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On Friday, Air Force Tech Sgt. Brian C. Claughsey will receive the Silver Star for valor for his actions in retaking the town of Kunduz from Taliban control in Afghanistan in September 2015. Claughsey, a Combat Controller in the 21st Special Tactics was instrumental in helping a group of Special Operations forces retake Kunduz after […]
President Trump is expanding the Pentagon’s ability to and the US Africa Command to launch a more effective offensive campaign against the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia. This signing off by the President should clear the way for more airstrikes and a more active presence of U.S. Special Operations Forces on the ground. This move […]
Special Operations forces in Australia have been at the forefront of the wars in the Middle East in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Now there are reports surfacing that the Special Operations Forces of Australia are bitterly feuding. The disputes between the SASR (Special Air Service Regiment) and the 2nd Commando Regiment are engaging in their […]
Special Operations operators from 15 different countries were part of the over 3000 troops that recently took part in the Allied Spirt VI exercise. The training was conducted at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center located in Hohenfels, Germany and took place for nearly the entire month of March. Allied Spirit VI is […]
Continue to prep for the UBRR with the focus on legs and lower body today. Notate your time in your training notebook. Remember to stretch well after completing your run and always stay hydrated. You won’t feel like drinking on cool or cold mornings but it is important to remain hydrated. Training: 3 x Pullups […]
Since 9/11 there have been over 1000 awards for valor consisting of the Silver Star or higher awarded to US troops, mainly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost 20 percent of those have been awarded to Special Operations Forces, Navy SEALS, Green Berets, Delta Force commandos and Army Rangers. The Pentagon and the Special Operations Command […]
Thirty years ago today on March 31, 1987, Special Forces SSG Greg Fronius was killed in action in El Paraiso, El Salvador when guerrilla forces from the FMLN (Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front) attacked the Salvadoran base during an early morning attack. Fronius was 27 at the time of his death and left behind a […]
USSOCOM’s Warrior Care Program (Care Coalition) may have changed their name but what remains the same is that it still provides service to special operations forces wounded, ill or injured Service members and their families. The program was implemented to assist the wounded members of the command in the recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration as quickly […]
Special Forces troops and all Special Operations Forces for that matter are masters at relationship building with host nation forces that they live with, train, and fight alongside in the world today. From the beginning of the OSS, the special operations forces had to earn the trust of their counterparts in occupied France before they […]
Afghanistan’s Special Forces have been taking on a lion’s share of the fighting against the Taliban and other insurgent forces in the country. Now the military is planning to double the size of the 17,000-man force to double the number. While Afghanistan’s military now numbers over 300,000 personnel, the small Special Operations part of the […]
Frequently military terms and jargon are used when discussing the sport of football. And at times, they can be overused, but if Texas Tech’s coach Rusty Whitt is using it, then you may just want to listen a little closer. The Red Raiders Strength and Conditioning Coach was a US Army Special Forces Communication Sergeant […]
Since the television show, “The Selection, The Special Operations Experiment” came out on the History Channel many of my non-military friends and family have come forward asking how realistic the training was being depicted and if that was the actually the way it was. The show was based on a British television show “SAS: Who […]
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