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Air National Guard unit activated in counter drug fight after Trump executive order
The Air National Guard unit, which the Pentagon won’t name for OPSEC reasons, is being activated in response to an executive order issued Thursday by President Donald Trump, calling on Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide additional personnel to support the effort.
By Howard Altman
Naked Bush sailor arrested after mad dash through Busch Gardens parking lot
Dozens of attendees at Busch Gardens Williamsburg were taken on a very different roller coaster ride Friday night thanks to an unruly Navy man.
By Jon Simkins
US-led coalition destroys Islamic State narcotics cache — including 300,000 so-called ‘Jihadi pills’
The international coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria destroyed a large drug cache on June 12 that was previously controlled by the militant group.
By Kyle Rempfer
US airstrikes against Taliban drug labs extend to western Afghanistan
In perhaps a sign of the campaign’s success, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan recently announced that its efforts to stem Taliban financing by bombing narcotics facilities would expand beyond southern Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Doubts rise over effectiveness of bombing Afghan drug labs
A government watchdog agency is questioning the Defense Department’s drug lab bombing campaign against the Taliban financial network this winter.
By Kyle Rempfer
US and Afghan forces free Taliban prisoners in Helmand
U.S. and Afghan forces raided a Taliban prison in Helmand province Jan. 20, rescuing more than 60 Afghan security forces, senior Afghan defense officials told Military Times.
By Shawn Snow
Commandos raid ‘Red Unit’ in ongoing campaign against Taliban financial network
Afghan commandos executed a nighttime raid against the Taliban’s “Red Unit” in Helmand province on Monday, seizing over a ton of hashish valued at $3.4 million and freeing five captives.
By Kyle Rempfer