Colonel James ‘Nick’ Rowe Assassinated in 1989

April 21, 1989 the US Army Special Forces lost a legend in its ranks. Communist guerrillas assassinated COL. Nick Rowe while on his way to work as a military advisor to the Philippine Army. Rowe had escaped a Viet Cong prisoner of war camp on New Year’s Eve 1968 while being taken to his execution. […]

US Navy SEALs: Overview of Development Group Team 6

Born from the failure at Eagle Claw and forged by handpicked shooters, DEVGRU is more than a test bed, it is the Navy’s quiet, exacting blade that takes the best of the SEALs, breaks them again in Green Team, and sends them to do the nation’s hardest work from the sea, air, or land.

Israel’s Sayeret Matkal

Sayeret Matkal is Israel’s most elite special operations unit. It has been setting special operations standards since its creation.