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“Why Do You Put Such A Premium On Rucking In SOF?”

By Steve Balestrieri | November 21, 2018 Coalition SOF, History, New Zealand, Opinion, Physical Fitness, Preparing for Selection, Rucking, SOF, SpecOps, US SOCOM

We frequently get a lot of questions here at SpecialOperations.com about the Selection part of the pipeline, what the candidates for the various Special Operations units in the SOF umbrella must pass. Selection, as we say is just the first step but it is a continuous process and never really ends. Candidates during Selection will More »

New Zealand's SAS (NZAS)

New Zealand’s SAS (NZAS)

By Brandon Webb | February 20, 2013 New Zealand

New Zealand’s 1st Special Air Service (NZSAS) is one of two nations outside of Great Britain, the other being Australia, that carry the SAS name. New Zealand’s SAS have been widely involved in combat operations in the Pacific region, and more recently in the war on terror in Afghanistan, where its “extraordinary heroism” earned it More »