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How special operators from Down Under made their mark alongside US commandos in Vietnam
In Vietnam, Australia's Special Air Service Regiment and New Zealand's Special Air Service earned a…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A harrowing New Year's Day attack on US special operators during the Vietnam War featured a sinister tactic
The North Vietnamese and Vietcong understood the danger MACV-SOG troops posed and went to extremes …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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I visited the Cu Chi Tunnels used to ambush US soldiers, a grisly but unforgettable reminder of the Vietnam War take a look
The tunnel network were started in the 1940s as communist forces faced off against French colonial …
Nathan Rennolds
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For the US's Vietnam-era covert special operators, the quietest missions were also the most dangerous
MACV-SOG commandos were sent behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, but the enemy himself was o…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The weird armored vehicle that the US Army hated, the Marines loved, and enemies feared
The Army rejected the M50 Ontos outright, but the Marines embraced it, putting it on the frontlines…
Benjamin Brimelow
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To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships
The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with adversaries who may challenge it in a way it has…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Researchers mapped the damage in Gaza, and more than a third of the buildings have been wrecked as the war moves south
Israeli forces have dropped tens of thousands of bombs across the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 Hamas…
Jake Epstein
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How a daring mission behind enemy lines turned into a disaster for the US's secretive Vietnam-era special operators
The 1967 mission led by the secretive MACV-SOG quickly went wrong, and US forces spent days fightin…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Marlon Brando's one-of-a-kind Rolex has been sold for more than $5 million — or has it?
A Rolex GMT-Master the actor wore during the filming of "Apocalypse Now" was sold at Christie's auc…
Lloyd Lee
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50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' speaks out about Vietnam War image that shocked the world and the photographer she credits with saving her life
Fifty years after "Napalm Girl," photographer Nick Ut and subject Kim Phuc discuss their lifelong b…
Doree Lewak
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Real-life 'Tarzan' who lived in the jungle for decades after escaping the Vietnam War dies of cancer
Ho Van Lang first escaped into the remote jungle with his father in 1972 after a US bomb killed hal…
Sophia Ankel
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This legendary Marine sniper made the Corps' longest known kill shot more than 50 years ago with a machine gun
Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock spent his life demonstrating and teaching "that the deadliest thing on…
Ryan Pickrell
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How US special operators use a Vietnam War-era method to get into and out of dangerous spots quickly
The Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction system provides special-operations units with more choices …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Marines are honoring the type of rifle and scope used by the Corps' deadliest sniper
The Corps celebrated the M40 rifle with Redfield scope, the same type of weapon used by legendary M…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Army needs tanks to win a war in the Pacific, but it knows the Abrams isn't the right tank for the job
Russia and China have studied the US Army's tanks, and they're fielding new weapons that present mo…
Michael Peck
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During the Vietnam War, the US created a highly classified unit that still influences modern special operations
MACV-SOG was deactivated as the Vietnam War ended, but the secretive group's legacy lives on with J…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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53 years ago, a vicious, unexpected attack showed Americans what kind of war they were really fighting in Vietnam
Communist forces were told to "crack the sky" and "shake the earth" during the Tet Offensive, but t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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A first-of-its-kind drone landing shows how the British navy plans to keep its new aircraft carriers in action for longer
Like the US Navy, the British Royal Navy is making big plans for its carriers to haul drone aircraf…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Russian soldiers are digging tunnels to sneak up on Ukrainian positions without being seen by their lethal drones, Kyiv says
Russia is resorting to digging tunnels in its attempt to retake Andriivka, a town in eastern Ukrain…
Sophia Ankel
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'Quiet professionals': These are the legendary Vietnam War marksmen every Marine scout sniper trains to be
These three snipers had nearly 300 confirmed kills, but what makes them examples for Marines today …