The Pic of the Day: Green Berets and Screaming Eagles raid together

Soldiers of C Troop, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct a blank-fire raid on a building in the Fort Campbell training area on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The soldiers spent two weeks training with Green Berets from 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), on various battle drills, mission planning […]

In the path of Hurricane Dorian? Here’s everything you need to do

As of Monday morning, Hurricane Dorian was continuing to batter parts of the Bahamas with its category 4 winds while already turning its sights toward Florida. Hurricane warnings were issued throughout Florida days ago, but as the massive storm moves toward the mainland U.S., communities throughOUT Georgia and the Carolinas have already been issued evacuation […]

The Pic of the Day: Javelin ready? Fire away

Soldiers fire a Javelin during a joint range exercise with Indonesian Armed Forces at a military base in Indonesia, Aug. 22, 2019, during Garuda Shield, an exercise that aims to promote regional peace and security.

British SAS files: Phil Campion on the difficulties of operating in Northern Ireland

Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, and started working on […]

Former Navy SEALs break down why they hate this legendary SOCOM rifle

For many of us from the conventional side of the military (or who never served at all) the FN Scar tends to carry with it a certain appeal. As a rifle designed specifically for Special Operations troops (SCAR actually stands for Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle), it’s hard not to look at the jagged angles […]

The Video of the Week: US and Aussie commandos working on their freefall insertions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQrmMQ7Wptc   U.S. and Australian Special Operations Forces (SOF) conduct a military freefall parachute insertion at night with zero natural illumination from 7,500 feet (2,300 meters) altitude, July 2019 during Talisman Sabre. By inserting behind enemy lines SOF conduct surveillance and reconnaissance to enable precision targeting. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise that tests the […]

The Last Full Measure: A war movie like you’ve never imagined

It took 34 years to get A1C William H. Pitsenbarger’s Air Force Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor—the first-ever bestowed upon an enlisted airman. And the struggle to tell that Vietnam War story in a movie took nearly 20 years more. Now, more than five decades after Pitsenbarger gave his life for the sake […]

In case you missed it: Our top headline picks from the past week

No more beards and cool-guy patches: Disciplining of SEAL Teams begins The Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) has issued the first set of corrective measures aimed at dealing once and for all with the plague of disciplinary, ethics, and professionalism incidents in the SEAL Teams. A “typical” day in the life of a Delta Operator […]

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines storm ship

ANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 26, 2019) Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and Clearance Divers assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Diving Pacific and Atlantic Units board Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) […]