Aleph

Not a lot is known about Sayeret Maglan. They are one of the most shadowy units in the IDF. Maglan is a Special Operations unit specializing in covert operations deep behind enemy lines. In recent years the unit under the command of now-retired Maj. Gen. Tal Russo turned into a formidable force going after some of the worst […]

Overnight, the different listeners we had open were reporting data being sent by the crawler. We had mail files, several document and spreadsheets files, configuration files (host file, info stored on the registry of several machines, etc.) and a matrix map of how the computers were connected to each other or network architecture. It was […]

When “D” and I entered the TOC, “Y” was already there talking with the two guys on the ground. They followed the execs that morning and again they stopped at the cafe. This time they were ready with a control inside the execs’ computers. A few minutes later, one of the principals opened his laptop […]

A red team is, like its name states, a team. This is a great thing since each member brings his or her own experiences into the mix. Each member of the team has a specific area that he or she is responsible for. These are usually based on the knowledge of that particular person and […]

In the IDF, ‘Lone Soldier‘ is a term that describes soldiers serving on active duty who have no family in Israel. These are volunteers that came to serve for 3-5 years. They typically go back to their respective countries upon completion. Most commonly, these are people who immigrated to Israel by themselves. I was one of […]

In the IDF, ‘Lonely Soldier‘ is a term that describes soldiers serving on active duty who have no family is Israel. These are volunteers that came to serve for 3-5 years. They typically go back to their respective countries upon completion. Most commonly, these are people who immigrated to Israel by themselves. I was one of […]

Terrorists have again cowardly attacked innocent people. Again we’ve seen scenes of explosions, chaos, people wounded and people dead. Having lived in Israel for a long time I, like most people in Israel, am all too familiar with these scenes. We’ve seen them over and over again. During the 2001-2003 period alone there was an […]

This is a video filmed by an embedded journalist during the 2006 war with Hizbollah in Lebanon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrCdN-1G8U&w=640&h=385] The next day, after this video was filmed, we went into that village and got rid of the Hizbollah presence in there. One of the IDF SOF units continued pushing from there and successfully terminated several teams […]

So, we were posted in the middle of nowhere near an encampment of a certain jihadi group. We were at standby pending permission to engage the terrorists. The only time we would fire was when they fire mortars at us. The jihadi assholes would not only get on the loudspeaker to call to prayers but […]

The trip to the infil point was uneventful. The blacked-out Hilux took the rocks on the road pretty well, however the operators on the back of the small pickup truck felt every one of them. Once they reached the infil point, the vehicle slowed down just enough for them to jump out and seek cover […]

During multiple military cybersecurity assessments last year of both simulated and real-world missions — three of which involved units deployed to U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, which includes the Middle East and Afghanistan — personnel leaked the positions and activities of allies to adversaries, Defense Department officials told Congress this week. The incidents were […]

The building was brighter than the sun. It was 0200, but all offices seem to be occupied, at least when peering through the night scope from 100 meters away. The three figures moved slowly, deliberately, placing heels first and sensing with the tip of the foot for anything that might make noise before placing the […]