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Ukraine unveiled a brand new drone military unit with the goal of specializing soldiers in operating unmanned systems
Typhoon will focus on training soldiers to operate various unmanned systems, highlighting the conti…
Chris Panella
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Until now.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Exclusive documents re…
Lila Hassan
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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat
Submarine crews are undergoing more arduous training to sail farther from China, and it's taking a …
Michael Peck
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A Russian officer surrendered and sold out his comrades, helping Ukraine's special forces cross a key river
Ukrainian special forces crossed the key Dnipro River thanks in part to Russian troops who surrende…
Paul Squire
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Missions like the nighttime sea raid that saw 2 Navy SEALs go missing are 'dangerous' and 'complex,' former Special Forces soldier says
The two SEALs were involved in an operation to interdict a boat attempting to smuggle Iranian weapo…
Jake Epstein
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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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Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to sur…
Michael Peck
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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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A Ukrainian special forces soldier who snuck into Crimea in a nighttime raid said he was chased by Russian warships as he left
Ukraine's special forces conducted a nighttime raid on Crimea using jet skis, and then had to flee …
Sinéad Baker
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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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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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The US military just awarded a $10 million contract for what could be special operators' latest gadget: jet boots
SOCOM recently invested in a futuristic piece of tech that could make life easier for operators wit…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The AI boom could force you to enter the gig economy
Generative AI's adoption could lead to even more Americans working in the gig economy.
Jacob Zinkula
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Ukraine says its special forces pulled off a daring amphibious raid into occupied Crimea, hit Russian troops, and raised the flag on the peninsula
Kyiv's military intelligence agency said its forces left Crimea without suffering any casualties an…
Jake Epstein,Nathan Rennolds
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AI models like GPT-4o could give some blue-collar jobs a leg-up and force white-collar workers to adapt
OpenAI's new multimodal model could help plumbers and electricians do their jobs more effectively, …
Erin Snodgrass
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The NATO rapid-response unit created after Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine is being activated for first-of-its-kind mission
It's the "very first time" NATO has employed these forces "in a deterrence and defense role," the U…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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I became a freelance marketing assistant when my husband's military career forced us to move. I'm earning more than I ever did and have a work-life balance.
Emily Reagan was tired of starting over in media every time her family moved for her husband's care…
Emily Reagan
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The Navy is tasking 'combat-ready' SEALs to develop new ways to take on 'the most stressing hard targets'
Allowing "combat-ready forces" to work new tactics and techniques is helping solve "key operational…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Former Special Forces engineer says Russian minefields are unlike anything he has ever seen and battling these hidden death traps is 'exhausting'
He says the biggest threat shaping the war in Ukraine right now is land mines, and Russia's laid mi…
Ryan Pickrell
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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…