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How a disastrous mission in Iran 40 years ago changed the way US special operators fight
On November 4, 1979, Iranians stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. The fa…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How a dysfunctional mission in the Caribbean became 'the pivotal point' for the creation of US Special Operations Command
Today, the US special-operations community operates like a well-oiled machine, but it had to learn …
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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One of the Air Force's biggest planes has helped pull off every major special ops mission since Vietnam
"We don't kick in any doors, but we enable the special operators on the ground to kick them," a for…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How the Army's elite Delta Force pulled off a record-setting mission against the Taliban only weeks after 9/11
In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning what remains the longes…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Why Delta Force operators were on the sidelines during their first successful hostage-rescue mission
Delta has become the US's go-to hostage-rescue force, but during its first outing, the Unit's opera…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The messy way the Marines joined US Special Operations Command
Marine Forces Special Operations Command was formed 15 years ago, but disputes during its creation …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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During the Vietnam War, the US created a highly classified unit that still influences modern special operations
MACV-SOG was deactivated as the Vietnam War ended, but the secretive group's legacy lives on with J…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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For decades, US special-operations units copied the British, but now the tables are turning
The changes are part of a strategic shift, meant to keep the British military relevant amid great-p…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Meet the Army's 'Night Stalkers,' the special-operations pilots who can fly anything anywhere in the world
The Night Stalkers will take you anywhere in the world whenever you need to be there — plus or minu…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US Navy is planning to 'recycle' one of its first supercarriers. Here's what's next for USS Nimitz
The Navy has the ambitious goal of building a fleet with 546 ships by 2051. USS Nimitz won't be one…
Benjamin Brimelow
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This failed secret mission changed special ops forever
During departure from Desert One, one of the helicopters collided with a C-130, killing eight U.S. …
Senior Airman Luke Kitterman,…
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Visiting the gulag where my grandfather was tortured, but didn't officially exist
My grandfather was held at Bulgaria's most notorious gulag. This summer, I saw it for the first tim…
Tana Ganeva
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JIMMY CARTER: 'I Could Have Wiped Iran Off The Map'
"I could've been re-elected if I'd taken military action against Iran, shown that I was strong and …
Hunter Walker
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Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States
The US may be the only nation where dogs are set on men inside their cells. The attacks have left m…