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U.S. Navy Special Operations Forces conduct dive operations training Oct. 19, 2017 during a Greek and U.S. SOF partner development training mission on the Greek island of Crete. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Watch U.S. Navy dive training in the video below:
New footage to surface on social media late Wednesday night appears to show Russia’s most advanced fighter platform, the Su-57, arriving in Syria for combat operations. The Su-57, also known as the PAK FA and T-50, is Russia’s most advanced fighter platform, widely believed to be a 5th generation competitor for the likes of America’s […]
With SpaceX garnering so much attention with the recent launch of their new flag ship Falcon Heavy, the first operational rocket powerful enough to take passengers to the moon since the retirement of the Saturn V, it would seem that the world is once again looking toward the possibility of manned space flight with destinations […]
Moldovan Special Operations Forces provide security during an ambush Oct. 26 as part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training exercise with U.S. SOF near Budesti, Moldova. The JCET consisted of both countries participating in training on the combined planning process as well as a field training portion. Image courtesy of the Department of Defense […]
For months now, the Russian government has attempted to paint America’s presence in the Middle East as a jumping off point for covert support of the Islamic State, a terror group the United States has been heavily involved in fighting in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere around the world. Now, after a number of previous attempts […]
The Marine Corps, like every military branch, has a language all its own. That isn’t to say that Marines don’t speak English – but the words we use come with a cultural context that often requires familiarity to translate. A casual observer may be able to glean that the “head” is actually the bathroom, but […]
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visits U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017. Mattis visited USSOCOM to discuss restoring military readiness, strengthening alliances and bringing reforms to the Department of Defense. Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo Watch James Mattis discuss the […]
According to multiple reports out of the region, the United States Embassy in Montenegro was attacked by a lone bomber late Wednesday night, who died in the effort. No other injuries have been reported. At approximately midnight local time, an unidentified man was seen throwing an explosive device over the wall of the U.S. embassy, […]
After a series of close encounters between Russian and NATO military aircraft over the Black Sea in recent months, the waterway is now seeing a ramping up of naval activity as well. According to a statement released by the U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney has now joined its sister […]
When people think in terms of open war between nation-level opponents, they tend to consider things like the destructive capability of weapons technologies and the size or number of massive war fighting platforms, but when it comes to a potential conflict with a nation like China, the winner might be decided by something far simpler: […]
Amid growing safety concerns and recent aircraft mishaps, a U.S. Air Force F-16 jettisoned fuel pods into a Japanese lake, further escalating tensions and prompting local officials and residents to question the security measures of U.S. military flights over Japan.
A Green Beret team assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) breaches a door at the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge, Sept. 27, 2017 at Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton/Released Watch American forces conduct breach training in the video below: