1. The Navy SEALs Like the marine mammals, they’re amphibious: It’s in the name, which stands for “Sea Air and Land. ” The SEALs began as several specialized Navy units created View More ›

Overused and overstretched in the “global war on terror” since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the View More ›

They’ve become a major military player—and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking. By Mark Bowden Within the span of a few decades, the United States has utterly transformed its military, View More ›

Be aware, though, that out of roughly a thousand candidates who start the Navy SEAL training program each year, only about a quarter succeed. by Ethen Kim Lieser If you think View More ›

Deploying data scientists alongside special ops troops lets them solve intelligence-sharing problems “in minutes or hours,” said Special Operations Command’s first-ever CTO. By   SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. A soldier from View More ›

by Stavros Atlamazoglou An Iraqi T-55 main battle tank burns after an attack by the 1st British Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm, February 1991. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images As the View More ›

Harry Beal, one of the first sailors to volunteer for a modern-era Navy SEAL team, died late last month at the age of 90, according to his online obituary posted at View More ›

Military.com | By Stew Smith I train many athletes who have spent a lifetime on land as they prepare for military and special ops professions that require swimming, diving and other pool skills. It’s important View More ›

US special-operations and law-enforcement units have specialized training to board ships at sea. Those skills aren’t exclusive to Navy SEALs, and as broader strategic competition grows, especially in the vast View More ›

David Choi and Ryan Pickrell Jan 26, 2021, 5:04 PM Ret. US Navy Adm. William McRaven. Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images Retired Adm. William McRaven had a hopeful message View More ›