Seth Robson

U.S. Troops Backing Iraqi Attack in Mosul
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 07:26
U.S. special operators were at the front line on the edge of Mosul earlier on Tuesday with elite Iraqi troops who were preparing to enter the Islamic State's last stronghold in the country.
U.S. and Indian Troops Wrap Up Counter-Insurgency, Terrorism Drills
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 07:51
U.S. and Indian troops are wrapping up counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism training this month in Uttarakhand, an Indian state that borders Chinese-occupied Tibet. The 22-day exercise at the Chaubattia Military Station aims to hone the soldiers’ ability to plan and conduct missions together.
Philippines’ Reversal on Troops, Patrols could Upend U.S.-China Strategy
Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 07:47
America’s strategy for confronting China in the South China Sea is threatening to unravel as the new leader of the Philippines backs away from military cooperation — including joint naval patrols — with the U.S.
Kurdish Peshmerga Getting Heavy Weapons for Mosul Push
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 06:03
America and its coalition partners have begun arming the Kurdish peshmerga with heavy weapons such as armored personnel carriers, mortars and anti-tank weaponry to bolster their capability against the Islamic State.
U.S. Advisers Training Iraqi Troops, Peshmerga on Front Lines Against Islamic State
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 06:27
U.S. and coalition military trainers in northern Iraq are running mission rehearsal exercises close to the front lines for peshmerga immediately before they go into combat against the Islamic State.
U.S. Considers Basing Ospreys at Yokota, Japanese Media Report
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 06:35
The U.S. may station a dozen CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at Yokota Air Base next year, according to Japanese news reports.
Chinese Troops Training with US, Australia in Exercise Down Under
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 05:49
Chinese soldiers began an exercise Down Under alongside U.S. and Australian troops Tuesday, according to Australian Defence Minister David Johnston. Ten members of China’s People’s Liberation Army are participating with U.S. Marines and soldiers and Australian Army forces in Exercise KOWARI 14, Johnston said in a statement.