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Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team “Golden Knights” and the U.S. Navy Parachute Team “The Leap Frogs” train together, Feb. 22, 2016, on canopy relative work over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense
I recently participated in an inspiring series of events at Vandenberg Air Force Base to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition Day, first proclaimed by President Carter in 1979 – yes 1979! At that time, only four years after the end of the Vietnam War, most Americans didn’t know it existed. Many didn’t want to know. Many didn’t want to think about the Vietnam War let […]
Aviators from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment lower a rope ladder to other soldiers so they can board their MH-47 Chinook during helo-cast training in the Gulf of Mexico, Aug. 5. Photo Credit: Courtesy of USASOC
EVERY time a European city is shaken by an act of mass violence, the continent’s heavy-weight newspapers host agonised debates over what has gone wrong. In particular, debaters often ask, should European states have responded differently to the emergence of large, discontented Muslim minorities, either by accommodating cultural difference more generously or (as some advocate) by suppressing it? Even when it becomes clear that Islam was not […]
Green Berets from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) rehearse close quarters combat in a shoot house on March 4, 2016 in Nevada. U.S. Army photo by 3rd Special Forces Group
The following is a guest post authored by Matt F., who is from the greater Boston area. Matt has a B.S. in Criminal Justice, and has a passion for history and all things awesome. To read more you can find him on WordPress. Follow him on Twitter @TheAlbumWeb. Fru did some light editing and made some minor contributions. […]
Two hundred and forty one years ago today, as he faced execution for espionage on behalf of the American colonies, Nathan Hale uttered the immortal line, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Or maybe he didn’t. A study by the Library of Congress (LOC) says there’s no contemporary evidence he […]
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, is hoisted to a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. […]
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Department or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air […]
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans for ground threats during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, over Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder
U.S. and Polish Special Operations Forces Soldiers move across a field to their objective as a Lithuanian Mi-17 helicopter hovers above during a casualty evacuation exercise rehearsal held Oct. 14 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. Image courtesy of the U.S. Army
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A Special Operations Forces sniper team engages targets at varying distances over a barrier during the United States Army Special Operations Command’s International Sniper Competition, where 23, two-man teams from special-operations, foreign-partners and law enforcement agencies put their skills to the test, March 20-24. Photo courtesy of USAJFKSWCS
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