The Pic of the Day: American and New Zealand sailors train together

Command Master Chief Andrew Tyler, from Oakland, Calif., center, and the Royal New Zealand Navy sailors aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). Germantown, part of America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners […]

The Pic of the Day: Pararescuemen waiting for the jump

U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS), await boarding a C-130J Super Hercules before executing a high-altitude low opening (HALO) jump in East Africa, Feb. 4, 2020. The 82nd ERQS is responsible for conducting personnel recovery operations in the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area of responsibility.

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Marijuana causes man’s erection to last as long as 12 hours I’m put soundly in mind of TV advertisements for Viagra and Cialis and the sort. At the end of the commercial, a couple of medical caveats were injected, one admonishing those with hypertension to not use the drug, and the other one to the […]

The Video of the Week: The life and deeds of Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV

Chief Special Warfare Operator Charles Keating IV was killed during a firefight with ISIS forces in May 2016. He was part of a quick reaction force (QRF) that was trying to rescue a joint American-Kurdish force that came under attack by scores of ISIS fighters. For his heroism in the battle, SOC Keating received the […]

The Pic of the Day: Firing a Javelin in the snow

A U.S. Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, fires an M98A2 Javelin missile system during a live-fire exercise in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 20 near Setermoen, Norway, March 3, 2020. Exercise Cold Response 20 takes place across northern Norway involving […]

The Pic of the Day: How to save a life

U.S. Soldiers from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and 30th Medical Brigade participate in Operation Courageous Defense, a collective training exercise designed to showcase integrated medical operations in the European theater, March 5. As part of their preparations for DEFENDER-Europe 20, a theater-wide exercise with the largest deployment of U.S.-based forces to Europe in more than […]

The Pic of the Day: Top Special Operations General visits UK

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, United States Special Operations Command commander, learns about a medical simulator 352nd Special Operations Wing Airmen train on at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. The mission of the 352nd SOW, part of Air Force Special Operations Command, is to provide combat-ready, responsive, specialized airpower and combat support to […]

Behind the scenes at SOFREP

“Winchester” is the indicator used between aircraft that one’s gunship is out of useable ammunition. A fuel shortage is communicated by the word “Bingo” whereby an aircraft much break station and return to base or Forward Arming and Refuelling Point (FARP) for more fuel. While a Bingo gunship must leave the action, a Winchester gunship […]

The Pic of the Day: Egyptian commandos visit 5th Special Forces Group

A Soldier with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) coaches Egyptian Special Operations Soldiers of Unit 999 during room clearing exercises at a training complex on Fort Campbell, Ky., February 10, 2020. 5th SFG(A) Soldiers trained with the Egyptians on a variety of tasks during a two-week-long joint training event designed to enhance the operating […]

The Pic of the Day: What amphibious landings look these days

An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) drives out of the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) during well deck operations. Oak Hill, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with embarked 26th MEU, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area […]

Your Weekly News Roundup: Man threatens to blow self and car up next to Pentagon, First Coronavirus fatality in US, Babysitter shoots 10-year-old boy, Woman hides meth in vagina, Man arrested for peeing in ice machine

Man threatens to blow self and car up next to Pentagon This is a non-story. It’s a story that isn’t. It’s jackass journalism. This probably started out as: “Man has barricaded himself in his car next to the Pentagon, but he is not making any demands and nobody is paying any attention to him.” Why […]

The Video of the Week: Rangers assault ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan

This video shows a joint Special Operations assault force comprised of American Rangers and Afghan Special Security Forces raiding an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. The operation took place on April 11, 2018, and resulted in the death of 22 ISIS fighters. The operation occurred six days after Qari Hekmatullah, the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) emir […]