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Elite Covert Warriors: Inside the CIA’s Ground Branch

Ground Branch operators, the CIA’s elite, carry out their missions with quiet professionalism, staying in the shadows to protect national security.
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US Navy SEALs operators partaking in a special operations forces exercise off the coast of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. (Image source: DVIDS)

Top 11 Most Elite Special Operations Units: Unveiling the World’s Best Warriors
So, You Want to Overthrow a Foreign Government? Here’s Where to Start

So, You Want to Overthrow a Foreign Government? Here’s Where to Start

Recent Special Operations

Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen (SARC) assigned to November Company, 3rd Raider Battalion provide tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training to Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 102nd Cavalry Regiment during a routine deployment to Somalia on August 24, 2019. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC or TC3) is the standard of care in Prehospital Battlefield Medicine. It is broken up into 3 phases: Care under fire (CUF), Tactical Field Care (TFC), and Tactical Evacuation Care (TACEVAC). (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick W. Mullen III/U.S. Navy)

MARSOC Marine Raiders | Complete Guide

MARSOC Nov 01
(Imperial War Museum)

Orde Wingate and His Unorthodox Campaign Against the Japanese

Military History Oct 27
(U.S. Army)

That Time When a Feral Dog Attacked Me During Special Forces Training

Preparing for Selection Oct 23
Israel’s Sayeret Matkal

Israel’s Sayeret Matkal

Special Operations Oct 20
Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Preparing for Selection Oct 06
Photo: ODA-7 in San Miguel (SpecialForces.com)

How the Green Berets Stemmed the Communist Tide in El Salvador

SOF Oct 05
(Wikimedia Commons)

Memphis Belle: The Legendary B-17 Flying Fortress

Military History Sep 30
Navy SEALs train with Croatian SOF at sea, March 12, 2024. (Image source: DVIDS)

So, You Want to Be a Part-Time Navy SEAL? There’s a Way

Special Operations Sep 21
(U.S. Army)

Preparing for SOF Selection? Train Out of Your Comfort Zone

Preparing for Selection Sep 08
6 Tips to Passing Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)

6 Tips to Passing Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS)

SOF Aug 28
(U.S. Army)

The Rangers Raid Cabanatuan: A Classic Joint Special Operation

SOF Aug 25
The author's old Heritage Jewelers SF ring, over 30-something years old and looking better than the owner does. (Courtesy of author)

That Time When a Special Forces Operator Was Jumped by Moroccan Thugs

Life Aug 22
(DoD)

The Green Beret Affair: Project GAMMA and a Massive Army Fail

SOF Aug 12
The Terrible Ones: South Africa’s 32 Battalion

The Terrible Ones: South Africa’s 32 Battalion

Military History Aug 02
DVIDS

Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS): The Pain of Team Week

Preparing for Selection Jul 25
US Army Rangers | The Complete Guide

US Army Rangers | The Complete Guide

Special Operations Jul 20
Rex Barber's P-38 shoots down Admiral Yamamoto. (Painting by Roy Grinnel)

Operation Vengeance: Propaganda, Broken Codes, and the Assassination of Admiral Yamamoto

Military History Jul 19