Tag: Special Operations

An Iranian commando who once guarded the Shah’s lavish desert parties returned to Tehran years later, part of a secret American mission born from one of the Cold War’s most dangerous crises.

As U.S.–Israel strikes against Iran intensify, Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Mike Vining questions the strategic end state, warns of retaliation, and raises concerns about the legal precedent of targeting a head of state.

Ukrainian SBU Alpha teams are systematically hunting Russia’s most effective short-range air defenses, using long-range drones and deep strikes to tear open corridors in the skies and hit targets far behind the front lines.

In a quiet room in Chantilly this April, CIA tech minds and SOCOM operators will start sketching the tools that will let small teams see more, move lighter, and think faster than the enemies waiting for them.

They drove us into oxygen debt until the pool felt like a grave, and when one man actually died and came back, the only question waiting for him at the surface was whether he was tough enough to climb back in.

Strategy beats force, trust beats fear, and when we apply Sun Tzu’s wisdom to modern policing with discipline and respect, we protect our communities by outthinking conflict before it ever turns into a fight.

Here’s to Demo Dick, a true American legend, whose stories of the evolution from UDT to Navy SEALs not only entertain but inspire, reminding us all to Sleep, Eat And Live it up just like the Naval special operators do.

Learn about the shadowy world of Delta Force with this comprehensive guide to the covert unit written by former SEALs and SOCOM members.

When people ask if Navy SEALs fear sharks, I tell them the truth which is that during BUD/S you are too focused on surviving the next evolution to waste a thought on whatever might be circling beneath you.

MARSOC operators once hunted Taliban on motorcycles, turning enemy tactics into a deadly advantage in Afghanistan’s remote hills.

MARSOC Marine Raiders are the pointy end of the spear for the Marine Corps. Learn more with our complete guide written by special operators.

Rangers lead the way! The U.S. Army Rangers are an elite light infantry special operations unit. Read more about them in our updated guide.