Military History: Polish Army Day

For the past 22 years Poland has been celebrating Święto Wojska Polskiego (Polish Army Day) on August 15th. Same as each year, celebrations reach even the furthest contingents that the Polish Army has worldwide. The main celebrations are traditionally held in the capital, Warsaw. But there is more than just Warsaw being the capital to […]

Maglan, Kill or Capture at its Best

Not a lot is known about Sayeret Maglan. They are one of the most shadowy units in the IDF. Maglan is a Special Operations unit specializing in covert operations deep behind enemy lines. In recent years the unit under the command of now-retired Maj. Gen. Tal Russo turned into a formidable force going after some of the worst […]

JWK Strikes Down a Terror Ring in Ghazni

In the last few days, operators from the Polish JW Komandosów (former 1st Special Commando Regiment) conducted operations that resulted in dismantling a terrorist ring in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The operations conducted with elements of Afghan Police succeeded in uncovering several secret ammunition caches and IED making equipment. During one of the raids operators came […]

Europe’s Finest Episode 1: JW FORMOZA

I would like to start off this new series of articles on Europe’s Finest SOF Units that usually escape the limelight – but whose responsibilities, actions and sacrifice are not inferior to those of the big names like SAS, GROM or KSK. In each episode, I will concentrate on one SOF unit, provide some background […]

Brazilian Police: How Not to Do Aerial Platform Support

Currently kicking up a storm in Brazil… A video showing Brazilian police spraying a Rio de Janeiro slum with gunfire from a helicopter while in pursuit of a drug trafficker has raised concerns about law enforcement tactics in the country. The video, which was recorded on May 11th, shows police pursuing convicted drug trafficker Márcio […]

Going in with the IDF

This is a video filmed by an embedded journalist during the 2006 war with Hizbollah in Lebanon. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFrCdN-1G8U&w=640&h=385] The next day, after this video was filmed, we went into that village and got rid of the Hizbollah presence in there. One of the IDF SOF units continued pushing from there and successfully terminated several teams […]

Battle for Mali: Operation Serval

In early December I wrote an article that gave a basic overview on what the situation in Mali looked like (Battle for Mali: Coming Soon, 2013) and what needed to be done in order for the Malian government to retake control of the North. The timeframe I estimated was “2-3 months” until some kind of […]

Polish GROM: Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego Part 2

Some of you team members may be aware that our next SOFREP series to run will be called World of SOF. The series is by no means normal cable trash, and draws from our candid “Team Room” style of format with a twist. First off will be the the US Army’s Rangers hosted by Jack […]

The Guardium UGV – The IDF Unmanned Ground Vehicle

The IDF is known for its use of technology to help solve life and death problems. One of those technologies being used today is the UGV or Unmanned Ground Vehicle. Named Guardium, it is an autonomous observation and target intercept system that was developed by G-NIUS Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles joint venture company established by Israel Aerospace […]

Canadian Special Forces Sniper

Too bad the way these guys were investigated, and unfortunately this happens far too often in our own U.S. Spec Ops. Great informative video though… %EMBED3%