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Inside the Secretive Training US Green Berets Give Troops Who May Face Russia or China U.S. special-operations units have been working in scores of countries for decades, teaching local units how to become better... A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat Special-operations forces have become U.S. policymakers' go-to choice for contingencies around the world. Judge Blocks Navy's Discipline of SEALs for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Members of the Navy's special warfare community have sued to block the vaccine mandate based on religious grounds. Who Are the Brown Berets? The Air Force's 'Best Kept Secret' To distinguish CAAs and their unique foreign internal defense mission, advisers began wearing brown berets in January 2018. What Special Operations Command's 'Biggest Lesson' from Afghanistan Means for Future Fights The hectic last days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan spelled an end of an era for the U.S. special-operations community. US Special Forces Have a Rough, Little-Known Way to Get to Missions Helocasting involves commandos jumping from a helicopter into water and either swimming or using a small boat. Marines, Special Ops Troops Secretly Deploying to Taiwan Amid China Tensions, Report Says The news report came amid a record-setting number of Chinese military flights around the island. Army Identifies Green Beret Who Died During Dive Training in Reservoir The Army identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Paul Lincoln Olmstead, who died Tuesday during a water training exercise at the... Air Force Wants to Move Fast on Boat Plane for Special Operators The Air Force is moving forward with an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II. View more Get Special Operations Fit Top 10 Things to Know Prior to Army Special Forces Training How to Prepare for Army Green Beret Training Army Ranger PFT Air Force Pararescue (PJ) Training How Tough Is the Navy SEAL Fitness Test? 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They are called upon to perform the toughest duties in the armed forces, and their actions directly affect the protection of America's freedom. Are you one of them? Special Operations Spotlight Special Operations Command (SOCOM): Overview USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all Defense Department plans that support the global campaign against terrorism. Special Operations Forces Videos To, Through, and After with Jake Zweig (Navy SEAL, Football Coach, Mentor) Former Navy SEAL shares his life story of his journey as a young kid growing up in Washington State... To, Through, and After with Former Army Special Forces (18D) Medic Bert Kuntz. Former Navy SEAL Stew Smith discusses life with former Green Beret Army Special Forces Medic (18D) Bert Kuntz in... Green Berets Conduct River Ops in the Pacific Northwest Pararescuemen Freefall from HC-130 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen perform a military freefall from the back of an HC-130P/N Combat King aircraft. Retired SEAL Shares Veterans Day Message Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (Ret.) Kirby Horrell delivers a Veterans Day message highlighting the SEAL Ethos. View more Guns and Gear The Army Isn't Getting Rid of Its M4s and SAWs Any Time Soon, General Says 'Largest Purchase of Exercise Equipment Ever': How One Company Supplied Gear for the ACFT Army Grunts May Get More Guns, But Less Ammo Next Year More Marines Will Test Lighter Polymer-Cased Ammunition as Experiments Expand to Fleet Deadlier, More Destructive Sniper Bullets Are High on Army's Wish List Trigger Finger Mittens on Marine Corps Cold Weather 'Snivel Gear' Wish List Army Awards $50 Million Contract for New Special Operations Sniper Rifle Goodbye, Tiger Stripe: Air Force Adopts OCP Uniform for Mandatory Wear Autonomous Drones Proved Themselves in Army Ammo Resupply Tests. Now, the XVIII Airborne Wants In Air Force Unveils Design of New PT Uniforms View more
Special Operations Command (SOCOM): Overview USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all Defense Department plans that support the global campaign against...
Head of Special Operations Command Tests Positive for COVID-19 Gen. Richard Clarke, who oversees the special operations forces of all the military branches, is working remotely and...
Inside the Secretive Training US Green Berets Give Troops Who May Face Russia or China U.S. special-operations units have been working in scores of countries for decades, teaching local units how to become better...
A 1980s Showdown with Iran Was US Special Operations Command's First Test in Combat Special-operations forces have become U.S. policymakers' go-to choice for contingencies around the world.
Judge Blocks Navy's Discipline of SEALs for Refusing the COVID-19 Vaccine Members of the Navy's special warfare community have sued to block the vaccine mandate based on religious grounds.
Who Are the Brown Berets? The Air Force's 'Best Kept Secret' To distinguish CAAs and their unique foreign internal defense mission, advisers began wearing brown berets in January 2018.
What Special Operations Command's 'Biggest Lesson' from Afghanistan Means for Future Fights The hectic last days of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan spelled an end of an era for the U.S. special-operations community.
US Special Forces Have a Rough, Little-Known Way to Get to Missions Helocasting involves commandos jumping from a helicopter into water and either swimming or using a small boat.
Marines, Special Ops Troops Secretly Deploying to Taiwan Amid China Tensions, Report Says The news report came amid a record-setting number of Chinese military flights around the island.
Army Identifies Green Beret Who Died During Dive Training in Reservoir The Army identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Paul Lincoln Olmstead, who died Tuesday during a water training exercise at the...
Air Force Wants to Move Fast on Boat Plane for Special Operators The Air Force is moving forward with an amphibious, pontoon-equipped version of the MC-130J Commando II.
Special Recon, Direct Action. Sound Like You? Special Operations Forces are the elite commandos of the U.S. military. They are called upon to perform the toughest duties in the armed forces, and their actions directly affect the protection of America's freedom. Are you one of them?
Special Operations Command (SOCOM): Overview USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all Defense Department plans that support the global campaign against terrorism.
To, Through, and After with Jake Zweig (Navy SEAL, Football Coach, Mentor) Former Navy SEAL shares his life story of his journey as a young kid growing up in Washington State...
To, Through, and After with Former Army Special Forces (18D) Medic Bert Kuntz. Former Navy SEAL Stew Smith discusses life with former Green Beret Army Special Forces Medic (18D) Bert Kuntz in...
Pararescuemen Freefall from HC-130 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen perform a military freefall from the back of an HC-130P/N Combat King aircraft.
Retired SEAL Shares Veterans Day Message Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (Ret.) Kirby Horrell delivers a Veterans Day message highlighting the SEAL Ethos.