FIRST LOOK: The Plasan Yagu Is an ATV Turned Tank
The Plasan Yagu lightweight armored vehicle injects a previously unimagined capability into the special operations battlespace. Combining high mobility, air ...
Tag: Special Operations
VIDEO: Portuguese Special Operations Unit Receives New Small Arms
The Portuguese Special Operations Detachment (DOE) is now flush with small arms, having just received a new batch of rifles, ...
Gun Review: The Hungarian AMD-65 Spec Ops Carbine
I have always thought highly of the Russian AKSU since I first fired one over 20 years ago. However, it ...
UIC MOD 2: ADM’s Custom Carbine & Receiver/Rail Sets To Benefit SOC-F
American Defense MFG is offering its UIC MOD 2 carbine and receiver/rail set in grey to raise funds for the ...
Spec Ops History: ‘Jawbreaker’ Recruits Afghan Northern Alliance
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Americans of every political persuasion came together to ...
The Trojan Horse: The Original Spec Ops Mission
The daring operation recounted in the story of the Trojan Horse is easily the earliest, most successful, and most famous special ...
Robert Rogers: The Original Army Ranger
Luckily for Robert Rogers, the French and Indian War — pitting the British against the French and their Native American ...
Spec Ops History: SEAL Team Six’s Attempted Capture of Abdikadar
The two-story beach house was just 220 yards from the Indian Ocean in southern Somalia. It was known as a ...
Spec Ops History: US Forces Captures Terrorist Abu Anas al-Libi
Long on the U.S. list of most-wanted terrorists, Abu Anas al-Libi had evaded capture for many years after his alleged ...
The Hunt for Bin Laden in Tora Bora
What eventually became known as the Battle of Tora Bora began as a special operation led by CIA officer Gary ...
16 Vehicles of the Special Operations Forces
Special Operations forces are trained to perform wherever hostilities call, on land, in the air, and above or below the surface ...
Operation Rhino, Gecko: Tackling the Taliban in Afghanistan
Just a little more than one month after the towers fell in New York City, with the nation still in ...
Operation Bastogne: Creating a Forward Arming and Refueling Point
Operation Bastogne was a critical support mission that established the ability of special forces to essentially create a forward arming ...
Spec-Ops: A History of the US Special Forces
The special forces divisions of the U.S. military are commanded by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), formed April 16, ...
Land, Air & Sea: How Special Forces Get the Job Done
Special Operations forces are trained to perform wherever hostilities call, on land, in the air, and above or below the ...
Hybrid-Powered Motorbike in Development For Special Operators
The new hybrid motorbike in development by Logos Technologies can run on multiple fuels including JP-8, gasoline or diesel.
Great Danes: A Look at Danish Special Operations’ Elite Units
Intense training and diverse capabilities on land and sea make Danish Special Operations one of the top units on the ...
SOCOM Looking to Upgrade CV-22 Ospreys, AC-130s
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is hoping to upgrade their fleet of CV-22 Ospreys and AC-130s.
US Army Special Operations Command Honors Fallen Soldiers at Fort Bragg
Special Operations Command held a ceremony at Fort Bragg honoring 28 operations forces soldiers who have died during combat operations ...
Special Operations Vet Tyler Grey Writes About Coming Back After a War Injury
US Army Special Operations vet Tyler Grey writes about his road to recovery after suffering an arm injury during a ...