Once a year, a small group of soldiers of the 3rd Para-Commando Battalion gathers in a remote location in the south of Belgium to participate in a 2 week Stack Breacher Course.
The GSOF 2021 symposiums gets underway today with a line-up of top-level, VIP speakers from the global Special Operations Forces (SOF) military, government, academic and industry organisations. The symposium will cover a
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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)
Military, government, and industry stakeholders from the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community will come together in Warsaw, Poland, 26-28th October 2021 to network and explore topical developments affecting the SOF community in
One of an MH-47 Chinook sling loading a stealthy Combat Craft Assault (CCA) boat while one of its crew, most likely a SWCC, fast ropes down into it in mid-air. (Photo: Raven Harris)
The discussion about women in special operations forces units isn’t something new. In the 21st century, the U.S. Military still has some jobs where gender equality is not an option, but this
In this picture, Austin Miller, the 4-star general, appears to be carrying a Glock in a hip holster with a threaded barrel, and what looks like a red dot sight mounted on the slide. From the picture, it’s difficult to determine the model of the gun. (Photo: XY)
How a top U.S. Army general ditch his 1911 pistol instead of a Glock? Well, easy, when you wear four stars in the Army, you get a bit of leeway in what you
The Army Rangers Team Room is a sacred place when deployed abroad. Only being an Army Ranger and a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment is something special. For years, the Regiment
Six-figures big bonuses were always reserved for the managers in big private companies, but these days the Army is offering the same for Green Berets. The Army wants them so badly that
A cowardly attack on our troops in Afghanistan two days ago once again pointed out the green-on-blue attacks as one of the biggest threats to our soldiers out there. The Green-on-Blue incident
A Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) was ambushed in Afghanistan while conducting a Key Leader Engagement (KLE) in Sherzad, Afghanistan. Multiple casualties were reported. According to the SOFREP, a Green Beret
The British SAS operators’ personal details were exposed online through the public available fitness application. In the internet world, it is hard to remain anonymous, but it is even worse if you have
Do you remember a SAS operator who stormed a besieged hotel in Kenya? These days, he was awarded a Conspicuous Gallantry Cross — second only to a Victoria Cross — for valor