ENTERTAINMENT
Night Stalker Spouses Experience the 160th SOAR
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Some spouses from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) tried the sweat that poured off of their brow as they strained to pull, push and drag a 5,100-lbs M998 military Humvee up an incline May 2. It was only midday but the members of ... FULL STORY
Special Ops Marines Raid Quantico
QUANTICO, VA – An elderly man stood staring at a World War II museum display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on April 12. The familiarity that glimmered in his eye was confirmed by his outstreched arm and pointed finger. “That was my uniform, said Charles Pulford,” a ... FULL STORY
Surrender is Not a Ranger Word
FORT BENNING, GA - In 1999, Kanaan Merriken was your average teenager, just looking for an opportunity to serve his country. What follows, is an account of an extraordinary journey of drive and determination to become the Ranger, father and husband he is today. Merriken volunteered for the U.S. ... FULL STORY
Vietnam Era Draftee Looks Back on Career, Special Forces
FORT LEWIS, WA – The office he works out of is in the state of someone newly-arrived, or someone about to leave. The undecorated walls, and boxes packed with personal items suggest the latter. The shelf previously adorned with coin displays and framed photos telling stories of past experiences is now ... FULL STORY
Through the Scope
Snipers have been the focus of envy and the personification of legends in the Marine Corps since men like Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney looked down their scopes in the jungles of Vietnam. The recent exploits of Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL who now has the most confirmed sniper kills ... FULL STORY
Iconic SEAL Inducted
MONTEREY, CA - The Naval Postgraduate School welcomed its two newest inductees into the university’s prestigious Hall of Fame during a formal ceremony in Herrmann Hall, Nov. 30. Interim President Rear Adm. Jan Tighe presided over the event, enshrining retired Adm. Eric Olson and retired Marine Corps Col. Walt Havenstein as ... FULL STORY
Rangers Among First Leaders of America's Army
FORT MEADE, MD - When Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, the original 10 Rifle Companies were composed heavily of frontiersmen and some of the militia leaders already fighting were veterans of a unit known as Roger's Rangers. Roger's Rangers were skilled woodsmen who fought for the ... FULL STORY
JS-12 Media Day
UDBINA, Croatia – President Ivo Josipovic of Croatia visited the Josip Jovic Air Base in Udbina, Croatia during the Jackal Stone 2012 Media Day to observe demonstrations from Special Operations units from 11 nations participating in this year’s training event. After visiting the Little Bear Kindergarten in Udbina, the president ... FULL STORY
JS Tours Croatia
ZADAR, Croatia – Military personnel from 11 NATO-member nations took part in a tour of the Krka National Park located along the Krka River in Croatia on Sept. 15, 2012. The Croatian military hosted the national park trip event to share the beauty and rich culture of their nation with the ... FULL STORY
USASOC Recruiting Truck
FORT BRAGG, NC - The U.S. Army Special Operations Command and the U.S. Army Accessions Support Brigade joined together for the unveiling and dedication of the newly refurbished Special Operations traveling display in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 28 at the Fort Bragg South Post Exchange parking lot. Lt. Gen. ... FULL STORY
Memoirs of Hejlik
NORFOLK, VA – After nearly 42 years of active service (44 total service years), Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe officially retired at a ceremony held at Marine Barracks Washington, often called “8th and I” in Washington, D.C., July 23. ... FULL STORY
RASP: ‘Surviving the Cut’
FORT BENNING, GA – The Discovery Channel is scheduled to release a one-hour documentary that follows a class through the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Assessment and Selection Program. The program is titled 'Hell and Back, Special Ops Ranger.' The episode premieres July 8 at 9 p.m. on the ... FULL STORY
Fuerzas Comando 2012
TOLEMAIDA, Colombia – Special operations forces from 21 countries are poised to participate in Fuerzas Comando 2012 at the Colombian National Training Center in Tolemaida, June 6-14. Special operations and commando forces from the Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, ... FULL STORY
SEALs Attend 2012 NFL Draft
NEW YORK, NY – Several SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Command and sailors from the Navy Recruiting Command attended the 77th annual NFL Draft, April 26 - 28, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City as part of a community outreach program. The event, officially called the ... FULL STORY
Act of Valor
Act of Valor features a mixed cast of actors and actual US Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen. This lends some authenticity to the story of SEALs undergoing a covert operation in Yugoslavia to rescue a kidnapped CIA Officer, while also taking down terrorists targetting America. Act of Valor began as a recruitment ... FULL STORY
Surviving the Cut: Green Platoon
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Discovery Channel’s series ‘Surviving the Cut’ follows a class through the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s Enlisted Green Platoon. The episode premieres at 9 p.m. CST (10 p.m. EST) on the Discovery Channel Friday, Aug. 19, This is an unprecedented glimpse of initial training that ... FULL STORY
'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Optimus Prime may have said "Autobots, roll out," but it was Hurlburt Field Air Commandos, who rolled out the red carpet when the third installment of the Hollywood blockbuster asked to film here in September, 2010. Close to 50 Airmen, from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations ... FULL STORY
'One Man Army' Airs July 2011
What do you get when you pit elite military, extreme sports and law enforcement operatives against one another? One Man Army, a competition series which sees the toughest of the tough go head to head in events that would sideline regular contestants in an instant. Hosted by Mykel Hawke, U.S. Army ... FULL STORY
SAS Secret War
Major General Tony Jeapes’ book, SAS Secret War: Operation Storm in the Middle East, is timely and relevant book that would be of interest to all Special Forces Soldiers and anyone else interested in counterinsurgency warfare. The book details the operations of a squadron of the British 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, or SAS, in ... FULL STORY
Casting Call: Most Lethal
Spike TV is currently casting a brand new non-scripted military competition television series called Most Lethal. The show will feature 12 of the world's best Special Forces Operatives in an array of combat challenges. ... FULL STORY
Task Force Black
In 2003 the United States and their Coalition Allies invaded the country of Iraq. Allthough much of the details concerning Operation Iraqi Freedom have been depicted in more than one book, Mark Urban took a different route. He has brought to light the covert operations of the world’s most famous Regiment, Britain’s 22nd Special Air ... FULL STORY
SEALs, The US Navy's Elite Fighting Force
Mir Bahmanyar has done it again, but this time with former Navy SEAL, Chris Osman. Cowritten by the author of Shadow Warriors: A History of the US Army Rangers, SEALs provides a comprehensive look into the Navy's elite special operations force. Just like most books relating to the subject matter, SEALs begins by explaining the unit ... FULL STORY
Special Operations Forces in Iraq
Special Operations Forces in Iraq, by Leigh Neville, provides a brief, yet comprehensive overview of special operations forces (SOF) from around the world that have participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Not only does the book present a description of the various task forces operating in theater, it also discusses a number of recently declassified special operations. The book details the personal ... FULL STORY
Navy SEALs Help Jack Bauer in Fox's "24"
CAMARILLO, Calif. (NNS) - U.S. Navy SEALs battled terrorists during filming of an episode of the hit Fox Network television show "24" Aug. 12-13 at an airport in Camarillo.A group of Navy SEALs from San Diego volunteered to act as extras in the show, adding realism to a story for "24." They were accompanied by ... FULL STORY
Lions for Lambs
Movie description: Injuries sustained by two Army Ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor. Overall, it was a pretty good movie. The movie doesn't lean to the left or right in anyway; you are basically listening to the arguments between ... FULL STORY
CA Fields AN/PRC-152
FORT BRAGG, NC – They may not be the best thing since sliced bread, but in the radio world of the foot Soldier, the Harris ... FULL STORY
