings was part of a team deployed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, tasked with partnering with, mentoring, and training Afghan forces. That job brings with it a host of unique challenges, many of which come to the fore when things go badly—like they did for Will and his team on one particular day in July.
Many episodes of The Spear have featured stories of action at the tactical level. This episode departs from that pattern, as Capt. Pete Mitchell ...
For seventeen years, the US military has been at war in Afghanistan. The guests on this episode were there at the very beginning. Jason...
In 2005, Major General Pat Roberson was the ground force commander for a combined special forces task force in Iraq given the task of...