Tag: special operations

Third Phase includes basic weapons usage, land navigation, small-unit tactics, rappelling, demolitions, and marksmanship

Naval Special Warfare Preparatory School is actually Navy boot camp with some very early mornings and some very late nights.

Watch this video of 10 of the deadliest weapons on the modern battlefield.

A U.S. Special Operations assault force captured an ISIS operative during a recent raid in northern Iraq, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. The official would not discuss specifics of the raid, including the identity of the captured militant, due to the sensitivity of the mission. The operation was first reported on by […]

If you’re not comfortable in the water, Second Phase will either fix that forever or terrify you for the rest of your life.

Lt. Gen. Raymond “Tony” Thomas has been officially appointed to lead Special Operations Command, Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter announced Monday. “General Thomas has big boots to fill, but he has proven himself — as a soldier, special operator and leader, time and time again over the course of his illustrative career,” Carter said […]

Weekly, the men of First Phase must pass an increasingly demanding timed run, a timed obstacle course, and a two-mile timed ocean swim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElEMTTxzYtA The Australian Story episode Into the Lion’s Den showcases some rare, colour footage of Special Operations Australia commandos training in secret during World War II. Shot in the remote bush of Fraser Island in Queensland, well away from the public gaze, it is a glimpse into the world of espionage and the art of […]

Featured photo courtesy of Boeing ORLANDO, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command would like to acquire three additional multi-mission V-22 Ospreys before the product line ceases, a service leader told reporters Feb. 25.  There is not much of an attrition reserve for Special Operations Command’s force of 50 CV-22s, said Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, […]

Today’s Navy SEALs have seen action all over the world and are at the tip of the spear in America’s Global War on Terror.

Watch as U.S. and NATO special operators fast-rope out of CV-22 Ospreys during a training exercise called Emerald Warrior.

Witness firsthand the result of advanced training, patience, and high-powered firearms in these top 10 sniper hits.