The U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, or HSC-85, also known as the “Firehawks,” helped members of a specialized U.S. Coast Guard counter-terrorism unit train to rappel down and View More ›

By: Warren Gray “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” — Winston Churchill, October 1, 1939. The View More ›

It was just 30 seconds into the mission to kill Osama bin Laden in May 2011 when special operations Chinook pilot Chief Warrant Officer 5 Douglas Englen heard the call of “Black View More ›

By SOFREP The Air Force has created a new, single pathway to funnel candidates in its Special Warfare specialties. Called the Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring (SWOE-V) program, the new View More ›

The recent New York Times story that the first female is set to pass the Special Forces Qualification Course has reignited the heated debate over the role of women in special operations. View More ›

By LILLY PRICE CAPITAL GAZETTE As a decorated Navy SEAL operator and explosives breacher, Ryan Larkin was regularly exposed to high-impact blast waves throughout his 10 years of service. Struggling with View More ›

by David Choi A new internal review by US Special Operations Command says an “unhealthy sense of entitlement” was fostered among its newest candidates during their training process. The unclassified View More ›

By Frank Miles | Fox News A new in-depth military report has concluded combat culture has placed too much importance on training good soldiers rather than developing good leaders. The Associated Press reported that View More ›

The US Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 reportedly recovered two bodies from the site where a US Air Force E-11A aircraft crashed in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday. View More ›