Ukraine's Special Operations Forces hit two large oil refineries in Russia

Ukrainian deep strike (long-range) drone units from the Special Operations Forces struck two oil refineries in the city of ...
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Ukraine's special forces obliterate critical Russian drone hub in Crimea

Ukraine has stepped up its deep strikes to cripple Russian military operations. The Security Service of Ukraine, known as the ...

Green Beret ‘Hatchet Forces’ terrorized the communists during the Vietnam War

Established on January 24, 1964, MACV-SOG was a multi-service clandestine unit tasked with conducting covert operations ...
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Special operations are becoming the Pentagon’s future ‘normal’

TAMPA, Florida—Today’s special operators are rapidly becoming the model for the rest of the U.S. military, disrupting how the Defense Department does everything from buying gear to responding to ...
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Special Forces Detachment A: Cold War training and missions in Berlin

Behind the Berlin Wall, Detachment A lived in the gray space between soldier and spy, building cover legends, casing sabotage targets, and preparing for a war nobody wanted but everyone in that city ...
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Special operations by Israel and Ukraine were immediate tactical successes. Their strategic impact will take more time to assess

On June 13, covert actions by Mossad inside Iran’s territory enabled Israel to start an air campaign and achieve air superiority over several days, as part of Israel’s Operation Rising Lion. Earlier ...
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The Aircraft That Special Operations Units Depend On Most

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Russian Special Forces Add The ORSIS T-5000 Rifle for Longer-Range Operations

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The ORSIS T-5000 is a modern Russian bolt-action ...
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Risky training ops for elite troops need to be studied more to help avoid deaths, injuries, GAO finds

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...
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Special Forces Warrant Officer Institute shapes next generation of warrants for future warfare

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (March 26, 2025) – Reflecting the Secretary of Defense priorities of enhancing lethality, ensuring warfighter readiness, and fostering the warrior ethos, lies an institution ...
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Special Operations Forces Get First of Many Skyraider Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft

America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...
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Bill would let special forces members carry concealed firearms nationwide, bypassing state gun limits

WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker from North Carolina has introduced a bill to grant active-duty and former special operations members permission to carry concealed firearms across state lines, ...