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Whereas America excels at war fighting, mass weapons production for allies, and crisis response, we still need nation-building and a positive way out of perpetual wars. The United States must unlearn foreign policy blunders from unconventional wars and relearn its top-tier strategies on conventional wars to combat new rising threats.
Adapting to the ever-changing tactics of warfare, some conflict in Europe has been approached through various unconventional tactics
The underground, conduct operations in areas that the guerrillas wouldn’t normally operate such as in areas under the control of the occupying power.
The Malayan Emergency proved that a counterinsurgency operation (COIN) could succeed if approached cleverly and co-owned by the locals.
What the British would call, “a trot through the leaves.”
Who’s up for a 100 day jungle patrol?
You can read part I here and part II here. The men of Det A were highly trained professionals, ready to carry out what would most likely be a suicide mission in the opening hours of World War Three. With targeting packets completed, covers established, and extraction plans committed to memory, they were prepared to […]
You can read part I here. Assigned to 10th Special Forces Group in 1958, radio repairman Private James Wild was selected to go to Berlin despite his objections, as he wanted to stay with an A-Team. Trucked over to Munich, and then taking the train to Berlin, he was picked up by several Det A […]
It was the early 1970s at Andrews Barracks in Berlin. A stern-looking Special Forces Sergeant Major paced down the hallway for roll call. Daily Army accountability formations are normally held outside, but due to the extremely classified nature of the mission carried out by the Special Forces soldiers standing in the hall that day, roll […]
“They were playing Rambo,” Maduro said. “They were playing hero.” Venezuelan security forces arrested at least eight people, including two Americans, after a failed coup aimed at capturing socialist President Nicolas Maduro. This failed coup was allegedly approved by the U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, an allegation that he has denied. Jordan Goudreau, an ex-Green […]
The details are still coming to the forefront, but it seems that a former U.S. Green Beret was heavily involved in the secret military operation to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Associated Press (AP) was first to break the story about a daring but overly ambitious plan to sneak 300 former soldiers from the […]
On April 9, 1987, the Army Chief of Staff established a separate branch for SF officers (18A). Previously, in June 1983, the military had authorized a Special Forces tab for SF troops to be worn on the left shoulder. Then, on October 1, 1984, the Army established a separate career management field (CMF 18) for […]
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