Special Forces

The BBC can spin their tale, but war ain’t a BBC documentary—it’s blood, chaos, and split-second calls made by men the government’s too cowardly to defend once the smoke clears.

From Spartan warriors to Viking berserkers and stealthy ninjas, history’s most fearsome fighters laid the ideological and tactical groundwork for the elite special operations units we rely on today.

A high-stakes operation leads to Blackjack’s death, an eerie discovery of a bullet stopped by a grenade, and a strange funeral photo.

Why are Special Forces losing their best NCOs too soon—and are 18X recruits helping or hurting the Regiment’s future?

Is the Army’s career system holding Special Forces back? A bold plan reimagines how Green Berets are trained, led, and retained.

Is the traditional Special Forces company outdated? A bold rethinking could free Green Berets to train, fight, and lead more effectively.

Rethinking the SF company—can smaller teams, more support staff, and less admin free Green Berets to focus on what matters: training?

Bureaucracy and slow approvals are tying the hands of our best forces. Time for a change in how Special Ops operate.

Has the Special Forces mission expanded too far? Green Berets were built for Unconventional Warfare—so why are they juggling nine missions?

Meet the heroes behind Next Generation Combat Medic, a team of military medics now saving lives through training civilians to stop the bleed.

Pat McNamara’s first jump was a brutal trial by fire, a stark reminder that in the world of airborne operations, survival often hinges on a razor’s edge between training and catastrophe.

In the whirlwind of operations, from the jungles of Colombia to the heated terrains of Somalia, amidst the camaraderie and relentless jesting, lay a realm where the line between a soldier’s duty and the whims of reality blurred, tossing us between the rigors of military life and the fleeting moments of absurd hilarity that carried us through the unpredictable currents of service.