The Taliban Tracked Down and Killed 4 Afghan Counterterrorism Agents, in One Case Pulling Out All Their Fingernails
Despite their public pronouncements the Taliban have not renounced their cruelty and are brutally killing former government agents.
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Alleged Human Rights Violations by Afghan Leaders Were a ‘Big Factor’ in the Country’s Fall, Experts Say
Top Afghan leaders committed many human rights abuses that the U.S. was aware of. Could this have been a cause for the government’s quick collapse?
US Special Operations Command Has Given Up on its ‘Iron Man Suit,’ But Is Still Looking for High-Tech Upgrades for its Operators
USSOCOM wants to gear up its special operators with the technological edge that will allow them to control and dominate future battlefields.
More Than a Dozen Democrats Push to Increase Defense Spending
“I think in one word we can sum up the ‘why,’ and that’s China,” Representative Elaine Luria, a Democrat from Virginia, said.
Special Operators Already Dealing With a Shady Piece of Chinese Technology the US Has Been Warning About
5G promises to revolutionize how we work and communicate, but it could have dire consequences for the public at home and troops in the field.
Calls to Veterans’ Suicide Hotlines Are Up Since the Taliban’s Takeover of Afghanistan
Although it is not certain whether the increase is connected to the situation in Afghanistan, the timing is indicative.
US Military Is Trying to Weed Out Extremists, and Special Ops Vets Say All Units Have Some ‘More Fringe’ Members
The Pentagon was so concerned about the spread of extremism within its ranks that it ordered a “stand down.”
One of US Special Operators’ Most Important Skills Has Nothing to Do With Combat
Foreign language capability provides the special operator with a comparative advantage. But now Congress fears this capability is atrophying.
With New Medals 30 Years After ‘Black Hawk Down,’ Members of Secretive Delta Force Say They’re the ‘Same Deadly Fighting Machine’
The fighting spirit of Task Force Ranger’s commandos is still universally recognized decades after the famous mission.
US Navy’s Top Admiral Admits They Crammed Too Much New Tech Onto Their New Aircraft Carrier
Sometimes too much of a good thing can create problems as development of the USS Gerald R. Ford shows.
Taking on Russia and China Has US Special Operations Command Rethinking Propaganda
The looming great-power competition will require us to rethink how we counter and use propaganda.
Why Real Navy SEALs Actually Hate the Charlie Sheen Movie About Navy SEALs
In the years since, the film became a go-to reference for what other special operations units claimed was a broken Navy SEAL culture.
