UK Special Forces to get SOF Chinooks

The UK government has requested and will receive 16 special operations Chinook helicopters for the UK Special Forces (UKSF). Late last month, the US State Department and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved the sale of 16 new H-47 Chinooks. Additionally, the British will be getting numerous parts that could be used to configure the […]

Second Navy SEAL charged with war crimes

San Diego, California — A second Navy SEAL has been charged with war crimes over the alleged killing of an Islamic State (ISIS) prisoner in Iraq last year. As the ranking officer on the ground, Lt. Jacob “Jake” Portier is accused of covering up another SEAL’s war crimes. Special Operations Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher has been […]

Op-Ed: Can Chief Gallagher get a fair trial in Navy SEAL war crime case?

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a Navy SEAL with 19-years in the Navy, has been charged with war crimes related to the stabbing death of a detainee in Mosul in 2016-2017. Gallagher is currently confined to the Navy brig in Miramar awaiting word on whether he will receive a court-martial for this incident, which is […]

British Army has a new gender and age-blind fitness test

London, Great Britain— In an unanticipated—and highly refreshing—move, the British army is going to change its fitness tests to reflect the rigors of combat. The new tests will ditch gender and age considerations to ensure the all personnel designated for close combat duties will be up to the task. “I don’t care if you are […]

Kids Are the Same Everywhere and Say the Darndest Things

To our readers who are attempting for a career in Special Operations, you’ll meet all kinds of interesting people everywhere you go. Some societies are eclectic, like our own.  Others are very regimented, but one thing that will never change, no matter where you travel are kids. As Americans we have a built-in affinity for […]

5th Special Forces Group, Activated 21 Sep 1961, “The Legion”

On this day during the early 1960s, the 5th SFG (A) was activated at Ft. Bragg, NC. One of the most storied units during the Vietnam War, the 5th SFG has been the vanguard of Special Forces units in Operation Enduring Freedom and during the Global War on Terror. The 5th SFG like all of […]

British foreign fighter faces Turkish jail time for fighting against ISIS

Ankara, Turkey—A British national faces jail time in a Turkish prison because he fought with the Kurdish Peshmerga against ISIS. Last year, Joe Robinson was arrested while enjoying a respite in a Turkish beach resort. At the time, the Turkish authorities used his association with the YPG, a Kurdish militant group that fights ISIS in […]

ISIS close to tactical defeat?

London, Great Britain—The Islamic State (ISIS) is going through its final days, according to Major General Felix Gedney, the Deputy Commander of the allied coalition. Great Britain has been part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led international coalition, since 2014. Operation Shader, the UK component, initially began as a humanitarian aid operation. Quickly, however, […]

America’s $2.8 trillion war with no end in sight

According to a recent Stimson Center study, America’s Global War on Terror has cost the taxpayer about $2.8 trillion since 2002. This, of course, does not even begin to factor in the very real human costs. These come in the form of American soldiers and contractors killed and wounded overseas. These costs also come in […]

Haider al-Abadi abruptly fires Iraq’s national security adviser

Iraq’s Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, has fired his National Security Adviser, Falih Alfayyadh. The Prime Minister cited the undermining of national security and gross negligence as the reasoning behind the termination. Furthermore, Falih Alfayyadh will not be apart of the new Iraqi government formation that is scheduled to begin this week. Alfayyadh was the leader of the […]

Iraqi-Kurdistan’s President meets with Russian officials to discuss the region’s future

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani expressed the region’s need for further relations with Russia during a meeting with Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin this week in Erbil. Russia has been becoming increasingly involved in northern Iraq’s oil production industry, utilizing government-affiliated private companies to go after contracts in the region up for […]