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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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In a tense corner of Europe, SEALs and Green Berets are helping a close ally up its skills with old US gear
The US and Greece continue to strengthen their military ties, with the US providing dozens of armor…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The US Air Force is using satellites and dirt runways to prepare its drones for a different kind of war
The fighting in Ukraine has underscored how valuable drones are as well as how difficult it will be…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases
Western air forces are training to disperse to avoid enemy fire, and part of that involves finding …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time
Since entering service in the late 1960s, the AC-130 has seen action all over the world, but the gu…
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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The US Air Force is finally retiring the aging A-10. Now it plans to get rid of some the specially trained airmen who guide the Warthog to its targets.
Tactical Air Control Party airmen are an elite cadre who specialize in calling in airstrikes, and t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Exercises on opposite sides of the planet show US forces training for a little-known but crucial battlefield skill
Because close air support is conducted very close to friendly forces, there is no room for mistakes.
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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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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Air Force commandos are preparing for war with Russia or China by rethinking what a 'runway' really is
The threat from long-range weapons has the Air Force looking to disperse its forces, and special op…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Caught in 'the green beam': How US Air Force gunship crews let a target know they have it in their sights
The AC-130's green beam is meant "to let the adversaries know that you see him," the head of US Air…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's quest for more fighter jets hits its latest obstacle: US concerns about starting a war between NATO and Russia
Having jets leave a US or NATO base for delivery to Ukraine "raises serious concerns for the entire…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Air Force special operators face a 'particularly hard' transition after Middle East wars, top general says
"If it were easy, somebody else would would be able to do it," Lt. Gen. James Slife, AFSOC commande…
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 AC-130 gunship has been backing up special operators for 55 years, and it's still popping up in new countries
"The sheer number of weapons options it brought to the battlefield was wild," a former Air Force co…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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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 record-setting 'Ugly Baby' mission allowed US special operators to outmaneuver Iraqi forces
To get into northern Iraq in March 2003, US special operators had to pull off the longest low-level…
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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A rare appearance in a tough off-road race highlights the Green Berets' little-known method for getting into and out of hotspots
Green Beret mobility teams use the Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 to carry out their specialty: long-r…