ASYMMETRIC WARFARE GROUP SET TO BE DEACTIVATED AFTER NEARLY 15 YEARS
After nearly 15 years, the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) and Rapid Equipment Force (REF) are being deactivated.
October 22, 2020
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Coast Guardsman Opens Fire… On a Shark
Recently during a recreational Coast Guard swim, or “swim call,” a guardsman had to open fire on a shark that was spotted lurking uncomfortably close to his Coast Guard crewmates.
October 21, 2020
Navy SEAL Feature: What’s a SEAL?
Special Operations Forces are characterized by small groups with unique abilities to conduct military actions that are more specialized than conventional military forces.
October 20, 2020
Heroes Fighting Fires
Soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB), have been sent out to Northern California to assist with the wildfires.
October 14, 2020
Special Ops has a broken culture with explosive breaching that can lead to TBIs
Soldier suicides have been linked to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) which are caused by explosive blasts, whether from IED strikes, firing high-caliber weapons,or working with explosives.
October 12, 2020
The U.S. Military is Preparing for an “Irregular” War
Future great-power war, the thinking maintains, will involve both major weapons platforms and large forces as well as countless unconventional or irregular dynamics.
October 9, 2020
The Significance of October 7
October 7th is a significant date for our United States Special Operations Forces. On this day in 2001, the U.S.-led coalition began attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in response to the events that unfolded on September 11th.
October 7, 2020
Annual War Games and a Sinking Ship
Though COVID-19 significantly diminished military functions this year, the U.S. Navy and its allies are still performing essential functions and participating in critical war games.
October 5, 2020
Irregular Warfare Strategies Must Move Beyond Special Forces, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has begun to shift the focus on irregular warfare away from the specific counterterrorism missions of the last two decades and toward a broader effort that includes information warfare and gray zone operations, a top special operations official said Friday.
October 5, 2020
Support our Special Operators
Our Special Operators serve in harm’s way to protect our nation. Will you step up for them?
October 1, 2020