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The Pic of the Day: Who needs SEALs? Green Berets perfect their maritime assault techniques

Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group (1st SFG) conduct Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) training somewhere in the Pacific ocean. The 1st SFG is responsible for Asia. Each Special Forces Group is comprised of numerous Special Forces Operational Detachment Alphas (ODAs). The ODA is the basic ground unit that gets deployed. Manned […]

Entertainment Jan 27

The Video of the Week: Navy SEALs and Israeli SOF storm ship

Special operations forces assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group TWO, a component of U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, engaged in a continuous training cycle to improve specialized skills needed to conduct missions from sea, air, and land during exercise Noble Rose. Noble Rose is a bi-lateral Counter-Terrorism (CT) training exercise to enhance capacity, capability, and […]

Entertainment Dec 22

SOCOM’s newest helmet for Navy SEALs and SWCC operators has some potential issues

The newest combat helmet to enter service with the U.S. spec ops community might have some issues. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) chose Gentex Corporation to provide the Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS) — Coxswain Helmet System. The contract, which was signed in early October, […]

Military Oct 23

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Robert Nash.)

The Pic of the Day: Coast Guard commandos and their K-9s

Tosca and her Maritime Security Response Team canine officer sweep the deck of Mississippi Canyon Block 582, Medusa Platform during a joint exercise. The MSRT, Murphy Oil Corporation, and DoD worked together to train to respond to threats aboard the production facility. The Coast Guard’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) are pooled under the Deployable Operations […]

Entertainment Oct 22

(Royal Navy photo by Petty Officer Wheelie A'barrow.)

Royal Marines Commandos turning SOF?

The Royal Marines Commandos might soon be joining the ranks of the United Kingdom’s Special Forces (UKSF). Although an elite unit as it is, the Commandos are currently considered a step down from Britain’s SOF. They are the country’s premier light infantry amphibious unit. In recent years, they were deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan, […]

Expert Analysis Sep 24

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jasen Moreno-Garcia).

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines storm ship

ANTA RITA, Guam (Aug. 26, 2019) Marines assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division and Clearance Divers assigned to the Royal Canadian Navy’s Fleet Diving Pacific and Atlantic Units board Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning force container, roll-on/roll-off and mobile landing platform USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) […]

Entertainment Aug 31

British Special Boat Service operators conduct an over-the-beach assault. (Image courtesy of Imperial War Museum).

Fleet protection and counterterrorism: European task force to deploy outside Iran

On July 19th the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero sailing in Omani waters through the Hormuz Strait was captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The move came nearly two weeks after British Royal Marines Commandos seized an Iranian supertanker, near Gibraltar, believed to be carrying oil to Syria in contravention of European Union sanctions. Britain responded […]

Security Jul 31

GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 18, 2019): Royal Marine Commandos and U.S. Navy sailors attached to the Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Montrose (F 236) conduct a visit, board, and search and seizure drill aboard the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200). During the drill, Commandos and sailors coordinated with Guadalupe crew members to simulate maritime interdiction operations and execute proper VBSS procedures. Guadalupe is conducting operations which provides logistical support to U.S. Navy and allied forces operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class Tristin Barth/Released).

US Navy and British Commandos defy China, conduct joint exercises around the South China Sea

In direct defiance to China’s claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea, the U.S Navy (USN) and British Royal Marines Commandos conducted joint training close to the disputed island chain. A Royal Marine Boarding Team from 42 Commando’s Juliet Company boarded and searched the USNS Guadalupe, a replenishment ship assigned to the 7th Fleet. […]

News + Intel Feb 27

Watch: Russian SOF get new boats. But will they make any difference?

The Russian special operations forces (Spetsnaz) have been issued a new special operations craft. Designated as Project 02800, the boat is manufactured by a company called Trident Aluminium Boats. The company, among other products, produces motorboats and rigid inflatable boats for commercial use. According to Russia Today, a state-owned news agency, the new special operations […]

Videos Dec 05

US gives Greek Navy SEALs boats

Athens, Greece—The Greek Navy SEALs are having an early Christmas. The US Navy just transferred four Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to its Hellenic counterpart. The RHIBs will be issued to the Hellenic Navy’s Underwater Demolition Command (DYK). DYK will utilize them according to operational needs. “It was in the best interest of the United States […]

Military Nov 12

UK Maritime counter-terrorism is changing

The Royal Marine Commandos are changing. The Royal Navy is getting two new aircraft carriers, and thus an expanded need for an organic force capable of Maritime interdiction operations (MIO), Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS), and personnel recovery (PR). To assume this task, 42 Commando has reorganized as a Maritime Operations Commando (MOC). With […]

Expert Analysis Oct 23

SOF pic of the day: Marine Raiders prepare to board

Marine Special Operations Teams with Bravo Company, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, prepare to board a target vessel during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training near Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Jan. 16. Image courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps

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The Pic of the Day: Marine Corps Join Navy SEAL Team in VBSS Training

Navy Stops Smugglers Loaded With Russian Weapons Off Somali Coast

Marines’ Maritime Raid Force Supports a VBSS Mission in the Philippine Sea

Greek Navy SEALs receive Special Operations boats from the US

The Pic of the Day: Who needs SEALs? Green Berets perfect their maritime assault techniques

The Video of the Week: Navy SEALs and Israeli SOF storm ship

SOCOM’s newest helmet for Navy SEALs and SWCC operators has some potential issues

The Pic of the Day: Coast Guard commandos and their K-9s

Royal Marines Commandos turning SOF?

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines storm ship

Fleet protection and counterterrorism: European task force to deploy outside Iran

US Navy and British Commandos defy China, conduct joint exercises around the South China Sea

Watch: Russian SOF get new boats. But will they make any difference?

US gives Greek Navy SEALs boats

UK Maritime counter-terrorism is changing

SOF pic of the day: Marine Raiders prepare to board

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The Pic of the Day: Marine Corps Join Navy SEAL Team in VBSS Training

Navy Stops Smugglers Loaded With Russian Weapons Off Somali Coast

Marines’ Maritime Raid Force Supports a VBSS Mission in the Philippine Sea

Greek Navy SEALs receive Special Operations boats from the US

The Pic of the Day: Who needs SEALs? Green Berets perfect their maritime assault techniques

The Video of the Week: Navy SEALs and Israeli SOF storm ship

SOCOM’s newest helmet for Navy SEALs and SWCC operators has some potential issues

The Pic of the Day: Coast Guard commandos and their K-9s

Royal Marines Commandos turning SOF?

The Pic of the Day: Recon Marines storm ship

Fleet protection and counterterrorism: European task force to deploy outside Iran

US Navy and British Commandos defy China, conduct joint exercises around the South China Sea

Watch: Russian SOF get new boats. But will they make any difference?

US gives Greek Navy SEALs boats

UK Maritime counter-terrorism is changing

SOF pic of the day: Marine Raiders prepare to board

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