A Navy SEAL and an Army Ranger explain the difference between these elite tiers
The internet has no shortage of basement-dwelling commandos beating at their keyboards like chimpanzees as they forcefully insist upon one incorrect factoid or another regarding Special Operations...
View ArticleHere's what it looks like when Green Berets fire rocket-propelled grenades in...
A recent video from the YouTube channel Vickers Tactical shows Green Berets firing heavy weaponry in super slow motion. The Green Berets, otherwise known as the US Army Special Forces, are a special...
View ArticleWatch Spanish special forces drive a boat into a Chinook helicopter in the...
Spanish special forces train to carry out quick aquatic evacuations. That can mean driving a boat full of soldiers into the back of a Chinook helicopter idling over water.The Spanish army's Department...
View ArticleJordan's special forces are some of the best in the Middle East
Jordan's special forces team, grouped under Jordan's Joint Special Operations Command, is 14,000 strong and is one of the most effective fighting and intelligence forces in the region. Jordanian...
View ArticleRussia wants to know more about US special forces deploying in Syria
Russia wants to know more details about U.S. plans to bolster its special forces in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.President Barack Obama announced on...
View ArticleHere's what goes on at the Olympics for Special Operations units
The Summer Olympics Games may be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but all eyes are on Peru this week as security forces from 20 nations compete at Fuerzas Comando, a friendly military skills competition where...
View ArticleThe 8 most elite special forces in the world
Elite special forces are some of the best-trained and most formidable units a country can boast.They go where other troops fear to tread, scoping out potential threats, taking out strategic targets,...
View ArticlePentagon denies US special forces on 'front lines' in Syria
The Pentagon pushed back Thursday against Agence France Presse photos appearing to show US Special Forces troops at or near the front lines in Syria with mostly-Kurdish forces moving towards the ISIS...
View ArticleUS commandos ordered to remove 'inappropriate' YPG patches
Washington (AFP) - US special operations forces photographed in Syria wearing the insignia of Kurdish troops considered terrorists by Turkey have been ordered to remove the patches, a military...
View ArticleUS Special Forces just got a new stealth motorcycle
Nicknamed "silent professionals," America’s Special Operations Forces exist on the edge of war, moving behind and around front lines, preparing battles behind the scenes. They are as protected by...
View ArticleA former Green Beret recounts his most intense experience in war
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the President of MannUp Leadership Training. He's battled drug cartels in South America and fought terrorists in...
View ArticleThis may have been legendary Marine Corps General Mattis' one mistake in battle
If you believe that the current political climate in Afghanistan is inconceivably complicated, imagine what the clandestine operatives behind the scenes during the onset of the war endured. Consisting...
View ArticleGREEN BERET: Why Hillary Clinton's behavior is 'bordering on unforgivable'
Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the president of MannUp Leadership Training. He says that Hillary Clinton's behavior while Secretary of State may have compromised...
View ArticleTake a walk through Brazil's dangerous slums with the nation's elite police...
With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro quickly approaching, Brazil expects over half a million foreign tourists. Given the crime rate in Rio, local officials have declared war on major...
View ArticleTurkish special forces backed by helicopters and drones hunt remaining group...
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan...
View ArticleUS Army special forces accepts its first female candidates
Washington (AFP) - Two women will soon be the first female soldiers to undergo training to become members of the Green Berets, the US Army's special forces, the military said Monday."They are the first...
View ArticleGREEN BERET: Why the US military doesn’t need mandatory service
Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret in the US Army as well as the president of Mann Up Leadership Training.He spent most of his adult life in the Special Forces and explains why he believes...
View ArticleThe Marines are looking to take on special operations missions in the Middle...
The commander of Marine units across the Middle East sees opportunities for the Corps to take on more missions in the region that would typically be tasks for special operations forces.In a recent...
View Article5 US service members were injured while operating near ISIS in Afghanistan
Five U.S. special operation forces were wounded while partnering with Afghan special forces in an operation to clear areas controlled by Islamic State in easternAfghanistan, the top U.S. military...
View ArticleHere are the differences between the US's 2 most elite special forces units
SEAL Team 6, officially known as United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), and Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), are...
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