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On Tuesday, the US military cautiously celebrated what has the potential, if confirmed, of being a major victory in the fight against ISIS. A US airstrike on Tuesday was believed to have killed ISIS’s “minister of war” Abu Omar al-Shishani, also called Omar the Chechen. If true, such a strike will both seriously hinder ISIS’s tactical […]
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force and Army Special Forces operators completed joint training exercises in Baumholder, Germany.
About 1,200 soldiers from 13 countries looked up toward the thin white clouds stretching across the sky. Having just participated in a brief NATO battle demo, they awaited the November event’s finale. First Lt. Tim Pena would later say it was “a beautiful day to jump.” But he hadn’t quite arrived just yet. Right on […]
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The Green Beret being kicked out of the Army for beating an alleged child rapist in Afghanistan has been given another extension — this time until May 1 — to appeal his separation from the service. Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland and his then-detachment commander admitted attacking an Afghan local police commander in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, […]
Watch as U.S. soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group train in close-quarters combat (CQB) with Chilean Navy special operations forces.
Featured photo credit: AP (Maya Alleruzzo, File) Washington (CNN) – The Obama administration is holding internal discussions on military options if the ceasefire in Syria fails, including the possibility of increasing the number of Special Forces on the ground in Syria, though no decision has been made, a senior U.S. official told CNN. Other potential […]
Kurdish special forces rescued a 16-year-old Swedish girl from ISIS captivity in Iraq last week, Kurdish military officials said on Tuesday. The Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) released a statement on Twitter that identified the girl as Swedish national Marlin Stivani Nivarlain and revealed that she was rescued near ISIS-held Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city. “She […]
This month, Special Forces candidates will participate in the Robin Sage training exercise, held within 19 North Carolina counties as the final test of their Special Forces Qualification Course training. Through March 14, students will participate in this exercise before graduating the course and moving on to their first assignments in the Army’s Special Forces […]
(CNSNews.com) – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday the United States is “aiming to accelerate” the anti-ISIS campaign “in every possible way.” And on Wednesday, Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq, indicated that additional U.S. “forces” will be forthcoming. A reporter asked Warren about “potential force increases” for training, […]
By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – Monday, February 15, 2016 At a time when U.S. special operations are devising plans for the mission of accepting women into the male domains of SEALs, Green Berets andArmy Rangers, the terrorist-fighting community is facing a looming readiness problem. The new challenge is tucked inside President Obama’s 2017 defense budget. […]
This Iraqi special operations training school apparently allows the instructors to beat the students with sticks as part of their hazing rituals (“training,” as it is also called).
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