Michael Peck

Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook.

A joint special forces team move together out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey Feb. 26, 2018, at Melrose Training Range, New Mexico. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

Green Berets in a suicide mission during the Cold War

Had the Cold War turned hot, there would have been no escape for the U.S. garrison in West Berlin. Marooned in a city more than 100 miles inside Communist East Germany, the

6 years ago

by Michael Peck

Soldier aim with its IWI Tavor assault rifle

IWI TAVOR: The Rifle Built to Replace the M4 Carbine

IWI Tavor is the new supergun made in Israel to replace the M4 carbine. Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs – the teething troubles of notorious British SA80 come to

6 years ago

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