SOCOM Commander Says Special Operations Needs ‘PhDs Who Can Win a Bar Fight’
U.S. special operations forces need troops who are both combat-ready and technologically skilled as warfare becomes incr...
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Air Force Tests Special Ops Plane Designed for Rapid Assembly in the Field
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is testing whether its new OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft can be rapi...
Cuban President Warns of ‘Bloodbath’ If U.S. Takes Military Action Against Cuba
Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Monday warned that any U.S. military action against Cuba would “trigger a bloodbat...
Joint U.S.-Nigerian Operation Killed ISIS Second-in-Command in Lake Chad Basin
American and Nigerian forces killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in a Friday evening joint operation in Nige...
Ceramic Body Armor Plates: Why Military Pros Choose Them
When lives are on the line, the material between you and a high-velocity rifle round is not a detail it is the decision....
Iran Seizes Chinese-Operated ‘Floating Armory’ Near Strait of Hormuz
A vessel operating as a floating armory was seized by unauthorized personnel near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday and d...
U.S. Army Abruptly Cancels Deployment of 4,000 Soldiers to Europe
The U.S. Army has canceled the planned deployment of more than 4,000 soldiers to Poland, just days after the Pentagon an...
CIA Carried Out Car Bombing Near Mexico City Targeting Sinaloa Cartel Operative
The CIA has significantly expanded covert operations targeting Mexican drug cartels, including actions that allegedly in...
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire on ‘Life Support,’ Weighs Military Options
President Donald Trump said Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is “on life support” after rejecting Tehran’s response t...
Israel Built a Secret Base in the Iraqi Desert to Support Its Air Campaign Against Iran
Israel secretly built a military outpost in Iraq’s western desert earlier this year to support its air campaign against ...
Navy F/A-18 Disables Iranian Tanker With 20mm Cannon Fire
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet disabled an Iranian-flagged commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman this week after the ve...
Coast Guard Consolidates Elite Units Under New Special Missions Command
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the formation of a new Special Missions Command, a significant reorganization designe...