WATCH: Navy SEAL water obstacle course
The purpose of the water obstacle course is to prepare operators for maritime missions and rescue operations. Watch as they tackle the challenge.
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The purpose of the water obstacle course is to prepare operators for maritime missions and rescue operations. Watch as they tackle the challenge.
At the outset of World War II, our senior military commander General George Marshall made a key decision that would guide much of the most critical decision-making throughout the conflict. He decided that as military units in combat suffered attrition through death, wounds, illness or other causes, the missing personnel would be replaced individually, one […]
Images courtesy of Business Insider US paratroopers are some of the most daring members of the US military. After completing United States Army Airborne School, or Jump School, these volunteers are certified to conduct some of the most daring missions in the military. We have compiled some of our favorite images of US Army paratroopers […]
Courtesy of U.S. Military Update, take a look at this compilation of the “10 Deadliest Sniper Rifles.”
U.S. Marine Brent Downing—fully bedecked in camouflage—demonstrates different techniques you can use to spot him before he gives himself away.
Spanish and Moroccan police on Tuesday arrested four suspected members of a jihadi cell that sought to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group, including one described as a former Guantanamo detainee who once fought with militants in Afghanistan. Three people were arrested in Spain’s North African enclave city of Ceuta while a Moroccan was […]
This is a preview of the upcoming book, The Power of Thought, by former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb. It is available for purchase through Amazon.com What are the core elements that allow top performers to achieve success repeatedly? One clear, positive thought can set a goal in bedrock or trigger peak performance. Study 3 easy […]
In his recent testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, National Intelligence Director James Clapper named Russia, China and North Korea as the top threats to US cybersecurity. But another key cyber adversary was left out – the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ever since the Stuxnet worm damaged Iran’s nuclear program in 2010, the country […]
The U.S. Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is the world’s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter.
Many things influence the popularity of a weapon, but in the special operations community, it can often come down to one thing: personal preference.
U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., has partnered with “American Sniper” author Scott McEwen on a book that will arrive in bookstores in September, 49 days before the general election. “American Commander: Serving a Country Worth Fighting For and Training the Brave Soldiers Who Lead the Way,” is a book Zinke said he’s been planning with McEwen […]
Iranian state TV reportedly showed a video clip of “Hezbollah snipers” in Lebanon taking out ISIS fighters on their state TV and their official website, only the footage was straight out of a video game.