Watch: US Marines in Africa celebrate with students after helping to repair school

Watch: US Marines in Africa celebrate with students after helping to repair school

After a group of American Green Berets were tragically ambushed in Niger, Africa last October, I watched as countless news outlets ran stories about America’s seemingly new “secret wars” in Africa. The idea that an American military presence on the continent was somehow a new or secret thing just didn’t quite jive with me, however, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL students in the surf

SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL students in the surf

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDs) students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Jan. 21. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Russell/Released Learn more about Navy SEALs Surf Passage training in […]

Fighting in the information age

Fighting in the information age

We live in the booming information age, where information of all sorts is readily accessible to countless people across the globe. Videos, articles and social media posts can be shared and viewed like never before — everything from cute cat videos in rural Japan to gruesome decapitations in Syria to wildfires in western America — […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs test combat insertion techniques

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs test combat insertion techniques

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct a proof of concept mission testing the efficacy of towing methods and insertion techniques during TRIDENT 17 on Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 8, 2017. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional military participants, as […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEAL on the lookout

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEAL on the lookout

An east coast Navy SEAL keeps a look out during an exercise May 15, 2017 at Port Michoud, La. during TRIDENT17. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premier joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, combined-effort scenarios for […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs adopt new technologies to accomplish the mission

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs adopt new technologies to accomplish the mission

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct proof of concept development testing with an in-water reconnaissance drone during exercise TRIDENT 17 on Hurlburt Field, Florida May 2, 2017. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional military participants, as well as partner […]

The Kurdish PKK and what you need to know

The Kurdish PKK and what you need to know

The PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) is an insurgent group with close ties to the YPG (People’s Protection Units) that conducts guerrilla based combat operations against Turkish military forces. They have been officially designated as a terrorist organization by NATO because of their continuous attacks on a NATO ally — Turkey. The PKK have roots in communism […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops hunt for IEDs

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops hunt for IEDs

East coast members of Naval Special Warfare uses a metal detector to search for possible improvised explosive devices on a road while conducting an exercise May 11, 2017 at Camp Shelby, Miss. during TRIDENT17. TRIDENT 17 is NSW’s premier joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops train for embassy attack rescue scenarios

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops train for embassy attack rescue scenarios

U.S. Special Operations personnel and anti-American protesters clash during an embassy attack rescue scenario during exercise TRIDENT 2017. The exercise is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, combined-effort scenarios for operational units.   […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Aspiring Ranger leads the way

SOF Pic of the Day: Aspiring Ranger leads the way

A young spectator salutes a U.S. Army Soldier during the Best Ranger Competition 2017 in Fort Benning, Ga., April 9, 2017. The 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition 2017 is a three-day event consisting of challenges to test competitor’s physical, mental, and technical capabilities.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. […]

On this day in history: US Navy’s first aircraft carrier is scuttled in WWII

On this day in history: US Navy’s first aircraft carrier is scuttled in WWII

February 27, 1942 — The USS Langley was sailing off the Indonesian coast with her escort anti-submarine vessels in tow. A Japanese reconnaissance plane spotted them and reported back to their command. By mid-day, the U.S. ships were being bombarded by Japanese bombers — Mitsubishi Navy Type 1 attack bombers, to be precise, known to […]