Shawn Snow
Early Bird Editor
Shawn Snow is the senior reporter for Marine Corps Times and a Marine Corps veteran.
All Stories By Shawn
Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
The commander of SOCOM said battling violent extremists groups will remain the number one priority for American commandos.
New DARPA radio transmitter could revolutionize battlefield communications
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to revolutionizing battlefield communications by introducing a new project that seeks to bridge gaps in current military communications capabilities.
Congress OKs more money, gets serious about laser weapons in defense bill
The U.S. military is set to see a 51 percent increase in funding to develop and procure laser weapons, a technologically-advanced "game-changer" as troops prepare for new and growing asymmetric threats around the world.
Retired 4-star: U.S. military ill-prepared for Arctic confrontation
The thawing Arctic, and its potentially vast deposits of minerals and natural gas, is opening the global community to intense competition among major geopolitical players, a competition that Retired Adm. Stavridis believes is vital to U.S. and NATO interests.
Ending 'concurrent receipt' of retirement and disability pays would save billions, federal agency says
The Congressional Budget Office says eliminating "concurrent receipt" could save the government $139 billion between 2018 and 2026.
It's time to remove lawyers from the war room
U.S. and coalition air forces should be given more freedom to go after Taliban targets
This is what General Mattis gets wrong about Iran
Mattis simply paints a negative picture to support his neo-conservative viewpoint on military intervention in the Middle East.
