Special Operations News
SF Free Fall team makes own history
FORT CARSON, Colo. - It was the early morning hours of May 30, 2007, as the 11-man Special Forces team crept silently through their target’s village. They had achieved total surprise after conducting the first ever combat standoff military freefall insertion of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Every person in the village was sound asleep.
MNOC puts the "Comm" in combat: Spec Ops forces team up for innovative training
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — In combat, as in the civilian world, the methods and tools of communication are constantly changing. But where
Afghan Commandos, Coalition forces disrupt Taliban stronghold in Zeriko Valley
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — A team of Afghan National Army Commandos, advised by U.S. Special Operations Forces, attacked a Taliban sanctuary in western Afghanistan’s Zeriko Valley recently....Naval Special Warfare Development Group Seeks Special Sailors
NAPLES, Italy (NNS) -- Recruiters from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) visited Naval Support Activity Naples Aug. 6, looking for Sailors interested in ...Naval Special Warfare Reserve Command Renamed
CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) -- Naval Special Warfare Operational Support Group and its subordinate commands, Operational Support Teams 1 and 2, were redesignated Naval Special Warfare ...
FAST Marines learn how to live at JWTC
CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa -- Marines with 1st Platoon, 3rd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team, broke the routine of their normal jobs by learning survival skills at the Jungle Warfare Training Center here during the Jungle Survival Course, July 28 - August 1....
USASOC greets Osprey
CAMP MACKALL, N.C. – On a cloudless summer day at Camp Mackall Airfield, the U.S. Army reached a new milestone in its airborne operations capabilities with the MV-22 Osprey aircraft July 22. The operation marked the first official use of the Osprey by the Army for training purposes, said Marine Lt. Col. Baron A. Harrison, Marine liaison at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C. ...Combat controller awarded two Bronze Stars, Purple Heart
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - A 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller was awarded two Bronze Stars, one with Valor, and a Purple Heart during a low-key ceremony ...
Iraqi SWAT Air Assault Nets 6
SALAH AD DIN PROVINCE, Iraq - Whooping and whistling like children on a roller coaster ride, Iraqi Police soared through the sun-soaked July sky on their way home from a successful mission. Their enthusiasm was not borne of the high-speed helicopter ride, but of the hard day’s work, which helped save the lives of countless Iraqi citizens. ...
Packing Heat: MSOAG Marines don civies, pistols
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying rifles does not always serve as the most practical approach for Marines trying to blend in with a local population. But rifle or not, some areas of the world have risks lurking in the form of terrorists, gang members or other criminals produced from impoverished surroundings....MARSOC Corpsman Saves the Day
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Many times when people use the word “hero,” the images of comic book protagonists such as Superman and ...
PSYOP: Winning hearts, minds in Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan - The 324th Tactical Psychological Operations Company from Aurora, Colo., dropped leaflets July 4, from a UH-60 Blackhawk in order to inform the local Afghan people of the Kar-Ya-Amir area and request their help. The information contained on these particular leaflets was a request for help locating an individual wanted for questioning in an attack against Coalition forces. ...ISOF, ISF Demonstrate Capabilities through Independent Operations
BALAD, Iraq – For more than a month, elements within the Iraqi Special Operations Forces and elite units of Iraqi Security Forces have conducted independent ...
1st MSOB says farewell to its first battalion commander
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The Marines and Sailors of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command said farewell ...US - Philippines Special Operations Forces Train Together
NAVAL BASE SANGLEY POINT, Republic of the Philippines (NNS) -- Flash Piston, a Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) program June 9-29 sponsored by the Joint ...Navy SEAL Warrior Fund: Upcoming Event
The following is an upcoming event from the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund:On Wednesday, October 29th, Navy SEAL Warrior Fund will honor deceased and active duty ...Retired Master Guns helps fill MARSOC's ranks
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (June 12, 2008) – If you were to ask some people in U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command ...
Special Operations Warriors Carry on Fight in Western Afghanistan
KANASK, Afghanistan – The United States Special Operations Command has a reputation for being comprised of the most capable warriors in the world, men and ...Navy SEALs help Ramadi SWAT create new police compound
BALAD, Iraq – Over the past 18 months, the Navy SEALs and staff of Special Operations Task Force-West (SOTF-W) in Iraq have shared knowledge, techniques ...Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team to hold Change of Command
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Capt. Keith M. Smith will relieve Capt. Algernon J. Keith as Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, in a ceremony ...
Special Operations Forces train new Afghan Commandos to protect their own country
SHINDAND AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – The dedication in his eyes is evident as the American Special Operations warrior attentively moves up and down the row ...Bearded Airman among Air Guard's best
ARLINGTON, Va. - By the looks of him, Staff Sgt. Scott Geisser seemed anything but your average "clean-cut" Airman here last week with his thick ...AFSOC Pararescueman receives 2008 Pitsenbarger Award
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An Air Force Special Operations Command pararescueman has been named the 2008 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award winner for his heroic actions ...NSW Commander Departs for U.S. 4th Fleet
CORONADO, CALIF. (NNS) -- The commander of Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW) turned over command of 8,400 Navy SEALs, special warfare combatant-craft crewmen and supporting ...
EXPLOSIVE ENTRANCE
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa (June 20, 2008) -- The Dynamic Entry Course exploded into action June 2-13 as 16 service members employed precision building-entry techniques using ...
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India's Special Operations Forces were recently called into action during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Who are these elite forces?More on the Indian NSG Video: Indian NSG in Mumbai
