The Spear

In the fall of 2006, Rory McGovern was a lieutenant, serving as a company fire support officer for...

This episode of The Spear is the second part of Lt. Col. Matt Sacra’s story about his first...

From a young age, Matt Sacra was fascinated by tanks. In 2002, after commissioning as an armor...

In 2001, Scott Neil was already an experienced Green Beret assigned to 5th Special Forces Group...

In 2005, Major General Pat Roberson was the ground force commander for a combined special...

In 2004, Lt. Col. Blake Schwartz was an infantry platoon leader deployed in Uruzgan province,...

On April 10, 2003, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (A/1/5) was tasked with searching...

In 2008, Major Corey Faison was a scout platoon leader at the remote Combat Outpost Lowell,...