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U.S. Army Special Operation Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES) from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion during Integrated Training Exercise 3-19 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 27, 2019. FRIES training focused on Green Berets ability to rapidly insert on […]
Recently, the 75th Ranger Regiment released a recruiting and capabilities video. As the military’s—and arguably the world’s—premier special operations light infantry unit, the 75th Ranger Regiment is an ideal place for competitive and ambitious soldiers to begin their career. Physical grit and mental stamina, however, are necessary not only to pass the Ranger Assessment and […]
Marines assess a terrain map during an amphibious assault exercise in Bowen, Australia, July 22, 2019, as part of Talisman Sabre, an exercise between U.S. and Australian troops. Talisman Sabre 19 is a bilateral exercise that provides U.S. and Australian forces realistic and relevant training to strengthen regional security, peace and stability. This year, the […]
A sniper team from the French Foreign Legion’s 13th Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) won the 2019 European Best Sniper Team Competition. This year’s version of the annual competition was hosted by Germany and Latvia at the camp of the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Bavaria. In total, sniper teams from 16 NATO allies and partners […]
Air Commandos from the U.S. 320th Special Tactics Squadron evacuate a downed pilot with simulated injuries while conducting a personnel recovery (PR) training mission during Talisman Sabre, July 20, 2019. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise that tests the two forces combat training, readiness and interoperability.
A highly-decorated Navy SEAL operator assigned to SEAL Team 6 is facing a possible court-martial over an alleged catfishing incident. Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SO1) Aaron Howard is suspected to be the man who used false identities to entice three women to send nude images of themselves. The incident took place in 2017, and […]
Green Berets assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire the M2 .50 caliber machine gun, April 2, 2019 at Fort Bragg, NC. The Green Berets fired multiple weapon systems during the live fire range to include the M240B machine gun, M320 grenade launcher and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.
Two coalition commandos who were previously believed to have been killed by an Islamic State improvised explosive device were actually killed by friendly fire, a report reveals. An internal investigation by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) concludes Delta Force operator Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar and Special Air Service (SAS) Sgt. Matt Tonroe were killed […]
A British Royal Marine, who serves with Forty Commando, Royal Marines, walks in formation during a patrol in the field near Stanage Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 17, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Exercises such as Talisman Sabre offer a uniquely complex and challenging multinational environment for forces to hone their skills.
RAF Regiment Forward Air Controllers (FACs) with the Air Land Integration Cell guide a Typhoon fighter onto a ground target during an exercise. The RAF Regiment provides Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs) and FACs to British Army conventional and special operations units. RAF Regiment TACP/FACs are part of the Joint Fires Cell within Support Company, […]
Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, conduct tactical maneuvering techniques during a routine training evolution. EODMU-5 is assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in […]
Frequent and realistic exercises that test war-fighters on symmetric and asymmetric war scenarios are the best way to prepare a force for a possible conflict. Force preparedness is crucial with the near-peer threats of China and Russia becoming ever more pronounced as the American military and its NATO allies shift their gaze from counterterrorism and […]