They were the least known special forces units of World War II. Although British, it owed its origin, ironically, to the Germans. They had designed a collapsible sporting canoe, effective View More ›
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Big changes to grueling Special Forces course draw scrutiny | AP News
October 14, 2019 in North America, Special Operations Forces News Army commanders are trying to shorten and simplify the course that recruits must complete to become Green Berets though their purpose is to View More ›
Active-Duty Green Beret to Receive Medal of Honor for Heroic Afghanistan Rescue | Military.com
Master Sgt. Matthew Williams will be given the nation’s highest award for valor for risking his life under intense enemy fire to rescue wounded Special Forces soldiers during a 2008 joint raid with View More ›
Major al-Qaida leader killed in joint US-Afghan raid | Military Times
The main intelligence department of Afghanistan, the National Directorate of Security, tweeted that a joint US-Afghan raid resulted in the death of the Indian Subcontinent’s al-Qaida leader. A US official View More ›
ISIS Will Benefit from US Withdrawal, Says Michael Nagata | Defense One
The surprise decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria will hurt U.S. intelligence-gathering, erode U.S.credibility, and help ISIS regrow, says retired 3 star Michael Nagata. Nagata, who retired in August, has served as the Joint Staff’s View More ›
SOCOM Is Using AI to Search for the Ideal MARSOC Raider
In a not-too-distant future, recruiting for military special operations could focus less on aptitude scores and physical fitness and more on a computer algorithm that can predict success based on past candidates. View More ›
Former SEAL, SOCOM boss McRaven says we’re going to be in Afghanistan ‘for a very long time’ | Military Times
Multiple international news outlets reported in late August and early September that the Taliban and U.S. diplomats had reached an interim peace agreement after nine rounds of peace talks in View More ›
Eighteen Years On: The War on Terror Comes of Age | cdc.usma.edu
Later this year, a U.S. service member is likely to be deployed to Afghanistan who was not yet born on September 11, 2001, when al-Qa`ida terrorists launched the most devastating View More ›
He received a Medal of Honor, 2 Silver Stars, 6 Bronze Stars, and 8 Purple Hearts en route to 115 confirmed kills | Military Times
VALOR. Joe Ronnie Hooper’s service record remains one of the more difficult to fathom combat resumes in United States military history with two Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars, and eight View More ›
Air Force PJ receives Bronze Star for fighting off Taliban for hours while twice wounded | Task and Purpose
VALOR. Overcoming significant injuries from both grenade shrapnel and gunfire to save the lives of teammates. On April 29th, 2018, Metzger was assigned to a helicopter assault aimed at a View More ›