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The DEA FAST are an elite tactical unit which focuses exclusively on counter-narcotics (CN) operations. There are only five of these teams within the administration with one permanently stationed in Afghanistan. They are there to conduct CN and counterterrorist missions as Afghanistan is the world’s most prolific narcotics production and trafficking countries. Although they […]
In coordination with the DEA FAST teams, Australia’s 2nd Commando Regiment incapacitated insurgent leadership groups throughout Afghanistan.
One of the most enduring and successful partnerships I’ve been a part of was when the 2nd Commando Regiment officially partnered with DEA FAST.
For those insurgents unbalanced enough to want to stir up the 40-vehicle deep hornet’s nest bristling with Australian operators itching for a gunfight, they were certainly not disappointed.
Why the biggest drawback for Australian SOF in Afghanistan was a lack of dedicated helicopters to support our counter-insurgency and counter-leadership ops.
In the dead of night, close to 400 Filipino police commandos comprising the country’s Special Action Force (SAF) moved into position. Their target: Malaysian national Zulkifli bin Hir, aka “Marwan.” A hardcore member of Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), Marwan was believed killed in 2012 by what was most likely a drone strike coordinated with U.S. forces. After the strike, […]
SOF soldiers around the globe have one thing in common: they always make do with whatever resources they have available. In Greece, we have been hit hard by the world economic crisis, and the money needed for a Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) was simply not available. A staff sergeant from the Special Paratroopers section designed […]
The 9th Assault Parachute Regiment, also known as “Col Moschin,” is the most elite regiment of the Italian Army. The men comprising that unit receive the most complex and difficult training of any in the army. Recently, with the establishment of COMFOSE, the Italian Army general staff tried to transfer some of Col Moschin’s capabilities to other special […]
Australia is gearing up to host the 2014 G20 Leader’s Summit which will be held in Brisbane on 15 and 16 November. The city has transformed as a result of the security arrangements necessary to accommodate the world’s most powerful people. Approximately 2000 Australia Defence Force (ADF) personnel from across all three of the nation’s […]
Having spent the last six years of my career serving with the 2nd Commando Regiment, I have been fortunate enough to have witnessed and been a part of some of the unit’s most important transformations over its relatively short history. The unit has evolved at an incredible pace, which is undoubtedly and inextricably linked to […]
As we head toward November mid-term elections, the writing is on the wall that the United States government is simply waiting out the domestic political situation until they can use military force, including troops on the ground, to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Allied special operations forces are also preparing for this military action […]
Australia has finally reached a deal with the Iraqi government in relation to the deployment of special operations forces and the initiation of their “advise and assist” role to support Iraqi troops in their fight against the Islamic State. Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop recently wound up a two-day trip to Baghdad, where she finalised a deal […]
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