The Video of the Week: Marine Spec Ops, today will be different

The Video of the Week: Marine Spec Ops, today will be different

Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) train, organize, equip and deploy task-organized, scalable and responsive Marine Corps special operations elements worldwide in support of combatant commanders and other agencies. MARSOC is comprised of roughly 2,500 Marines and sailors. The base unit of MARSOC is the fourteen-man Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT). Each 14-man MSOT is […]

The Pic of the Day: It sucks to be you, Marine Raider

The Pic of the Day: It sucks to be you, Marine Raider

A team of Marines a carry zodiac boat to finish the boat build and breakdown event during the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Raider Games aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Raider Games was a 10-mile ruck course with 14 events, including rappelling, pistol slow fire, completion of the obstacle course, […]

The Pic of the Day: Preparing for some explosive breaching

The Pic of the Day: Preparing for some explosive breaching

U.S. Marines conduct urban breach demolition and explosives training during exercise Fuji Viper 20-2 on Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 27, 2019. Fuji Viper is a regularly scheduled training evolution that allows infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics. This iteration of the exercise is executed by an activated […]

The Pic of the Day: SWCC dudes doing SWCC stuff

The Pic of the Day: SWCC dudes doing SWCC stuff

United States Navy Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen from Naval Special Warfare launch an unmanned aerial system June 20, 2019 during a patrol on the Black Sea as part of Trojan Footprint 2019. Trojan Footprint is an annual U.S. Special Operations Command Europe-led exercise that incorporates Allied and partner special operations forces, this year’s exercise brought […]

The Pic of the Day: F-16 loading competition

The Pic of the Day: F-16 loading competition

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Torres, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew team chief, loads an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during the 8th Maintenance Group’s fourth-quarter Weapons Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 3, 2020. The three-person crews were evaluated on safety, reliability, technical proficiency and time.

The Pic of the Day: Airmen plot their way to Ranger School

The Pic of the Day: Airmen plot their way to Ranger School

Squad leaders discuss strategy during an Air Force Ranger Assessment Course at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 15, 2019. The course teaches students critical tasks such as land navigation and troop movements. During the 19-day training course, students are evaluated to determine if they possess the knowledge, willpower and skills to attend Army Ranger […]

The Pic of the Day: Them coveted foreign jump wings

The Pic of the Day: Them coveted foreign jump wings

Soldiers with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and the Indian Army’s 3rd Paramilitary Special Forces Battalion exchange jump wings during the Vajra Prahar closing ceremonies, at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash. Vajra Prahar is a bilateral joint combined exchange training exercise that improves the ability of the forces involved […]

The Pic of the Day: SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient reflects

The Pic of the Day: SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient reflects

Retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski, Medal of Honor Recipient, speaks with Command Master Chief David Twiford, command master chief of Recruit Training Command (RTC), about his career during an RTC Sailor 360 training. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp. Chief Slabinski was a member of SEAL […]

The Pic of the Day: SOCOM’s Demonstration Team

The Pic of the Day: SOCOM’s Demonstration Team

Members of the SOCOM demonstration team prepare to jump during the 2019 Fort Wayne Air Show at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, Indiana on June 9, 2019. The 122nd Fighter Wing hosted a free public airshow June 8-9, 2019 featuring an aerial show by the Thunderbirds, the 122FW’s own A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft […]

The Pic of the Day: It doesn’t get more ‘Merica than this

The Pic of the Day: It doesn’t get more ‘Merica than this

The 122nd Fighter Wing hosted a free public airshow June 8-9, 2019, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Fort Wayne Air Show featured an aerial show by the Thunderbirds, the United States Air Force precision-flying demonstration team. The Shockwave Jet Truck “is a custom-built race truck […]