Category: Special Operations

David Marlowe will lead the famous and mythicized directorate at a critical time as the CIA begins to focus on near-peer adversaries.

“Lt. Williams, it is hard for your President to find words to tell you of the deep gratitude and admiration that your fellow Americans have.”

The special operations community’s push for more cyber powers suggests a desire for more expansive offensive roles.

Special Forces have always adapted to the national security imperatives. They’ll look at further increasing diversity in the force to meet its needs. 

The difference between Special Forces and Army Rangers is best exemplified in this ambush exercise.

Through the summer and fall of 1943, the 29th Ranger Battalion earned the respect of the British Commandos.

Behind the headlines and the spotlight, Israeli special operations units are moving the pieces and enabling the IDF’s operations against Hamas.

Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) are gearing up for the great power competition against Russia and China.

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Special operation units from across the military conducted exercises in Eastern Europe in preparation for a potential conflict with Russia.

Operation Nimrod put the legendary SAS firmly into the limelight and made them the terror of their enemies.

Fifty-four years ago, a group of commandos fought for their lives in a small valley in one of the boldest special operations missions of the Vietnam War.