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5 US Marines are dead after their Super Stallion helicopter crashed
The Marines were flying a CH-53E Super Stallion from Nevada to California when the aircraft was rep…
Jake Epstein
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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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New Marine One helicopters the US spent $5 billion on aren't allowed to carry the president because they could scorch the lawn
The rotors and engine exhaust of the Sikorsky-manufactured VH-92 Patriot can occasionally burn the …
Jake Epstein
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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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5 'truths' have guided US special operators for 40 years, but they face new tests from Russia and China - and at home
US Special Operations Command's five SOF Truths are the philosophical foundations of the US special…
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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A 1980s showdown with Iran was US Special Operations Command's first test in combat
From 1987 to 1989, US special-operation units deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Prime Chan…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The final scramble out of Kabul required skills only commandos have, special-ops veterans say
US and coalition special-operations units were key to evacuations from Afghanistan, going outside t…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral
"We must go faster," US Adm. John Aquilino urged lawmakers repeatedly during a two-hour hearing on …
Matthew Loh
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After 40 years of safe skies, US special operators have to worry about threats from above, SOCOM commander says
US commanders say the rapid emergence of drones as military weapons means US troops need to get use…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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In a war with China, the US Navy's warships might not be the first target
The US Navy's fighting ships can't fight without food, fuel, and weapons, and China's military know…
Christopher Woody
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The US Air Force's special operators are hustling to turn their biggest planes into flying boats
Aircraft that can operate on land and sea create "even more complex dilemmas" for rivals, a US Air …
Christopher Woody
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How the Army's elite Delta Force pulled off a record-setting mission against the Taliban only weeks after 9/11
In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning what remains the longes…
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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Wagner Group shooting down a Russian command plane may be gift that keeps on giving for Ukraine's beleaguered air defenses
The loss of one of Russia's few Il-22M airborne command centers could hinder its air force's abilit…
Michael Peck
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Vivid new photos give you a rare look at the South China Sea islands that a top US commander says China has fully militarized
The bases are meant "to expand the offensive capability" of China's military beyond its shores, the…
Michael Peck
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The 'Ferrari' of US special-operations helicopters may soon be headed out of service
In the next five years, the Army and US Special Operations Command will have decide if the Little B…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How the Army uses the West Virginia wilderness to find out who has what it takes to join Delta Force
With attrition historically around 90%, Delta Force has one of the hardest selection and assessment…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Why the captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier fighting in the Red Sea is always posting about things like Taco Tuesday and cookies
Capt. Chris Hill, the commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, regularly posts on social…
Jake Epstein
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How US special operators held off Saddam's forces for days during the largest battle of the Iraq War, according to troops who were there
The four-day battle at Haditha Dam was the single largest engagement of the entire war, with 22 Ira…