Marine Raiders: The Future of MARSOC
MARSOC evolving into Marine Raiders might have been the greatest asymmetrical operation in the history of MARSOC. Here’s how it happened.
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Top 10 Special Operations Skill Sets
Special operations soldiers employ an array of hard-learned and much-sought-after skills. Here are the top 10.
Chinese Hackers Prepare Battlespace for War with America
Is it really that big a deal if the Chinese stole lists of government employees? It is when the list is of Americans with top-secret security clearances.
75th Ranger Regiment Commander Receives General Order of Reprimand
Following an informal 15-6 investigation Colonel Vanek, the Regimental Commander of the 75th Ranger Regiment, has been given a general order of reprimand which will follow him throughout the rest of his career. An Army spokesman said that the investigation looked into issues concerning, “command climate, perception, and judgement.” Meanwhile, the Army is not commenting […]
Obama’s Schizophrenic Foreign Policy & How The “End of Times” Theory Benefits the ISIS War Machine
In all fairness, Obama inherited a mess with Bush’s Iraq. However, his administration’s half-baked strategies since then have resulted in the region sinking into further chaos. When the President completed the US troop withdrawal in 2011, he left over a billion dollars worth of American weapons and equipment in the hands of Iraqi forces–many (also trained […]
Australia’s Homegrown Radicalisation Problem (Pt. 2)
We look at terrorism-related events in Australia since September 2014 to gauge just how serious the problem of homegrown radicalisation is shaping up to be.
Ranger Robert Brooks: Killed in Action Right Here in America
Memorial Day thoughts on a Ranger who was shot and killed by police officers in Pennsylvania after he left the Ranger Regiment.
General William Donovan: A Non-Political Intelligence Professional
Why is the character of General William Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and one of America’s greatest patriots, under attack?
America’s Rudderless Foreign Policy
Has anyone ever stopped to actually ask what it is that America wants to accomplish with our foreign policy? What are our long-term goals? What is our strategy to achieve those goals? Instead, our diplomatic, intelligence, and military forces are constantly in ‘react mode’ due to a lack of guidance from our legislative and executive […]
How Technology is Changing the Future of Espionage
In 2003, the CIA abducted Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr off the streets of Milan. He was suspected of recruiting foreign jihadist fighters and then facilitating their way to Iraq. With Hassan shipped off to Egypt for interrogation, the operation at first appeared to be a success. What happened over the following months and years demonstrated how technology may be the […]
Ukrainian SOF and the Long Hard Road to Recovery
KIEV – The fighting in Ukraine may have come to a ceasefire, for the most part, and from the calm in combat we can now see a new battle emerging out of the smoke from this conflict which is the very real road to recovery and recuperation for the injured veterans of Ukraine. Max, an […]
Will Women Help Meet Special Operations Recruiting Goals?
With more and more emphasis on Special Operations throughout the military community, there is a need to fill these positions with capable soldiers. The U.S. Army alone is calling for approximately 5,000 soldiers to volunteer for USASOC slots. Some politicians and officials in the Pentagon would like to see a previously underutilized resource play an […]
