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The Indian Army is looking at restructuring the selection process of its personnel volunteering for Special Forces and Airborne battalions. It is also aiming to expand their role in multiple operational theatres. India, despite having large numbers of Special Forces units and troops, does not have a national strategy on how its SF troops should […]
About a dozen military vehicles were ambushed on Sunday at Bouka Were, around 60 miles from the border with Mauritania, the army said. Unnamed Malian military sources confirmed that the ambush on the military convoy in central Mali left 24 soldiers dead and a number missing. Jihadists aligned with al-Qaeda perpetrated the attack. According to […]
She fought through every challenge the Q Course threw at her, proving that grit, skill, and determination—not gender—are what earn the coveted Green Beret.
The Coronavirus pandemic has affected readiness in all of the military services. For the Army, it has impacted everything from deployments, permanent change of station moves (PCS), and the implementation of the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT). The Army is still rolling out the new ACFT, as planned on October 1, but the results […]
BAE Systems, one of the largest defense companies in the world, successfully tested a ground version of its popular Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS). First introduced in the early 2010s, the APKWS is able to convert unguided rockets into precision-guided munitions. BAE Systems achieved that conversion with the addition of a laser guidance kit […]
Following the deadly 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the loss of four U.S. Special Forces troops, Colonel Bradley D. Moses, who approved the ill-fated mission, has been permanently removed from the promotion list to Brigadier General, highlighting the ongoing scrutiny and accountability faced by officers involved in the operation.
The United States is sending one of the Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB) to Colombia to teach, advise, and assist Colombian counternarcotics forces as the country once again has seen a rise in the cultivation of illegal narcotics. What makes this deployment so noteworthy is that the SFABs will be working for the first time […]
Editor’s note: What a better way to celebrate the Military Appreciation Month than with some “Why I Joined” stories? I was skipping class the morning of September 11th. It was three days after my 17th birthday and I was a cocksure senior with a buddy who had a car. I was making my way to […]
”With the arrival of a new year, part of a new command vision will soon take place in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) footprint. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command initiated a plan to reinvigorate the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum” Whenever a command issues a statement like that, most […]
“At 1700 hours, a daring amphibious raid was launched from the border of Colombia deep into the heart of Caracas. Our men are continuing to fight right now.” With these words, Jordan Goudreau, an ex-Green Beret and mastermind behind the Venezuelan debacle, would let the world know that his men were ready to arrest the […]
Editor’s note: What a better way to celebrate the Military Appreciation Month than with some “Why I Joined” stories? May is here and spring is in the air unless you live in New England where it feels like March. However, May is National Military Appreciation Month. During the month, there are several days set aside […]
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