Watch: A-10 battle damage the story of Kim ‘Killer Chick’ Campbell

Watch: A-10 battle damage the story of Kim ‘Killer Chick’ Campbell

Great story! A heavily damaged A-10 Warthog which was successfully landed back at a USAF Air base by pilot “Killer Chick” Kim Campbell. Damage was sustained over Baghdad in 2003.” Featured image By SSgt Jason Haag, United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons   This article is courtesy of Fighter Sweep.

Watch: Gunfighter belt setup / First line gear (2018 ver)

Watch: Gunfighter belt setup / First line gear (2018 ver)

Watch as Loadout Room writer, Garand Thumb, goes over his updated gunfighter belt setup. To reference his older video from about a year ago, check it out HERE.   *Photo courtesy of Garand Thumb Youtube Channel This article is courtesy of The Loadout Room.

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces fight alongside Afghan National Army

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces fight alongside Afghan National Army

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier and a U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, directs Afghan National Army soldiers during a firefight with insurgents in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2014. Afghan National Security Forces actively engaged the insurgents after being fired upon while en route […]

Watch: US and RAF Fighters intercept Russian SU-30s over the Baltics

Watch: US and RAF Fighters intercept Russian SU-30s over the Baltics

Tensions in and around the Baltic states on Europe’s eastern front have been at near-historic highs since the Russian military annexation of Crimea in 2012. Since then, there have been heightened concerns about further Russian expansion, especially through the narrow gap between the Russian satellite of Kaliningrad and nearby ally Belarus, which if captured, would […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALS swim back to the USS Michigan

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALS swim back to the USS Michigan

SEALs and divers from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team (SDVT) 1 swim back to the guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) during an exercise for certification on SEAL delivery vehicle operations in the southern Pacific Ocean. The exercises educate operators and divers on the techniques and procedures related to the delivery vehicle and its operations.   […]

Mobile Assault Force: Inserting SEAL Team Six on dirt bikes and quads

Mobile Assault Force: Inserting SEAL Team Six on dirt bikes and quads

During the writing of “The Final Mission of Extortion 17,” I learned of a very interesting type of operation Extortion Company Chinooks supported: MAF, or Mobile Assault Force. During an MAF raid, Chinooks of Extortion Company (the Army aviation unit to which Extortion 17 belonged) would insert members of DEVGRU SEALs using dirt bikes and […]

The one time 160th Special Operations Aviation flew during the day, and why

The one time 160th Special Operations Aviation flew during the day, and why

One of the hallmarks of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) – 160th SOAR(A) – AKA “The Night Stalkers,” is that they rarely fly during the day. One of the most secretive of all American special operations units, the 160th flies during daylight hours only in extreme circumstances. One of these times was during […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL parking his mini-sub on the USS Kamehameha

SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL parking his mini-sub on the USS Kamehameha

A Mk VIII Mod 1 minisub operated by members of a SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team maneuvers into a dry dock shelter fitted to USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSN-642), a U.S. Navy submarine. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Andrew McKaskle Watch Navy SEALs operate minisubs in the video below:

SOF Pic of the Day: Army Rangers open fire

SOF Pic of the Day: Army Rangers open fire

Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire at an enemy bunker during Task Force Training on Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 1, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency.   Image courtesy of the U.S. Army.   Learn about the U.S. Army’s Ranger school below — a harrowing leadership school that Rangers […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Rangers descend on a Little Bird

SOF Pic of the Day: Rangers descend on a Little Bird

Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment descend in an MH-6 Little Bird helicopter flown by pilots from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. They fly into a staged firefight during an exercise demonstrating the range of U.S. Army Special Operations capabilities for the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference on April 28, 2010, at Fort Bragg, N.C. […]

Watch: Naval Aviation Museum & history of the Blue Angels

Watch: Naval Aviation Museum & history of the Blue Angels

The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation produced this Blue Angel video to run inside the National Naval Aviation Museum during Blue Angel autograph sessions that take place following most Wednesday practices at NAS Pensacola. The purpose is share the history of the Blue Angels and their tie to Naval Aviation and the National Naval Aviation Museum.” Featured image […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Peru Special Operations provide security for US Night Stalkers

SOF Pic of the Day: Peru Special Operations provide security for US Night Stalkers

Members of Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales, Peru special operations force, fast rope from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operated by the Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment onto the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Carr as part of PANAMAX 2010. Special operations forces from Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Panama trained alongside East Coast […]