Category: Entertainment

Force Reconnaissance Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a live-fire deck shoot for sustainment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability […]

The Regimental Military Intelligence Battalion’s (RMIB) mission is to recruit, train, develop, and employ highly trained and specialized Rangers to conduct full-spectrum intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, and electronic warfare operations in order to enhance the Regimental Commander’s situational awareness and inform his decision-making process.  

As the premier special operations light infantry unit in the U.S. Army, the 75th Ranger Regiment takes pride in its unwavering physical standards that apply to all of its members—regardless of age or sex. Pictured from left to right: Colonel Brown (the new regimental commander), Command Sergeant Major Albaugh, and Colonel Tegtmeier (the previous regimental […]

July 21, 2019 – U.S. Army Spc. Kristofer Encinas, a sniper, and Alex Stoyonovich, a sniper team spotter, with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, engage a target prior to clearing a building during the European Best Sniper Team Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The European Best Sniper Team Competition is a U.S. […]

Chief Aircrew Survival Equipmentman Andrew Young, a member of the United States Navy Parachute Team, Leap Frogs, prepares to land, during the 2019 Fargo Air Show. The Leap Frogs were commissioned in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations with the mission to demonstrate Navy excellence throughout the United States.

CORONADO, Calif. – Vice President Mike Pence speaks to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students at Naval Special Warfare Center during a visit July 11. Naval Special Warfare Center provides initial and advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s elite SEAL and Special Boat Teams.

Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, visits Team SOCOM Marine Corps Veteran Gunnery Sgt. Letica Vega after a shooting competition during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 27, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, […]

U.S. Army Special Operation Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion during Integrated Training Exercise 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 27, 2019. FRIES training focused on Green Berets ability to rapidly insert on […]

Recently, the 75th Ranger Regiment released a recruiting and capabilities video. As the military’s—and arguably the world’s—premier special operations light infantry unit, the 75th Ranger Regiment is an ideal place for competitive and ambitious soldiers to begin their career. Physical grit and mental stamina, however, are necessary not only to pass the Ranger Assessment and […]

Marines assess a terrain map during an amphibious assault exercise in Bowen, Australia, July 22, 2019, as part of Talisman Sabre, an exercise between U.S. and Australian troops. Talisman Sabre 19 is a bilateral exercise that provides U.S. and Australian forces realistic and relevant training to strengthen regional security, peace and stability. This year, the […]

This is a film I was anxiously anticipating since it was based on an amazing – and true – story. Israeli Mossad agents operated a diving resort in Sudan for three years as a front operation while they whisked Ethiopian Jews out of danger and into Israel. “The Red Sea Diving Resort” is directed by […]

Air Commandos from the U.S. 320th Special Tactics Squadron evacuate a downed pilot with simulated injuries while conducting a personnel recovery (PR) training mission during Talisman Sabre, July 20, 2019. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise that tests the two forces combat training, readiness and interoperability.