Fort Bragg sham marriage ring busted

Fort Bragg sham marriage ring busted

Federal and North Carolina investigators closed the door on another sham marriage ring set up at Fort Bragg, NC. The investigation resulted in grand jury indictments for both active duty and former soldiers stationed at the base.  The charges state that the accused were involved in a criminal organization designed to fraudulently wed foreign nationals […]

The Pic of the Day: Exercise Lightning Forge 2020

The Pic of the Day: Exercise Lightning Forge 2020

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division work side-by-side with soldiers of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) during Exercise Lightning Forge 2020 at the Kahuku Training Area, Hawaii on July 12, 2020. Lightning Forge is an annual brigade-level training exercise that prepares units for a deployment certification exercise at the […]

The Outpost: Tense, riveting, and true, a must-see war film

The Outpost: Tense, riveting, and true, a must-see war film

Hollywood has already delved into the long war in Afghanistan by showcasing Special Operations units. The film 12 Strong, for example, portrayed the Green Berets in the war’s early days as the U.S. sent the first troops into the country to fight against the Taliban. Zero Dark Thirty was about the raid in Pakistan by […]

He saved General Patton’s life but then was snubbed by him

He saved General Patton’s life but then was snubbed by him

Joe Angelo was a World War I veteran who served in the Army during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. This is where he would unknowingly make a significant contribution to World War II. That’s not a typo. Angelo was an orderly to the 304th Tank Brigade commander, Capt. George S. Patton. As Patton maneuvered on the battlefield, […]

The Pic of the Day: Pour some lead on me

The Pic of the Day: Pour some lead on me

U.S. Soldier assigned to the 6th Cavalry Regiment provide support by fire during exercise Allied Spirit at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland, June 10, 2020. Exercise Allied Spirit is a Defender-Europe 20 linked exercise involving approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish soldiers. The modified exercise will test a division-sized unit’s ability to conduct a deliberate […]

Coronavirus outbreak strikes Special Forces students

Coronavirus outbreak strikes Special Forces students

COVID-19 has now affected the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg. U.S. Army Special Operations Command officials announced that 90 students, who were going through Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a spokeswoman, officials became aware of the outbreak after an instructor became […]

The Pic of the Day: Motorcycle safety course

The Pic of the Day: Motorcycle safety course

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command conduct a Motorcycle safety training briefing near Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany on July 1, 2020.

From the Holocaust to America’s Special Forces

From the Holocaust to America’s Special Forces

For most people, surviving the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Europe would be the defining moment of their lives. Men like Major General Sidney Shachnow aren’t most people. The Lithuanian-born Shachnow survived a forced labor camp and went on to join the U.S. Army, serve in Vietnam, and lead the Army Special Forces’ ultra-secret World War III […]

Brains vs Brawn: A Green Beret and a Ranger meet

Brains vs Brawn: A Green Beret and a Ranger meet

Green Berets rely on their problem-solving abilities to survive in combat. Much of SF selection seeks to assess this talent. The Special Forces qualification course itself develops and improves creativity. Many times, military problems must be solved with the application of force. Green Berets are not afraid to get their hands dirty, but they understand […]

The importance of jet fuel in a conflict with China

The importance of jet fuel in a conflict with China

This article was written by Alex Hollings and originally published on Sandboxx. After nearly two decades of counter-terror operations around the world, the United States military has recently begun shifting its focus away from this form of asymmetric warfare and back toward the potential for near-peer conflicts with nations like China or Russia. Despite maintaining […]

Army experiments with ground-based version of popular precision-guided munition

Army experiments with ground-based version of popular precision-guided munition

BAE Systems, one of the largest defense companies in the world, successfully tested a ground version of its popular Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS). First introduced in the early 2010s, the APKWS is able to convert unguided rockets into precision-guided munitions. BAE Systems achieved that conversion with the addition of a laser guidance kit […]

C-RAM: The weapon system behind the video that went viral

C-RAM: The weapon system behind the video that went viral

A video depicting the defense of an American base from incoming Taliban rockets has gone viral, gaining more than 6 million views every day. The video, which was uploaded a year ago, shows a C-RAM weapon system wreaking havoc in the night. The radar-controlled rapid-fire 20mm gun is formidable, to say the least. It’s comprised […]