SOF

The raid on Cabanatuan was a classic example of a joint special operations mission that was incredibly planned and executed.

They jumped out of the dark. The oldest held a kitchen knife that looked like it had been dipped in shit about three lifetimes ago.

Modern realities and the evolving nature of conflict raise questions about who’s eligible to receive the Purple Heart.

The Malayan Emergency proved that a counterinsurgency operation (COIN) could succeed if approached cleverly and co-owned by the locals.

While he was a more than capable Green Beret, Richard Flaherty — who was just 4 feet, 9 inches tall — had to fight just to join the Army.

The Big Army hated Special Forces; all the attention that the relatively new unit had gotten had rubbed the brass the wrong way.

Not only are SWCC students subjected to long and tiresome swimming evolutions in the pool and ocean, but they are also tested on their water competency.

24th Special Tactics Squadron, the Air Force equivalent of SEAL Team 6 or Delta Force, is ready 24/7 to fulfill its mission across the globe.

As it happens, New Zealanders are not likely to be kept out of the fray.

Successfully performing blood transfusions on the battlefield could stop most of the preventable combat deaths.

As long as the 10th Special Forces Group was in Europe, the Soviets would always fear the sudden rustle in the night.

Some war stories are about gunfights and HALO jumps. But the best ones involve copious amounts of contraband and a few knuckleheads.