SAS

When the SAS defied their government to rescue their own

19 September, 2005. Basra, Iraq. The British soldiers couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Before them, on a TV screen, sat two of their own, faces bloody from beatings, being paraded on Iraqi TV. The announcer read in Arabic that they were being charged with the murder of an Iraqi policeman; they were held in […]

Report: Delta Force and Special Air Service operators killed by friendly fire, not ISIS

Two coalition commandos who were previously believed to have been killed by an Islamic State improvised explosive device were actually killed by friendly fire, a report reveals. An internal investigation by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) concludes Delta Force operator Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar and Special Air Service (SAS) Sgt. Matt Tonroe were killed […]

The day the British SAS defied their government to rescue their own: Part One

19 September 2005 Basra, Iraq The British soldiers couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Before them, on a TV screen, sat two of their own, faces bloody from beatings, being paraded on Iraqi TV. The announcer read in Arabic that they were being charged with the murder of an Iraqi policeman, were held in Basra, […]

The Pic of the Day: Cleared hot, British SOF Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in action

RAF Regiment Forward Air Controllers (FACs) with the Air Land Integration Cell guide a Typhoon fighter onto a ground target during an exercise. The RAF Regiment provides Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs) and FACs to British Army conventional and special operations units. RAF Regiment TACP/FACs are part of the Joint Fires Cell within Support Company, […]

Fleet protection and counterterrorism: European task force to deploy outside Iran

On July 19th the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero sailing in Omani waters through the Hormuz Strait was captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The move came nearly two weeks after British Royal Marines Commandos seized an Iranian supertanker, near Gibraltar, believed to be carrying oil to Syria in contravention of European Union sanctions. Britain responded […]

Iranian Revolutionary Guard commandos storm British tanker

Last week, commandos of Iran’s Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stormed two British tankers that were sailing in the Strait of Hormuz. The aggressive seizure of the two ships was in response to the previous detainment of an Iranian tanker by British Royal Marines. That ship was illegally carrying oil to Syria in […]

Victory for Trump as UK and France pledge to increase troops in Syria

The magazine Foreign Policy (FP) is reporting the United Kingdom, France and some Baltic and Balkan states have agreed to increase special forces elements in Syria. It comes as a major victory for the Trump administration after it decided to pull troops out of Syria. Officially, the U.K. and France do not acknowledge having any […]

Tom Hardy to star in new miniseries about the British SAS

Fans of brilliant war series such as “Band of Brothers” or “The Pacific” are in for a treat, as the BBC will be producing a television miniseries about the birth of the renowned Special Air Service (SAS). The new television series will explore the inception, establishment, and initial years of the famous special operations unit. […]

Major changes coming to British Special Forces

The winds of change are blowing fiercely across the geopolitical chessboard, propelling countries to adjust and adapt to remain competitive. Nation-level conflict is once more the focus of Western militaries following decades of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations, and special operations forces (SOF) are fighting to remain at the tip of the spear. According to the […]

Spec ops technology: Could a digital flashbang make the difference in close-quarters combat?

A new, reloadable flashbang with a digital fuse promises to give law enforcement officers and war-fighters a crucial tactical advantage when it comes to close-quarters combat (CQC). Liberty Dynamic has been working on the Enhanced Diversionary Device (EDD) for more than four years. According to the manufacturer, their flashbangs are superior to current products for […]

How Special Forces operators commemorate their lineage

What a better way to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day then by jumping into Normandy? Green Berets assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducted static line and free-fall parachute drops on a drop zone in Normandy, France, last week. The Air Force’s 352nd Special Operations Wing and 86th Airlift Wing provided three […]