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Part 3 of 5 The Industrial (Counter-Terrorism) Revolution The early days following the invasion of Iraq saw joyous celebrations of Saddam Hussein’s ouster spill out into the streets. However, those streets soon took on a very different feel. The nation devolved into chaos and bloodshed, and as much as the Coalition attempted to […]
Night Raids On May 8th, Special Operations Soldiers fast roped from Black Hawk helicopters onto the balconies of the abandoned Grand Bay Hotel in Miami, Florida. The training mission simulation a hostage rescue operation as CBS reports: According to police sources, this is what came down in the mock anti-terror operation: Helicopters dropped Special Operations […]
Part 2 of 5 New Threat, Old Mindset One might expect that any pre-9/11 obstacles that stood in the way of setting Delta Force loose in pursuit of America’s enemies would have been torn down along with the twin towers of the World Trade Center. That was not the case — at least […]
After the tragedy that unfolded at Desert One, the attempted Delta Force rescue of American hostages held in Iran in 1980, the Pentagon was forced back to the drawing board. While it is easy to take for granted the Special Operations infrastructure that we have today, thirty years ago the military was still struggling in […]
Chicago has an upcoming NATO summit next month which is what the city of Chicago is putting out as a reason for the military exercise that just took place in broad daylight with both Blackhawk and Littlebird helicopters, apparently loaded with assault teams. Is somebody rehearsing for big city, urban operations? On YouTube: %EMBED3% On […]
In the wake of the failed hostage rescue mission conducted by the British SBS in Nigeria, it may also prove useful to take a look back at JSOC hostage rescue missions as well. Special thanks to SOFREP reader Chris for his hard work in compiling this information for us. The successful rescue of Jessica Buchanan […]
I recently found this picture floating through the ether of the internet where some dude on a web forum was insisting that the shooters in the picture were simply Delta Force re-enactors playing dress up. I’m going to have to disagree with this assessment and here is why. Based on the equipment seen here, I’m […]
I get asked a lot about the capabilities of various Special Operations units. People want to understand who does what and how all of these various SOF elements interact with each other. I’ve also had to explain that since 9/11 the entire SOF community has had to up their game, and the same also goes […]
I had been looking forward to reading Dalton Fury’s first novel, Black Site, since it was first announced because I knew as a former Army Special Operations guy, and a writer of military fiction myself, that someone with Fury’s background was set up for a grand slam. There are a lot of writers in this […]
Guns.com recently conducted an interview with former Delta Force commander Dalton Fury, who is also the author of the book Kill Bin Laden. Dalton Fury (a pseudonym) also has a novel recently out called Black Site, which I’ve already pre-ordered and am very much looking forward to reading. In the meantime, enjoy this interview from […]
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