By Mike Robinson, Former U.S. Army Special Forces & Counterterrorism Officer On April 5, 1986, I was a 25-year-old U.S. Army officer stationed TDY in West Berlin with C Battery, 6th Battalion, 14th Field Artillery (Nuclear), 1st Armored Division— (Old Ironsides) We were fresh in from Nuremberg, Germany, having just taken the Freedom Train through...
The first installment of a four-part essay examining lessons learned from Ukraine for SOF in large-scale combat operations (LSCO). Authored by Erik Kramer & Paul Schneider.
By Radio Free Ukraine Staff Report March 26, 2025 PABRADĖ, LITHUANIA — A joint U.S.-Lithuanian search and rescue operation is underway following the disappearance of four U.S. soldiers during a training exercise in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus. The incident occurred on Monday, March 25, at approximately 4:45 p.m. local time, when a...
OpEd by Mike Robinson The Nazi Barracks That Became My Post In the mid-1980s, I was an Army officer stationed at Pinder Barracks, a former Nazi military base in Nuremberg, West Germany. Built in 1938 the year my father was born, on orders from Hermann Göring, it had housed Luftwaffe anti-aircraft units before falling into...
A Battle We’re Losing By Mike Robinson, Former Army Special Forces Officer & International Business Executive I lived in West Germany and West Berlin from 1984 to 1987, during the final years of the Cold War. At the time, I was an Army officer, witnessing firsthand how intelligence agencies—Soviet, American, and others—used diplomacy, business, and...
OpEd By Mike Robinson The United States is being systematically dismantled at the federal level in ways we have never seen before. The current Trump administration, fueled by billionaire influence and openly hostile to the foundations of our Constitutional Federation, is using untested and reckless methods to gut the very system that has sustained us...
MISSION STATEMENT 1. Situation Enemy forces, identified as elements of the Russian Armed Forces (RAF) and Federal Security Service (FSB), are utilizing railway infrastructure to transport strategic military and civilian supplies, including ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers, to forward-deployed units operating in occupied Ukrainian territories. Intelligence assessments indicate the shipment is vulnerable to interdiction within a 50-kilometer...
February 21, 2025, Kyiv Ukraine The conflict in Ukraine has evolved into a prolonged war of attrition marked by intense fighting across multiple fronts. Over the past year, fierce battles have taken place in key regions—most notably in the Kursk area in the northeast, near Charkiw, and along an extended front stretching from Kupjansk to...
By Mike Robinson For decades, U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) have operated in the shadows of global conflicts, engaging in unconventional warfare (UW) that extends beyond the kinetic battlefield. What remains largely unspoken, however, is the intricate and often indispensable role of civilian noncombatant organizations, including USAID and other nonprofits, in these operations. As...
By Mike Robinson As someone who has spent decades analyzing global supply chains, working with Fortune 500 companies, and engaging in international business, I’ve seen firsthand how rare earth elements (REEs) are the linchpin of modern technology. I’ve personally led research for batteries for E-bikes used in China while working with DURACELL as a marketing...