Tag: Special Operations

Damascus has remained relatively untouched by the country’s insurgents. Its defense is rooted in Assad’s strategy, but aided by our uncoordinated policy. Syria is unique because its center of gravity is not the people. Iraq ultimately failed in part due to our failure to capture the support of the people. We ignored the Sunnis in Fallujah and expelled […]

News out of Afghanistan today indicates that U.S. special operations troops attempted a rescue of an American and an Australian national in Afghanistan.

For many members of the special forces community, opposing the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton is about more than just policy. It’s personal.

The Defense Department’s own Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a research institution dedicated to the analysis of security issues on that continent, drew attention to skyrocketing terrorism fatalities there in recent years. It also published a map of “Africa’s Active Militant Islamist Groups” that showed 22 organizations menacing the continent

I’m not going to put detective’s lives in danger just because of some dope,” said Capt. Randy LaBelle, who commands the special operations unit and also oversees criminal investigations.

Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, a former Tajik special operations officer, police commander, and military sniper, received American counterterrorism training before joining ranks of jihadi group in May • State Department says Khalimov is a “key” ISIS leader.

Nate Boyer, former Army SF and pro football player, has written what I consider the finest article to come out of the Colin Kaepernick drama.

A retired Delta Force commander involved in the broader operation that included the firefight, spoke to The Times and cautioned anyone who had not been there against second-guessing what may have happened.

The role of combat controller is one of the most fascinating special operations career fields around. But info on the job is hard to find.

Some Raiders are arguing that the dive bubble and jump wings that have long distinguished Recon Marines and Raiders alike, should still be good enough for them.

With all of the intensity of the job, it’s easy to forget we’re talking about young women, who are dealing with complex situations and who carry the heavy burden of responsibility on their shoulders. Only few others their age have to handle such responsibility every day. They try to also lead normal lives—with families, friends, dating, and fun—but it’s not always possible.

The warning follows what defense officials described as an ‘unusual’ incident Thursday when President Bashar al-Assad’s regime deployed warplanes to attack an area near where US special operations forces were operating.