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The Jedburgh Teams: The Secret Allied Commandos Who Operated Behind Nazi Lines
In the summer of 1944, small teams of American, British, and French special operations soldiers parachuted into Nazi-occupied France to organize resi…
3 days, 20 hours ago
Operation Barras: The British SAS Rescue Mission That Destroyed a Rebel Militia
In September 2000, British special forces launched a daring rescue operation deep inside Sierra Leone after an armed militia known as the West Side B…
4 days, 19 hours ago
Operation Oak: The Nazi Commandos Who Rescued Mussolini from an Italian Mountain Fortress
In September 1943, German commandos launched one of World War II's most audacious rescue operations, landing gliders on a remote Italian mountaintop …
5 days, 19 hours ago
Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Commandos Who Sabotaged Hitler’s Atomic Ambitions
In February 1943, a small team of Norwegian commandos crossed the frozen mountains of occupied Norway to destroy a facility producing heavy water, a …
6 days, 14 hours ago
The Battle of Takur Ghar: When a Navy SEAL Mission Became a Fight for Survival
On March 4, 2002, a nighttime insertion into Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Kot Valley turned into one of the most desperate battles of the early war on terror…
1 week, 4 days ago
The Battle of Mirbat: When Nine SAS Soldiers Faced an Insurgent Army
On July 19, 1972, a small detachment of British Special Air Service soldiers and their Omani allies found themselves defending the coastal town of Mi…
1 week, 5 days ago
Operation Red Wings: What Really Went Wrong in Afghanistan?
In June 2005, four Navy SEALs entered the mountains of Afghanistan’s Kunar Province on a reconnaissance mission targeting a Taliban-aligned insurgent…
1 week, 6 days ago
Introducing Operators Eyes : Special Forces Tactics Meet Hollywood's Most Intense Scenes
What would an experienced Special Forces operator notice when watching the gunfights, ambushes, and tactical confrontations in Hollywood’s biggest mo…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Operation Dead City: How Special Forces Would Contain an Outbreak
When a pathogen turns an urban population into vectors of lethal contagion, military doctrine ceases to be about conventional engagement and shifts e…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Tier-One Architecture: Deciphering the Distinct Doctrines of CAG, Green Berets, and SEALs
Within the modern United States Special Operations Command architecture, civilian culture routinely blurs distinct elite units into a single monolith…
2 weeks, 4 days ago