Podcast: The Spear – Forward Air Controller in Ramadi
In 2006, a small US Army element left its base in Ramadi, Iraq on a movement-to-contact patrol....
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John Amble | 05.22.25 | The Spear
In 2006, a small US Army element left its base in Ramadi, Iraq on a movement-to-contact patrol....
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For more than three years, journalists, researchers, and military professionals have sought to...
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In this episode of The Spear, John Amble is joined by Maj. John A. Meyer. In 2007, he was a...
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I didn’t know General Charles Jacoby well. At least not as well as countless men and women in...
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Imagine a linear spectrum. On one extreme end is peace. On the other, total war. In between lies...
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