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Front-line NATO allies are facing an unconventional Russian threat short of war but still quite dangerous
The Baltics have been staunch supporters of Ukraine as it fights the Russians, and they have increa…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukrainian special operators may soon be putting years of secretive training from the US to use against Russia
If the conventional fight in Ukraine ends in Russia's favor, Ukrainians would put their unconventio…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Green Berets who've trained Taiwanese troops explain how they could fight China and why the US keeps their mission secret
In a war with China, the foreign forces that US special operators have helped train over the decade…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A small bureaucratic change at the Pentagon hints a major shift for US special-operations units
China and Russia both know irregular warfare is the ideal strategy against the US. Now the US Depar…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A US Green Beret drill with fake guerrilla fighters shows how Sweden has been preparing for an 'unconventional' clash with Russia
Forming and training a guerrilla force to take on a rival government or an occupying power is a cla…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The US Navy SEALs just turned 60. Here are the missions that have made them legendary.
In January 1962, President John F. Kennedy authorized the creation of SEAL Team One and Two. Since …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Army tankers are playing video games online to train for tank warfare during the coronavirus pandemic
Tank crews have been playing War Thunder online due to real tanks being unavailable and social dist…
Ryan Pickrell
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US special ops are still trying to figure out how to counter Russia's new way of warfare
Known as gray-zone conflict or hybrid warfare, it encompasses "activities conducted to enable a res…
Daniel Brown
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Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple
Russian officials see "gray zone" warfare around the world as leverage for their conventional war a…
Michael Peck
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4 NATO countries are calling for a defense line along Europe's 700-mile border with Russia and Belarus
The Baltic states and Poland are urging the EU to build further defenses to protect the bloc from R…
Thibault Spirlet
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A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses
Israel's military must reconsider its mistakes and blindspots after a long-range Houthi attack dron…
Paul Iddon
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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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When Israel needs to fight Hamas in its tunnels, it turns to an elite band of commandos called the Yahalom unit
Yahalom is part of the IDF's Combat Engineering Corps and expanded in size a few years ago in respo…
Jake Epstein
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A convoy calling themselves 'God's army' plans to head to the Texas border to stop migrants from entering the US
The "Take Our Border Back" convoy aims to stop illegal immigration by working with "constitutionall…
Alia Shoaib
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Video shows Ukrainian forces dual wielding World War I-era machine guns out of the back of a pickup truck
Footage shows the unusual technical in action, with Ukrainian troops targeting and firing at threat…
Chris Panella
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US Green Berets are looking to troops from NATO's newest member as 'mentors' for harsh winter combat
Finnish troops are "very good at winter warfare, so we look to them on how to do things the right w…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's special operators have been 'taking it to the Russians,' the head of US Special Operations Command says
Ukrainian special operators have been shaping the battlefield by undermining Russia's defenses and …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's daily routine: 15-hour fasts and low-dose sleeping pills
The OpenAI CEO said he'd drink two espressos and prioritized sleep. He also said he was most produc…
Kylie Kirschner
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Russia's complex defenses are a brutal test for Ukrainian troops' close-quarters-combat skills
Ukrainian troops are putting years of Western military training into use inside Russian trenches ac…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukrainian special operators are learning to fight Russia without the 'tethers' other militaries have gotten used to
Ukraine's military, like any large military fighting a major war, "has internal distribution proble…