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US special operators are getting a new outpost in a tense corner of Europe
Amid tensions with Russia across Europe, US Special Operations Command Europe plans to set up a new…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US special-operations leaders are figuring out what skills to bring with them into 'the 5th modern era' of special ops
When asked what a shift to great-power competition meant for US special operators, special-ops lead…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Pentagon is investigating whether special operators have committed war crimes, and if their commanders have even been checking
Special-operations forces have faced a raft of scandals in recent years, but current and former mem…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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In future wars, US Marine special operators will need to do more than 'kicking down a door,' top Marine says
The Marine Raiders have "great value" that conventional forces don't, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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5 'truths' have guided US special operators for 40 years, but they face new tests from Russia and China - and at home
US Special Operations Command's five SOF Truths are the philosophical foundations of the US special…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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One of the Air Force's biggest planes has helped pull off every major special ops mission since Vietnam
"We don't kick in any doors, but we enable the special operators on the ground to kick them," a for…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The messy way the Marines joined US Special Operations Command
Marine Forces Special Operations Command was formed 15 years ago, but disputes during its creation …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command's biggest exercise ever in Europe sends 'a strategic message' amid rising tension with Russia
More than 3,300 special operators from 30 countries took part in Trojan Footprint 22 in May, double…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russia's special-operations forces are under fire in Ukraine
As Russia's war against Ukraine drags on, Moscow may continue relying on its highly trained special…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The story of the first special-ops mission deep inside Afghanistan just weeks after 9/11, from troops who were there
A few weeks after the September 11 attacks, the Army's Delta Force, Rangers, and "Night Stalkers" w…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Air Force commandos trained to rescue other troops are getting used to a 'way more difficult' environment in the Pacific
The jungle is "very unforgiving" and US commandos "need to be ready for that," a US Air Force speci…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets are training for a new, frigid battlefield after 2 decades in the desert
US special operators are looking for "innovative ways" to survive and thrive in the Arctic, the hea…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US special operators have a rough, little-known way to get to missions in hostile territory
Helocasting allows troops to "creep up on a target without be seen" and leave very quickly if neede…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The final scramble out of Kabul required skills only commandos have, special-ops veterans say
US and coalition special-operations units were key to evacuations from Afghanistan, going outside t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Special operations snipers are about to get this 'awesome' new rifle of choice for US military sharpshooters
"I can tell you I never saw anything on that gun that I didn't like," a seasoned US Army sniper tol…
Ryan Pickrell
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After 7 years, a US-led task force fighting ISIS is getting a new name and taking a new approach to its mission
The US-led special-operations task force that led the way against ISIS is getting a new name as maj…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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These are the 4 secretive US special-ops units that JSOC gives its toughest missions
Joint Special Operations Command's four Tier 1 special mission units are the cream of the crop in t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command wants to transform its biggest planes to gain an advantage against China
To ensure US special operators can operate against a more capable enemy, SOCOM wants to give its bi…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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20 years of fighting terrorism took a heavy toll but has helped prepare for a bigger fight, US special operators say
In Afghanistan and Iraq, US special operators "were at the tip of the spear, and we fought relentle…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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What SOCOM's 'biggest lesson' from Afghanistan means for future fights against terrorists and great-power militaries
The Pentagon is shifting to great-power competition, but terrorist threats remain. That means US sp…