by Matthew L. Schehl | May 7, 2015 | National Security
May 7, 2015—Fayetteville, N.C.—As SrA. Dustin Temple fired back at the insurgents that had surrounded his unit in a remote area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, some terrifying chatter came in over enemy radio. Insurgents were moving in to take American Special...
by Matthew L. Schehl | May 1, 2015 | National Security
BALTIMORE — As the third night of Baltimore’s curfew set in on Thursday, the Maryland National Guard stood watch over an empty City Hall. Their real action, however, took place 31 miles away at the Joint Operations Command in Adelphi, Maryland. There, Joint Task...
by Matthew L. Schehl | Apr 29, 2015 | National Security, Topics
Women of Hutal village discuss building a women’s center with the Maiwand District Governor – courtesy of Cythia Hogle WASHINGTON — In a rural village southwest of Kandahar, a local police force operates out of a posh modern facility surrounded by...
by Matthew L. Schehl | Apr 16, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON—With smoke still clearing from Iraq’s victory over the Islamic State group in Tikrit, Iraq’s prime minister is busy selling his post-conflict vision of his nation. “If we don’t decentralize, the country will disintegrate,”...
