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A deal for nuclear-powered subs is only the latest secretive collaboration between US, UK, and Australian forces
Despite the fanfare around AUKUS, Australian-UK-US military cooperation goes back decades, and spec…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The elite SAS went back to their World War II roots on a daring 1980s mission to protect the British fleet
"Pebble Island presented us with an opportunity to test our combat mettle. It was a basic but brill…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A British army email mishap publicly mentioned a military intel unit so secretive its members are banned from social media
E Squadron is a secretive unit in the secretive world of British special operations, tasked with hi…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How British special operators defied their bosses to rescue 2 comrades captured on a secretive mission in Iraq
The British SAS motto is "Who dares wins," and in the southern Iraqi city of Basra in September 200…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How a daring British SAS mission in one of the most remote parts of the world went wrong
"The South Atlantic winter was a big surprise for us," a retired SAS officer who served in the Falk…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How a daring daylight raid broadcast on live TV made the elite British SAS back into a household name
Operation Nimrod was a success, and because much of it was caught on live television, it propelled …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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These are the elite special force units Israel could send into Gaza to clear Hamas' labyrinth of tunnels and rescue hostages
Herzi Halevi, the chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces, said the IDF's "best sol…
Nathan Rennolds
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In a US showdown with China, there are some missions with no special-operations 'easy button'
As US special-operations forces focus on the challenge posed by China, they "must be careful not to…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Inside the covert mission that sent Delta Force and British SAS deep behind Iraqi lines in search of Saddam's missiles
On their own deep behind enemy lines, US and British special operators had a strategic impact on th…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How the secretive Special Boat Service — the UK's SEAL Team 6 — trains to recapture hijacked ships at sea
It took the British SBS only seven minutes to retake a hijacked tanker on Sunday. But the swiftness…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How a daring hostage rescue raid helped Britain's elite special operators get their confidence back
It was the UK's first significant hostage crisis in 20 years, and while negotiators talked, Britain…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Moscow's 'special' forces: An inside look at how Russia's famed Spetsnaz really operate
The image of Russia's Spetsnaz as "remorseless Soviet Terminators" has enduring appeal but little t…
Mark Galeotti
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For decades, US special-operations units copied the British, but now the tables are turning
The changes are part of a strategic shift, meant to keep the British military relevant amid great-p…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Top-secret British military documents found left in 'soggy heap' at a bus stop, report says
The classified documents are said to include plans for a possible UK military presence in Afghanist…
Sophia Ankel
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Special-ops units from Down Under made their mark with US commandos in Vietnam. They may have to do it again against China.
During the Vietnam War, Australian and Kiwi operators quickly earned a reputation for their profess…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Meet the small group of elite British commandos who went deep behind enemy lines early in World War II
The inhospitable North African desert was an early battleground for the Axis and the Allies, and it…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The British SAS, one of the world's top special forces, is opening its elite ranks to women
A British commando fires at the Taliban as smoke rises from an airstrike in Helmand province, Afgha…
Caitlin Foster
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One of the 20th century's least-known major wars still has lessons for militaries 40 years later
Decades after the Falklands War, militaries are still learning from what was the first major conven…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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2 little-known US and UK special-ops missions are influencing how Chinese military planners think about an attack on Taiwan
Chinese military strategists have been studying other countries' special-operations forces, trying …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Meet the Danish Frogmen who just took down a boat full of pirates in the Atlantic
An incident off the coast of West Africa in late 2021 offered a rare look at the operations of Denm…