Syria

The Canadian Army has decided to reactivate the Assault Pioneers in an attempt to increase the lethality of its infantry units. Known for their specialized training, different grooming standards (they are allowed to wear well-groomed beards), and their axes, Assault Pioneers are a mix of an infantryman and a combat engineer. Aside from the normal […]

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Joseph Dunford is denying an earlier Wall St. Journal report that the United States is planning on leaving 1000 U.S. troops in Syria, which is more than double what was initially reported. “A claim reported this evening by a major U.S. newspaper that the U.S. military is developing plans […]

“The Kurds have no friend but the mountains,” as the old saying goes. Yet there are few mountains in Northern Syria, where the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) formed a coalition with Arab militias called the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The […]

Starting from January 2020, military personnel are set to receive a 3.1% pay raise, according to President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 defense budget. If the proposal goes through Congress, it would mark the largest increase in pay in a decade. The last largest increase was 3.4% in 2009. Depending on rank and years of […]

The United States Air Force just took delivery of their first upgraded “Ghostrider” AC-130 gunships, a valuable tool for Special Operations troops in the ground support role for many years. The 4th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, received its first of a reported 37 of the AC-130J Ghostrider Block […]

According to a report released by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Royal Air Force (RAF) is claiming an astounding 4,013 enemy killed and 302 wounded (a total of 4,315) with the loss of just one civilian. The official figures were released after the Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a civil rights advocacy group, […]

According to a report released by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Royal Air Force (RAF) is claiming an astounding 4,013 enemy killed and 302 wounded (a total of 4,315) with the loss of just one civilian. The official figures were released after the Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a civil rights advocacy group, […]

According to British media reports, Special Air Service (SAS) operators who are participating in the final push against the remnants of the Islamic State (ISIS) came upon a massive grave filled with severed heads. The SAS operators found the grave near ISIS’ last enclave in Baghuz, which is located on the banks of the Euphrates […]

For some time now, the Australian military has been searching for new helicopters for its Special Operations Forces (SOF). The American company Bell is considered a favorite to win the contract. More specifically, Bell, in partnership with Hawker-Pacific, is proposing the Bell 407 or Bell 429 helicopters. In October, Australia’s Defense Capability Acquisition and Sustainment […]

In early February, a Special Operations Forces (SOF) Air Commando received one of the most important awards in the defense industry. Capt. Cole D. Geldernick, a Combat Aviation Advisor Air Liaison Officer serving with the 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS), earned the 2018 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict Superior Achievement Award. […]

Following reports at least one F-117 was spotted flying in Nevada and eastern California last week, Dutch aviation magazine Scramble is now reporting four of the “retired” stealth aircraft were actually conducting classified air strikes over Syria and Iraq as recently as 2017. Scramble is published by an aviation society of the same name and […]

For some time now, the Australian military has been searching for new helicopters for its Special Operations Forces (SOF). The American company Bell is considered a favorite to win the contract. More specifically, Bell, in partnership with Hawker-Pacific, is proposing the Bell 407 or Bell 429 helicopters. In October, Australia’s Defense Capability Acquisition and Sustainment […]