Particle Ray Missile Defense? DOD Plans on Fielding Weapon by 2023

While a lot of the futuristic weapons talk seems like pie in the sky stuff from Marvel Comics, it seems that there is an increasing chance for many of these types of weapons to be actually fielded in the very near future. NEWSREP’s Alex Hollings penned in an intriguing piece on what the Defense Department […]

On This Day in 1942, Gen. Douglas MacArthur Gives the “I Shall Return” Speech

In the early, dark days of World War II, the United States military in the Pacific theater was reeling. After the disastrous sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the Japanese forces began a series of invasions across the Pacific and extended their empire nearly to the edges of Hawaii. American and Filipino […]

Release of Film Combat Obscura Draws Marine Corps’ Ire

Over at NEWSREP in a report written by Stavros Atlamazoglou, he’s saying the Marine Corps is not happy with the way that the Marines were depicted in the film Combat Obscura by former Marine and current Columbia University film student Jacob Lagoze. In the film, where Lagoze and several other combat cameramen were attached to […]

Dunford Shoots Down WSJ Report of US Troops Remaining in Syria

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Joseph Dunford is denying an earlier Wall St. Journal report that the United States is planning on leaving 1000 U.S. troops in Syria, which is more than double what was initially reported. “A claim reported this evening by a major U.S. newspaper that the U.S. military is developing plans […]

Get Out And Ruck For a Cause While Prepping for Selection

We have frequently in the past advocated for many of the fine organizations that support our Veteran community here at SpecialOperations.com, especially those who care for our Special Operations Forces and/or are conducting a fundraiser thru rucking. During the past weekend, the 30th annual Bataan Memorial Death March drew its largest field of ruckers and […]

Triple Frontier, An Action-Packed, Thriller About SOF Guys on the Edge

Art imitating life? The latest action film to come out on Netflix is a must-see, big-budget production directed by J.C. Chandor, who also co-wrote the script. It has a big name, an outstanding cast including Ben Affleck, Oscar Issac, Charlie Hunnam, Gareth Hedlund, Pedro Pascal, and Reynaldo Gallegos, and an intriguing story. The story is […]

Dr. Strangelove? Russians Claim to Have “Doomsday” Submarine Weapon

Alex Hollings, on the main NEWSREP site, penned a very intriguing piece about the latest Russian weapon, which they’re calling a “doomsday” submarine. If you’re having flashbacks to Stanley Kubrick’s dark comedy masterpiece, “Dr. Strangelove”, then you’re not alone. Read on… Russia’s struggling economy may not make for a particularly effective military, but the Kremlin’s […]

AFRICOM Video Shows The Adventure of Conducting Airborne Operations

If you haven’t seen the video yet, during the recent “Operation Flintlock” United States Special Operations Forces conducted an airborne operation with unnamed host nation forces. The video highlights the level of training or lack thereof of some Third World nation’s airborne forces. Ask anyone from our Special Operations Forces who have conducted airborne operations […]

Ghostriders In the Sky… Air Force Gets Updated AC-130 Gunships

The United States Air Force just took delivery of their first upgraded “Ghostrider” AC-130 gunships, a valuable tool for Special Operations troops in the ground support role for many years. The 4th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, received its first of a reported 37 of the AC-130J Ghostrider Block […]

Canada Tinkering With Allowing Candidates Off the Street into SF

Canada’s armed forces are considering whether to allow the military to recruit Special Forces soldiers straight off the street rather than the traditional method of having soldiers spend at least two years in the conventional military. With Canada’s armed forces trying to bring in, what they characterize as a more diverse, better-rounded candidate that can […]

Ukrainian Special Forces Getting Western Help, Training

The somewhat forgotten conflict in Ukraine hasn’t gone away and in fact, may be heating up again. With the United States announcing that they are moving away from the counter-terror focus to the older style of conventional conflict with large adversaries such as Russia and China, brings recent developments in Ukraine into larger focus. Back […]