Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: An East-coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) prepares to descend below the surface during dive training with Polish special forces, June […]
The OSS anniversary is observed on June 13th each year. The Office of Strategic Services was created on June 13, 1942, in the early days of World War II to provide an intelligence service to the United States. Prior to […]
The Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) of the Naval War College is presenting its annual CIWAG Maritime Symposium on June 23-25, 2025 in Rhode Island. This two-day event, entitled “Shadows & Sabotage”, provides presentations, workshops, and panel […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Members of Chapter 47 continue the tradition of remembering Medal of Honor Day. Members honored MOH recipients at the Vancouver Barracks National […]
D-Day – The Battle for Normandy began on June 6, 1944. Allied armies stormed ashore in a huge amphibious landing accompanied by air support and paratroopers striking targets inland. Once ashore the troops pushed against German forces and established areas […]
The Department of Defense announced on June 3, 2025, that the president has nominated Navy Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Marines swim during the Caribbean Coastal Warrior exercise in Savaneta, Aruba, May 18, 2023. The bilateral event with Dutch Marines expands the […]
Between May 30 and June 3 of 1997, a Special Forces detachment deployed on a training mission to Sierra Leone assisted in the departure of 450 Americans, 250 Britons, and 1,800 nationals of about forty other countries during a non-combatant […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, descend onto Frida Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy […]
A quarterly report on Ukraine has been submitted to Congress by the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve (OAR). This report summarizes U.S. Government support to Ukraine for the first three months of 2025. It also outlines the broader […]
Another review is underway on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan – this time it will be conducted by the Department of Defense. These reviews have generally been politicized, depending on who is conducting the review. The Biden White House released […]
By David Vergun, DOD News. As the years go by, each military service adds new slang and terms as others fall out of use as practices change. Below are some of those terms no longer in use. Vehicles Rations Troops […]
By Spc. Kristel C. Cordero, SOCEUR Hohenfels, Germany – Three days after conventional forces occupied the training villages of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (1/10 SFG) […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: 308th Rescue Squadron pararescumen climb into the back of a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47G Chinook helicopter into Banana River, Florida, […]
Over the past several years the U.S. Army has been leading the effort to replace some of the light tactical wheeled vehicles in each of the different services. One of these efforts is the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The […]
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