Nightstalkers bring heavy assault aerial platform to European exercise
When special operations forces need to move a large component to a target by air, they often look to the ...
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Special Forces team takes top honors at international sniper competition
The world's top sniper duo hails from Fort Bragg, N.C. Master Sgt. Kevin Owens and Sgt. 1st Class Terry Gower ...
European special forces fought in Libya: Iraq FM
European special forces fought alongside Libyan rebels to oust the country's strongman Moamer Kadhafi, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said ...
Soldiers benefit from lighter, easier to maintain mortar systems
Mortar crews have started receiving new lightweight 60mm mortar systems that are approximately 20 percent lighter than previous versions. The ...
New C-27J Version to support Special Forces Operations
Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that it is evaluating the feasibility of an aircraft for the Italian Air ...
Not just for Special Forces anymore
From the Vietnam era until about 10 years ago, counterinsurgency missions were conducted by units specializing in gathering intelligence, analyzing ...
Britain’s SAS faces recruitment crisis: military chief
Britain's elite SAS is facing a recruitment crisis because the army is so overstretched that soldiers do not have time ...
Top French lawmaker urges commando mission in Libya
The influential chairman of the French parliament's foreign affairs committee on Monday called on France to send special forces troops ...
Pakistan tells US to cut CIA, special forces numbers: report
Pakistan has told the United States to sharply cut the number of CIA agents and special forces operating there, and ...
MC-130J rollout accelerates AFSOC recapitalization
Air Force Special Operations Command officials welcomed the latest variant of the MC-130 at a rollout ceremony held at Lockheed ...
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