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A Special Air Service (SAS) team rescued three orphans born to parents fighting for the Islamic State (ISIS). The parents of the three children had been killed during a Coalition airstrike earlier this year. The rescue operation took place sometime during the last two months. The SAS element was accompanied by a few Foreign Office […]
In the modern world, nuclear weapons are seen almost entirely as deterrents, with most nations adopting a “second strike” approach to even newly developed nuclear delivery vehicles like intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). This “second strike” mindset is, at its base level, an extension of the long-standing doctrine of mutually assured destruction — with nuclear nations […]
A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment fires an assault rifle while Special Forces soldiers from the Croatian Special Forces Battalion observe and coach during weapons training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership Development Program between Polish Special Forces, Croatian Special Forces and 1-10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Poland.
German military counterintelligence has discovered several potential neo-Nazis in the country’s Tier 1 Special Operations unit. According to German media reports, the Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK), an equivalent to Delta Force and the British Special Air Service (SAS), has been infiltrated by neo-Nazis. At least one operator has been kicked out of the unit and two […]
In March of last year, a 66-year-old man named Sergei Skripal was the target of an alleged Russian assassination attempt on UK soil. Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer turned asset for the MI6, and his daughter were both exposed to a Soviet-era nerve agent called Novichock. The nerve agent very nearly killed them […]
Leaders from across the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation arrived in London to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the alliance. Yet the gathering was noted for its tensions rather than its harmony. While Boris Johnson (the British Prime Minister and the summit’s host), reaffirmed his country’s “rock solid” commitment to NATO and reiterated the idea of […]
In trying to increase its effectiveness and interoperability, NATO has created yet another mini Special Operations Command. In late October, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Austria (a NATO partner) signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of the Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC). Hungary, as the framework nation (i.e., the nation which launched […]
Missile defense is an increasingly essential part of any nation’s military infrastructure as ballistic and cruise missiles become a more prevalent facet of modern combat operations, and aggressive nations inch closer to developing and fielding fully capably nuclear weapons. Among the NATO allies, there are multiple disparate systems and platforms capable of supporting the missile […]
In telling the stories of war, we have a natural inclination to focus on the action, the drama of the front lines. Heroes, villains, and violence unlike most people have ever seen has a unique way of grabbing at the human attention span, luring us in with via own aspirations of heroism, or our own […]
The British Royal Marines Commandos are bracing for significant changes that will take them back to their Special Operations roots. The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering the restructuring of the Royal Marines under the Future Commando Force concept. Improvements include upgrades to their individual weapons, personal loadout, and uniforms. More importantly, however, the […]
While the United States has no shortage of opponents on the military or diplomatic stage, few present such a looming threat as the nations of China and Russia. America‘s historical Cold War opponent may not have the same military might behind its bluster that it had during its Soviet hay-day, but Russia has demonstrated a […]
Ever since Russia’s military annexation of Crimea in 2014, the United States military has increased its presence and overall readiness throughout Eastern Europe. However, despite the presence of some 17,000 American troops on the continent, defense officials have repeatedly called for additional support, pointing out that NATO forces throughout the region are too sparse to […]
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