Boko Haram fighters attack a village in northeast Nigeria, kidnapping 76 schoolgirls and killed two others before the Nigerian military reacted and rescued the girls on Wednesday local government officials reported. Another 13 girls are still missing. The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students More »
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United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
USASOC is the unified command structure in which individual Army Special Operations units such as Rangers, Special Forces, 160th Special Operations Aviation, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, and various support elements are housed under. The JFK Special Warfare Center and School is also part of USASOC, and contains various Special Forces schools and courses such as the Special Forces Qualification Course.
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Nigeria’s Military Rescues 76 Schoolgirls After Boko Haram Attack
Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr
The German military’s combat readiness was criticized by a scathing report by their parliament’s military commissioner as debates rage over the country’s increasing involvement in overseas military missions. Germany’s military has deteriorated in recent years amid budget cuts and poor management, according to a report published on Tuesday by Parliamentary Armed Forces Commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels. The More »
Former SF Soldier Indicted for Kickbacks Related to Stolen Material
A former Special Forces soldier has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to illegally allow U.S. military equipment in Afghanistan to be stolen and sold on the black market and to use the proceeds to get a pool at his new home in North Carolina along with several vehicles. Joseph Russell More »
Remembering Fred Zabitosky, Green Beret, Medal of Honor 19 Feb 1968
SSG Fred Zabitosky was a member of the MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Studies and Observations Group) in Vietnam and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat for his actions on February 19,1968. Zabitosky’s mission on that day would take him into Laos where the nine-man joint American Special Forces and Nung indigenous More »
3rd SFG Opens Doors to Attract New Special Forces Candidates
The 3rd Special Forces Group used the entire family approach in trying to attract new recruits to the Special Forces Regiment. They opened their doors to soldiers and their families from Ft. Bragg looking for soldiers to be the next generation of Green Berets. Dozens of Fort Bragg soldiers and their families converged at the More »
DOD is Getting Tough With “Deploy or Get Out” Policy
The Department of Defense is getting tough with their “deploy or get out” policy and will begin separating troops who have been undeployable for over a year. Under the new policy, they’ll begin separating troops as early as October 1st. The Defense Department is cracking down on the roughly 286,000 troops who are not healthy More »
Center for American Progress Calls for Voter Suppression of Military
A left-wing organization with ties to both the Clinton and Obama camps has called for tighter election security in the wake of the Russian tampering probe. So, they want to make it tougher on military personnel stationed overseas from voting. This group has, for years claiming voter suppression and now they want to do the More »
Bombing of Dresden, Feb. 13-15, 1945, Legitimate Target or Terror?
One of the more controversial battles of World War II occurred with the bombing of Dresden, Germany in the final months of the war. The initial bombing campaign took place over a three day period where 722 RAF and 527 USAAF heavy bombers dropped a total of 3900 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs More »
Russian Civilian Contractors Killed in US Airstrikes Of Assad Loyalists
There are increasing reports that Russian military contractors were among those killed when a U.S.-led coalition airstrike wiped out an attack by pro-regime Syrian forces loyal to President Assad. About 500 Syrian and Russian forces attacked a coalition base where U.S. Special Operations troops were advising a Kurdish unit. At least a 100 of the More »
Egyptian Army Kills 16 Terrorists in Sinai Military Operation
The Egyptian army launched a major military operation in the northern Sinai peninsula targeting terrorist bases, communication hubs and weapons caches. The army claims to have killed 16 terrorists and captured more than 30 more. Dozens of targets were destroyed in air attacks, including vehicles, weapons depots, and communication centers, military spokesman Colonel Tamer Rifai said More »
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