Category: Expert Analysis

Read Part 1 HERE The Light Reaction Company nearly had their first counter-terrorism training course cut short as the military wanted to deploy them immediately down south to Basilan. The mission was to locate and rescue two American missionaries who had been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf. Martin and Garcia Burnham were taken from a resort […]

After Wonder Woman’s box office success, a number of stories surfaced about the movie’s lead actress who, despite expertly carrying her own blockbuster feature film, was a relative unknown to American audiences before she first donned the bullet-proof bracelets.  Gal Gadot, many soon learned, isn’t just a badass on screen – like all Israeli citizens, […]

Survival is a state of mind. If a man does not let himself become defeated, he will survive. In order to prepare a plan to survive any type of catastrophe, you need to become aware of just what is needed to survive. For this article, I’m going to use some images from the movie “Rambo: First Blood.” I […]

The Sinai Peninsula once teemed with tourists soaking sunshine and culture alike. Not anymore. A six-year-old Islamist insurgency has seen to that. The Bedouin insurrection, triggered by Cairo’s neglect for the region, that followed the Arab Spring in 2011 has mutated to today’s Sinai Province—one of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) chief affiliates. It’s achieved much […]

The Light Reaction Regiment, a unit shrouded in secrecy and born from a fusion of elite military backgrounds, emerged as the Philippines’ foremost counter-terrorism force, their stealth and effectiveness honed by rigorous training and high-stakes missions, often operating in the shadows where recognition is scarce but impact is profound

Images have emerged on social media of Philippine military vehicles that have been hastily equipped with wooden armor as a part of their effort to counter attacks from ISIS and Maute held RPGs.  Fighting remains ongoing in the battle for the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, where Philippine President Duterte has declared a state of […]

We have been getting a lot of mail and tweets here at SpecialOperations.com and as we pointed out in our earlier post a day ago, many have questions about the Selection courses and what can be expected when candidates begin their quest to become part of the Special Operations fraternity and become part of the […]

Too little too late, shutting the gate after the horse has bolted and told you so, are all things I’ve heard being said about the latest terror attacks in London not two weeks since ISIS TARGETED AND KILLED CHILDREN in Manchester. In the same breath I hear we shouldn’t have a shoot kill policy, policemen […]

In the days since Wonder Woman debuted last Friday, the media has portrayed the film’s success as a triumph for women, and it certainly was.  Few directors can claim a $100 million opening weekend, and thanks to the DC Universe’s matriarch, Patty Jenkins is now the first woman to join that elite list.  In fact, […]

On this day during World War II in June 1944, Army Rangers would complete a mission, scaling the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day that would immediately become the stuff of legend. Later, the survivors would comment that they couldn’t believe that they survived. The Commander of the Rangers, LTC James Rudder would comment, […]

The recent events that have unfolded in London, Manchester and other places have people scrambling for answers as to what to do in a terrorist incident. We as a people must maintain our way of life and go about our daily business. Otherwise, the terrorists win. Because they ultimately want to disrupt your lives and […]

Popular culture is the lens through which we can experience places and situations we never come across in everyday life.  Thanks to modern media consumption, every teenager that’s never left Wisconsin still has what many could justifiably consider a passable understanding of the cultures and lifestyles of people all over the world.  Not everything we […]