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These are the 4 secretive US special-ops units that JSOC gives its toughest missions
Joint Special Operations Command's four Tier 1 special mission units are the cream of the crop in t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Shifting focus to threats from China and Russia starts with people, not tech, US special operations leaders say
SOCOM is facing the arduous task of shifting focus to near-peer threats after over two decades of c…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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With a new unit and F-35s, US Air Force 'aggressors' are trying to replicate the latest threat posed by China
"As the China threat has stepped up, we have to step up our replication," a senior US Air Force off…
Christopher Woody
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A British army email mishap publicly mentioned a military intel unit so secretive its members are banned from social media
E Squadron is a secretive unit in the secretive world of British special operations, tasked with hi…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones
US diplomats and the special agents assigned to protect them are confronting new challenges as geop…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Army jungle warfare expert rates 10 jungle warfare scenes in movies
SFC Steven Mason is a jungle-warfare instructor for the 25th Infantry "Tropic Lightning" Division i…
Ju Shardlow,David Ibekwe
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Ukraine has taken 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without firing a shot, US Army special-ops general says
"That's 17,000 soldiers you didn't have to blow up on the battlefield or destroy," the head of US A…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How US special operators held off Saddam's forces for days during the largest battle of the Iraq War, according to troops who were there
The four-day battle at Haditha Dam was the single largest engagement of the entire war, with 22 Ira…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time
Since entering service in the late 1960s, the AC-130 has seen action all over the world, but the gu…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Moscow's 'special' forces: An inside look at how Russia's famed Spetsnaz really operate
The image of Russia's Spetsnaz as "remorseless Soviet Terminators" has enduring appeal but little t…
Mark Galeotti
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Ukrainian special operators are learning to fight Russia without the 'tethers' other militaries have gotten used to
Ukraine's military, like any large military fighting a major war, "has internal distribution proble…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Air Force commandos trained to rescue other troops are getting used to a 'way more difficult' environment in the Pacific
The jungle is "very unforgiving" and US commandos "need to be ready for that," a US Air Force speci…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Exercises on opposite sides of the planet show US forces training for a little-known but crucial battlefield skill
Because close air support is conducted very close to friendly forces, there is no room for mistakes.
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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What makes 2 of the world's toughest special-operations courses so tough, according to troops who've endured them
From time to time, US commandos head overseas to test their mettle at foreign special-operations sc…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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5 'truths' have guided US special operators for 40 years, but they face new tests from Russia and China - and at home
US Special Operations Command's five SOF Truths are the philosophical foundations of the US special…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Meet the secretive Greek military unit that NATO Special Operations HQ just rated as 'combat ready' and 'exceptional'
The ETA, the Greek army's tier-one special-operations unit, earned top marks from NATO's Special Op…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The first woman has passed Naval Special Warfare's selection course. Here's the grueling 72-hour final test it took to do it.
The sailor will become a Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewman, one of the smallest special-opera…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Air Force commandos are preparing for war with Russia or China by rethinking what a 'runway' really is
The threat from long-range weapons has the Air Force looking to disperse its forces, and special op…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A 1980s showdown with Iran was US Special Operations Command's first test in combat
From 1987 to 1989, US special-operation units deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Prime Chan…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Stop counting warships. China's special-operations forces are Taiwan's real problem.
As impressive as China's naval expansion has been, Chinese leaders may not rely on those ships to r…