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What Self-Defense Weapon Do Special Forces Use for EDC Off Base?

When it comes to EDC, the weapons Special Forces use in the field aren’t always the ones they’d want strapped to their hips during day-to-day activities. You can’t exactly conceal an MR1A

1 year ago

by Sam Jacobs

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction

Why aren’t the US Army Rangers considered Special Forces like the Delta Force or Green Berets?

There can be some confusion about US Army Rangers, because there are, in a way, two different types. There are those Soldiers who have completed the US Army Ranger School, and there

6 years ago

Opinion

Introducing the CAR-15: America’s Ultimate ‘Commando’ Rifle?

CAR-15 was a more compact version of the M16 rifle developed during the Vietnam War. The Pentagon provided U.S. Army Green Berets, and U.S. Navy SEALs commandos with a shorter, more compact

7 years ago

Opinion

SOF Operator dressed in combat uniform with a beard

Combat Beards: A fashion or a need?

The combat beards in the Special Operations Forces community are not new. The military community has seen various comebacks through time, and they can resist all it wants but not beards. Today,

7 years ago

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GPNVG-18 night vision goggles used by SEAL Team 6 in Operation Neptune Spear (target GERONIMO - Osama Bin Laden) in 2011

Why SEAL Team 6 was Chosen for the Assault on the Bin Laden Compound

Eleven years ago, the world was shocked by the news of Operation Neptune Spear, the successful mission to kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. To this day, many people wonder why the

8 years ago

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How To Become a Private Military Contractor

Are private military contractors more cost effective than uniformed personnel?

According to a latest article in military.com experts say, “There are a number of functions that contractors can perform, often at less cost than uniformed personnel, but not all tasks. And I think …

9 years ago

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Most Elite Special Operation Units in the US Military, a TOP TEN

Special Operations Forces: Groups of elite operators or cold blood killers?

In today’s world, there is absolutely no country that does not have special operations forces that are sent to the extremely dangerous and difficult situation! The special units are “graced” with a

11 years ago

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The betrayal of Navy SEAL Team 6

On August 6, 2011, tragedy struck the U.S. special operations community when a Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was shot down in Afghanistan’s Tangi River Valley. The aircraft carried 38 people,

12 years ago

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