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Special Operations News
Rangers Strengthen Ties with OSUT
FORT BENNING, GA – U.S. Army Rangers with the 75th Ranger Regiment are joining infantry One-Station Unit Training (OSUT) at…
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Medical
ISTC Offers NATO SOF Course
STETTEN, Germany – The International Special Training Centre (ISTC) doesn’t do mass casualty exercises with a splash of fake blood…
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Special Operations News
SF, EOD Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.…
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Training
Rangers Complete Cold-Weather Ops Course
FT MCCOY, WI — More than two dozen Army Rangers with battalions from the 75th Ranger Regiment bolstered their skills…
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Special Operations News
Ranger Dies During Training
FORT BRAGG, NC — Sgt. First Class Ethan Carpenter, a reconnaissance specialist assigned to the Regimental Special Troops Battalion, 75th…
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Special Operations News
Rangers Kill/Capture 1,900 in Single Battalion Deployment
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA — Fourteen Rangers from the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment received awards for valor and three…
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Tech & Kit
4th SOS Receives AC-130J Ghostrider
HURLBURT FIELD, FL — The 4th Special Operations Squadron is now home to Air Force Special Operations Command’s newest aircraft…
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Special Operations News
SOF MOH Recipients Inducted into Commando Hall of Honor
TAMPA, FL — Twenty special operators who have been awarded the Medal of Honor were inducted into U.S. Special Operations…
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Special Operations News
MARSOC Turns 13
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command celebrated its 13th anniversary on Marine Corps Base Camp…
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Special Operations News
Special Tactics Airmen Plan 830-mile Ruck
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Twenty Special Tactics Airmen will ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt…
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Medical
Intelligent Healing for Complex Wounds
Blast injuries, burns, and other wounds experienced by warfighters often catastrophically damage their bones, skin, and nerves, resulting in months…
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ShadowBlog
A Brief History on Major General Shachnow
FORT BRAGG, NC – Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow survived imprisonment, the Nazi Holocaust, and the Second World War to become…
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Training
Emerald Warrior: Combat Search and Rescue Training
AVON PARK AFB, FL — A distinct and repetitious sound rumbles through the air above Avon Park Air Force Range,…
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Training
AFSOC SOFME Strengthens Capabilities
Cannon Air Force Base, NM — Special Operations Forces Medical Element members participated in exercises last week, and are expected…
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Training
Ukrainian SOF Join Combined Resolve XI
HOHENFELS, Germany – Special operations forces from five nations participated in exercise Combined Resolve XI last month at U.S. Army…
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Special Operations News
Navy to Commission Destroyer Michael Monsoor
SAN DIEGO, CA — The Navy will commission its newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Saturday, Jan. 26, during…
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ShadowBlog
The Secret to BUD/S
CORONADO, CA — “The secret to BUD/S is under this rock” is engraved on a 2,000-pound boulder that rests in…
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Tech & Kit
Army Partners with Experts to Advance Exo-Tech
NATICK, MA — David Audet, chief of the Mission Equipment and Systems Branch in the Soldier Performance Optimization Directorate, at…
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Special Operations News
‘Til Valhalla’: Combat Controller Laid to Rest
ARLINGTON, VA — Known for his grit, loyalty, unwavering character, and the author of quick-witted military cadences, often referred to…
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Special Operations News
Special Forces Soldier Dies of Wounds
FORT BRAGG, NC — U.S. Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Joshua “Zach” Beale, 32, was killed, January 22, 2019,…
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