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Jamie Read

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Breaking down the British elite forces: The Royal Marine Commandos (RM)

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Royal Marine Commandos (RM)

Coalition SOF May 03
Disbanded but not forgotten: The Czech Special Operations Group

Disbanded but not forgotten: The Czech Special Operations Group

Coalition SOF Mar 24
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A Shieldmaiden Among Us: Female becomes the first to pass Parachute Regiment selection

Coalition SOF Feb 23
Ukrainian forces under heavy assault from Russian-backed separatists

Ukrainian forces under heavy assault from Russian-backed separatists

World Feb 20
UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Air Service (SAS)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Air Service (SAS)

Coalition SOF Jan 16
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Afghan Territorial Force 444 (ATF-444) and British soldiers exit a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2013. HMH-462 transported 2/8, ATF-444 and British soldiers during a joint interdiction operation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)

Coalition SOF Jan 15
Special Boat Service (SBS) operators in Inflatable Raiding Craft (IRC). Photo from Zatoichi1564/Wikimedia Commons.

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Boat Service (SBS)

Military Jan 14
UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

UK Special Forces breakdown: The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)

Coalition SOF Jan 13
UK Special Forces breakdown: 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment

UK Special Forces breakdown: 18 (UKSF) Signals Regiment

Military History Jan 12
Photo of United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), likely to be either SAS (Task Force Black / Knight) or support troops from 1 PARA SFSG (Task Force Maroon). riding on the side benches of a US MH-6j 'Little Bird' helicopter during operations in Iraq.

The Increment: The UK’s most clandestine special operations unit

Military Apr 06
Photo by Senior Airman Christopher Reel/ Released

Breaking down the British elite forces: Honorable mentions

Military Apr 06
Photo: Cpl Obi Igbo/Ministry of Defence

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Pathfinder Platoon

Military Apr 02
Breaking down the British elite forces: The Parachute Regiment (Paras)

Breaking down the British elite forces: The Parachute Regiment (Paras)

Military Apr 01
4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery

Breaking down the British elite forces: 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery Royal Artillery

Expert Analysis Mar 30
5 members of the UK’s Special Boat Service wounded fighting Britain’s secret war in Yemen

5 members of the UK’s Special Boat Service wounded fighting Britain’s secret war in Yemen

News + Intel Mar 28
Breaking down the British elite forces: 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

Breaking down the British elite forces: 148 (Meiktila) Battery Royal Artillery

Military Mar 25
Operation Sickle and Hammer: Ukraine prepares to take back Donbass from Russia

Operation Sickle and Hammer: Ukraine prepares to take back Donbass from Russia

Foreign Policy Mar 10
The art of plausible deniability: Russian mercenaries supporting Libyan National Army

The art of plausible deniability: Russian mercenaries supporting Libyan National Army

Foreign Policy Mar 09
Did the Islamic State just kill one of its own leaders?

Did the Islamic State just kill one of its own leaders?

Expert Analysis Mar 07
Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images

Analysis: Booby-trapped corpse in Mali kills 17, injures others

Expert Analysis Mar 05