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A US Navy captain was in disbelief when his destroyer came under fire from missiles never before seen in combat while dealing with pirates

Pirates tried to take control of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, leading the USS Mason to …

Jake Epstein   


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Rescue teams in Taiwan airlifted 928 pounds of food to a mining area where 64 people got trapped after an earthquake

At least 64 people got stuck at the Heping Mine, and another 600 are stranded at a hotel in Tianxia…

Matthew Loh   


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Fear of Ukrainian strikes may be behind Russian friendly fire incidents, UK intelligence says

The MoD said that reports of friendly fire could highlight a "lack of situational awareness and coo…

Cameron Manley   


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Why the Coast Guard doesn't charge for search and rescue operations even in cases like the Titan submersible's and its ultra-wealthy passengers

A retired Coast Guard officer said search and rescue operations are part of the service's DNA and b…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Watch an exploding Ukrainian drone boat dodge fire from the air to kill one of the small, high-speed Russian ships still fighting in the Black Sea

Ukraine's military intelligence agency said its forces used Magura V5 naval drones to destroy a Rus…

Jake Epstein   


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IDF special forces raid to rescue Hamas hostages in Gaza fails, say Israel media reports

Two elite IDF soldiers were severely wounded in a failed hostage rescue operation to retrieve hosta…

Rebecca Rommen   


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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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Sikkim flash flood: Almost 50 reported missing including army personnel; rescue ops underway

According to Sikkim District Magistrate, Tashi Chopel, "A lot of buildings and vehicles have been d…

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Why Delta Force operators were on the sidelines during their first successful hostage-rescue mission

Delta has become the US's go-to hostage-rescue force, but during its first outing, the Unit's opera…

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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Hundreds of people were rescued from the roof of a 38-story skyscraper in Hong Kong after being trapped for hours by a fire

The World Trade Centre is situated in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay commercial district. It hosts restau…

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A man spent days trapped in a San Diego cliffside crevice before being freed after a 19-hour rescue effort

The man told rescue crews he had been stuck in the cliffside crevice for a couple of days before pa…

Michelle Mark   


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A video shows the IDF's elite helicopter search and rescue unit evacuating some of Israel's 260 soldiers wounded battling Hamas in Gaza

The special forces heliborne 669 Unit has evacuated 260 wounded soldiers from Gaza since the war be…

Alia Shoaib   


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How the US got its pilots home after 2 of its most advanced jets were shot down within weeks of each other

When two US jets were shot down over Serbia in 1999, it became a race to see who would get to the A…

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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2 paratroopers who hid out in Russian-occupied territory for 18 months were rescued by Ukraine's special forces, Navy says

The soldiers's rescue from Russian-occupied territory was carried out by a special unit of the Ukra…

Rebecca Rommen   


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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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All nine trapped in Telangana power station fire killed — Chief Minister orders probe

Following the chief minister's direction, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued an order appointin…

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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.

The USS Mason had to fire interceptor missiles to defend against Houthi threats in 2016. Threats em…

Jake Epstein   


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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.

The USS Mason had to fire interceptor missiles to defend against Houthi threats in 2016. Threats em…

Jake Epstein   


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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