SOF Pic of the Day: 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group in NYC, Photographed With Twin Towers Months Before 9/11
Today, our pic looks at 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group in NYC, Photographed With Twin Towers Months Before 9/11
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The Special Forces Roots of the Acting SecDef Christopher Miller
President Trump’s new acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miler has an extensive — and impressive — background in Special Operations.
12 Strong: A fictional film that hails real life heroes who deserve our respect
This Friday will see the release of “12 Strong” about the U.S. Special Forces soldiers who spearheaded the invasion of Afghanistan after the events of September 11th, 2001. The Jerry Bruckheimer production was directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and stars Chris Hemsworth as a fictional Special Forces Captain, likely a composite character such as those seen […]
SOF pic of the day: Green Berets ride into war on horseback in Afghanistan
“Starting Oct. 19, 2001, 12-man Special Forces detachments from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) began arriving in Afghanistan in the middle of the night, transported by aviators from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Battalion (Airborne). They were the first ground Soldiers of the war on terrorism following 9-11 and […]
NYC Ground Zero: ‘Horse Soldiers’ statue finds final overwatch position
15 years ago America was attacked on our own soil. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, New York first responders went above and beyond to rescue and care for the thousands affected by the terrible tragedy. Also on that day, vengeance was beginning to be set into motion. Removed from the settling dust and […]
