While the Russian military has been largely ignoring the costly lessons learned on the ground in Ukraine as the continue to struggle in a bloody stalemate, the US military, especially View More ›
by Todd South TAMPA, Fla. — Special operations experts are looking for ways to untether much of their gear, from moving beyond radio frequencies to looking at institutions such as NASA for logistics lessons View More ›
During a Senate hearing at the end of April, US special-operations leaders provided insight into how the US special-operations community is gearing up for future challenges. Near-peer adversaries — mainly View More ›
Special Operations Forces of the United States military are conducting combat drills in Alaska to adapt to the environment and learn more about it. Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft View More ›
President Jimmy Carter’s Haunted Iranian Hostage Rescue Operation In 1979, with the support of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a gang of Iranian students kidnapped 52 Americans. Jimmy Carter, who faced an View More ›
By Simon Druker The Russian navy has deployed its unit of trained military dolphins in the Black Sea as part of its ongoing war in Ukraine, satellite imagery published Thursday View More ›
by Jonathan Schroden Last week, Christopher Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, and General Richard Clarke, the commander of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), View More ›
U.S. Special Ops may bring to mind movies like Zero Dark Thirty and Black Hawk Down, or even popular video games like Call of Duty. Since its founding, U.S. Special View More ›
Across the spectrum of warfare, the United States and its allies face new challenges. Authoritarian states conduct irregular statecraft and operations in the gray zone between peace and war, aiming View More ›
A retired Naval officer who lost both of his legs to an explosion in Afghanistan won his 2nd Paralympic gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. cross-country ski relay View More ›