Cosmos Mariner Productions founder and President Michael Jordan has made numerous trips into war zones with US troops since 9/11, including three visits to Afghanistan and two to Iraq. Below are clips from the programs he produced from these trips.
Iraq 2005
In late 2005, military reporter Michael
Jordan traveled from Savannah, GA to Iraq to
embed with 3rd Infantry Division soldiers
deployed in Baghdad. In addition to
accompanying the local troops on missions
throughout the war torn city, Michael was
also with the response team sent to the scene
of a suicide bombing in one of Baghdad's
central squares. The stories Michael
produced were broadcast on WSAV-TV 3/NBC,
Savannah.
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Iraq 2010
In 2010, thousands of 3rd
Infantry Division soldiers (whose slogan
"Rock of the Marne," commemorates a WWI
battle) from Fort Stewart, GA were deployed
to Iraq. Military reporter Michael
Jordan embedded with the troops and created a
multiple-episode television series that aired
in Savannah. In this highlight clip,
viewers join the troops as they go on patrols
in the deserts straddling the Syrian-Iraqi
border, destroying hidden weapons caches and
working to bring together Iraq's Kurds,
Shi'ites, and Sunnis.
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Afghanistan 2002
In spring 2002, military reporter Michael
Jordan and videographer Mehmet Caglayan of
WSAV-TV News in Savannah traveled to
Kandahar, Afghanistan, where they covered
local soldiers deployed just after the
American-led invasion. The special
report the team produced, titled "Your
Freedom Fighters," won a Georgia Associated
Press Best Documentary award.
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Afghanistan 2009
In 2009, thousands of
members of the Georgia Army and Air National
Guard deployed for one year throughout
Afghanistan. Military reporter Michael
Jordan embedded with the troops and filed a
series of programs on FOX-28 in Savannah, as
well as reports on CBS Atlanta.
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Afghanistan 2010
In 2010, the US Army's 3rd Combat Aviation
Brigade, based at Hunter Army Airfield in
Savannah, GA, began a year-long deployment to
the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
Military Reporter Michael Jordan joined
the Army aviators in the dangerous skies of
this war-torn land, and included the
soldiers' stories in his TV series, "Rock of
the Marne."
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US and French Troops in Afghanistan
In 2009, military reporter Michael Jordan
traveled into the war zone in Afghanistan and
found little-known, surprising examples of
cooperation between French and US troops.
Michael went on patrol with members of
the Georgia Army National Guard and the
French Foreign Legion as they worked together
to complete a dangerous mission.
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Kuwait, Fall 2002
In November 2002, military reporter Michael
Jordan traveled to the sprawling complex of
US military bases near the Iraqi border in
Kuwait, to chronicle the lives of
Savannah-area soldiers preparing for the
imminent invasion of Iraq. The series
of reports filed for WSAV-TV 3/NBC Savannah
included stories on the live-fire training
carried out by the troops, as well as
features on how the soldiers relaxed and
celebrated Thanksgiving.
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Apache Attack Helicopters in Kuwait 2002
En route to an assignment in Afghanistan in
spring 2002, military reporter Michael Jordan
got the opportunity to spend two days with a
squadron of Savannah-based Apache attack
helicopter crews deployed to Kuwait, near the
Iraqi border. The story Michael filed
for WSAV-TV 3/NBC Savannah included an up
close look at these lethal flying machines as
well as a ride-along beside them in a UH-60
Blackhawk helicopter as the Apaches flew over
the Kuwaiti desert.
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Guantanamo, Cuba 2004
In 2004, military reporter Michael Jordan
traveled to the US Navy base at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, to file a series of reports for
WSAV-TV 3/NBC Savannah. The stories
included a look inside the detention
facilities where the US government houses
suspected Al Qaeda detainees swept up in
Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world,
as well as the Cold War-era defenses placed
around the perimeter of the only US military
base inside a communist country.
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