Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Tensions with Iran and its proxies led to accelerated transfer of bases housing coalition troops to Iraqi forces
"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
US, coalition airstrikes in CENTCOM region plummet amid withdrawal plans
American and coalition aircraft have conducted more than 400 airstrikes across the Middle East since Jan. 1.
World War II, Korean War Marine’s stories brought to life in new graphic novel
Strombo's stories were brought to life by graphic novelist and Air Force veteran August Uhl in “Full Mag: Veterans Stories Illustrated.”
Anonymous social media accounts sow seeds of distrust over military vaccine mandate
Anonymous military social media accounts have waged a war on politics surrounding the COVID vaccine mandate.
Space Force planning for new component in the Middle East alongside AFCENT
Space Force leaders are hashing out a plan to create a new group under U.S. Central Command to coordinate what military space assets to use in the region.
These Mid-Atlantic bases have toxic levels of cancer-linked chemicals, report finds
PFAS contamination is affecting both groundwater and seafood in the Chesapeake Bay.
Hair, hands and hosiery: Air Force overhauling outdated rules on airmen’s looks
The Air Force is introducing hot-weather uniforms, allowing morale patches on Fridays and more.
Draken F1 fleet returns to flight after fatal crash at Nellis
“We are checking, double-checking and triple-checking everything,” a Draken spokesperson said July 29.
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The Air Force’s chief of staff lays out a new way to deploy
“For the past 15, 16 years ... whatever was needed, we would send,” Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown said.
