Operation Nimrod: How the Iranian Embassy Raid Raised the SAS’ Profile
Operation Nimrod put the legendary SAS firmly into the limelight and made them the terror of their enemies.
Margaret Thatcher
A Prison Riot? Send in the SAS!
Even in a prison riot, the SAS don’t play around.
40 years ago the British SAS stormed the Iranian Embassy and became world famous
On April 30, 1980, 6 men approached the Iranian Embassy at Princes Gate, in South Kensington, London. They were Arabs, members of a little known dissident group called the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan, an oil-rich area of Iran that had ruled itself autonomously until 1925. Their goals were to reestablish independence […]
Legendary SAS operator passes away
A legendary Special Air Service (SAS) operator and assault team leader during the famous Iranian Embassy hostage rescue has passed away. Command Sergeant Major Tom MacDonald died at the age of 71 in New Zealand where he had retired to. The SAS operator had a long and illustrious career in the British Army. He first […]
When the burden becomes too much: Family of legendary Special Air Service operator torn apart
Military life is difficult for both the service member and his or her family. Schools, deployments, and relentless pressure often have a profound impact on the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of military families. Families of Special Operations Forces (SOF) often experience all this at a heightened magnitude given the secrecy of their loved one’s […]
US Military bashes UK over potential cuts
It’s not often that you hear your greatest ally bashing your money choices. But that’s exactly what British Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials heard from US military officers. “As the UK continues to diminish and as the Royal Marines, in particular, take a hit, I think that our view of what we will be able […]
