Despite the bloody conflicts roiling across both, my military flight from Iraq to northern Syria was a routine affair. I was traveling into Syria with three goals in mind: to meet with the US Army Civil Affairs teams, assess the humanitarian situation on the ground,...
Earlier this year I wrote an update about the incredibly heroic efforts of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) in the outlying areas of Mosul. CTS is a primary US partner in the coalition against ISIS and, coincidentally, a force I advised some years ago. A...
This week you may have seen in the news that two F-35 stealth fighters, the US Air Force's newest and most advanced jets, made an appearance in Estonia for the first time. This gesture of solidarity comes just after the arrival of US soldiers and NATO’s Enhanced...
For an American, Panjakent is not an easy destination to reach, nor—to be frank—is it so simple to pinpoint on a map. As with any worthy place or thing, the remote town of 33,000 in northwest Tajikistan rightly requires the extra effort. Earlier this month, I joined a...
Spirit of America is proud to have the opportunity to donate outdoor gym equipment and sponsor a 5K race in Sillamäe, Estonia this weekend. This great event, made possible through cooperation with the US Embassy, US Army Civil Affairs team and city of Sillamäe,...
The US Army Civil Affairs team in Estonia and I are preparing for the SoA sponsored 5K race and donation of outdoor gym equipment in Sillamäe. With over 150 Estonians pre-registered for the run this Sunday (4/23), as well as US, UK and French soldiers planning to...
Dear supporters, Spirit of America just completed a project in the country of Georgia where we partnered with a US Army Civil Affairs team to renovate a women’s clinic. This project met a critical need for impoverished communities affected by the Russian invasion and...
Spirit of America just completed a project in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia where we partnered with a US Army Civil Affairs team and the Peace Corps to renovate a women’s clinic. This project not only helped the women in the community, but also served as a vehicle for the...
The migration of more than one million Syrian refugees to Lebanon, a country with a regular population of four million, is straining the fragile social fabric and tenuous political balance of the nation. Hosting this unprecedented number of refugees is pushing the...
