Encouraging the UK Special Forces Mindset
Designing progressive training that stretches cadets beyond routine parade-ground and classroom work could encourage them to look towards a UK Special Forces career.
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Operation CHARIOT: British Commando Raid on Saint Nazaire
In the spring of 1942, the British conducted a raid on the port of Saint Nazaire, France with the intent to render the drydocks inoperable and deny the German Navy the only safehaven capable of repairing a damaged battleship – the Tirpitz. The mission was a success.
UK’s 2026 Defence Investment Plan: Special Forces remain in the Shadows!
By Pat Carty. The UK’s Strategic Defence Review, published in June 2025, described Special Forces as the “tip of the spear” for British defence and integrated by design. UK’s Special Forces would also be capable of reaching strategically significant targets […]
Unusual U.S. Military Activity at RAF Fairford Amid the Venezuela Crisis
By Pat Carty. (Editor’s Note: The increased activity by U.S. aircraft in the UK was first noted by OSINT accounts (Twitter) several days ago. Then defense focused news media picked up the story, and now it has garnered the attention […]
UK SOF Exercise Chameleon 25-2
By Pat Carty. It is that time of the year when the United Kingdom’s elite special operations community has wrapped up the second of its premier bi-annual exercises – Chameleon 25-2. This high-stake training exercise, unites personnel from the Special […]