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A Ukrainian Special Operations unit has become the first-ever non-NATO unit to pass the Alliance’s arduous SOF certification process. The 140th Special Operations Forces Center (140th SOFC) is now eligible to deploy and operate under the umbrella of NATO’s Response Force, the NRF. Being a SOF unit, however, means that if it were to be called, […]
The Royal Marines Commandos might soon be joining the ranks of the United Kingdom’s Special Forces (UKSF). Although an elite unit as it is, the Commandos are currently considered a step down from Britain’s SOF. They are the country’s premier light infantry amphibious unit. In recent years, they were deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan, […]
The national security media sphere is just as prone to buzz words as any other realm of journalism, and one that has popped up with increasing frequency in the past few years is “hypersonic.” The term usually precedes a noun like “missile” or “drone” and evokes an almost childish sense of speed — hearkening back […]
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandan Brown, 2nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron battalion Tactical Air Control Party, searches for the next opposing forces target to call for close air support during exercise Ample Strike 2019, near Náměšť Air Base, Czech Republic, Sept. 5, 2019. As a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Brown is responsible for […]
German Paratrooper dives an objective in order to get the least amount of time on target while competing in Leapfest 2019 at West Kingston, RI., August 3, 2019. Leapfest is the largest, longest-standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high-level […]
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator stands by while his team conducts a forward arming and refueling point mission with USAFE aircraft during Operation Rapid Forge on Amari Air Base, Estonia, July 16, 2019. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command’s tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force’s special operations […]
In 2013, our team had an opportunity to visit Poland and their premier counter terrorism unit, the GROM. For the first time ever, a US film crew was allowed inside their compound and granted exclusive interviews with GROM operators. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the GROM have been deployed alongside US Special […]
A group of U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, moves out towards its objective in Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMV) during Exercise Immediate Response at Udbina, Croatia, on May 15, 2019. Exercise Immediate Response is a multinational exercise co-led by Croatian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, […]
Physical fitness is one of the core pillars of effective soldiering and it has been since time immemorial. Whether it was in ancient Greece where the formidable Spartans and Macedonians developed superb strength to withstand the physical rigors of Hoplite combat, or in Early Middle Ages Scandinavia where the Vikings developed an extraordinary muscular endurance […]
After years fraught with disputes and skepticism, the Greek government has decided to establish a new Joint Special Operations Command (ΔΔΕΠ). The new Hellenic JSOC will answer directly to the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and will most likely be comprised of two components: a “Tier 1” and “Tier 2” component (these […]
A U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fires the Javelin anti-tank missile during the 1/2CR live fire exercise during Saber Guardian 2019 near Várpalota, Hungary, on June 5, 2019. 1/2CR is currently supporting SG19, an exercise co-led by the Romanian Land Forces and U.S. Army Europe that […]
Private First Class Scarlet Wilson, a medic with the 1st Platoon Comanche Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stationed in Vilseck, Germany, speaks with 2nd Lt. Roxana Ciolan, a civil affairs officer with the Romanian Armed Forces First Cimic Battalion. Both were at a static display in Sibiu, Romania, where both U.S. and Romanian soldiers […]
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