Shayetet 13, also known as S-13 or “the people of silence,” is an Israeli marine commando unit of the Israel Navy operating in the sea, on land, and in the air. The unit is one of the most secretive in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Its members and the details of many of its operations More »
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British Special Forces To Have Bigger Counter-Terror Role in Afghanistan
With the United States set to pull out most of their 14,000 troops in Afghanistan in the next three years, a bigger part of the ongoing counter-terrorism mission will fall to the British Special Forces. The SAS and the SBS are expected to be tasked to take on a bigger part of these operations during More »
British SAS Now Open to Women, But Will the Standards Change?
The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced this week that they were expanding the roles for women in the British military and now they will be able to serve in the SAS (Special Air Service). This includes the Royal Marine Commandos and the SBS (Special Boat Service). In 2016, the British MOD opened up infantry More »
ICC, “Reasonable Basis” for British Guilty of War Crimes
Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said on Monday there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that some British soldiers committed war crimes during combat operations in the US-led invasion of Iraq. Bensouda’s statement said, that in a 74-page report on preliminary inquiries that “there is a reasonable basis to believe that members More »
Why Rucking Is Becoming More Popular with the Civilian Populace
Special Operations Forces are all the rage these days, from the recent films of “Lone Survivor” and “Zero Dark Thirty” in which Navy SEALs are the protagonists as well as “Black Hawk Down” where the Delta Force operators are, America can’t get enough. So, if you aren’t going to enlist in the Armed Forces and More »
Special Operations Gear Review – Merrell Sawtooth: Perfect Desert Boot
We’re always looking for an edge. That’s what Special Forces guys do, anything that will make your job easier, or yourself a little more comfortable, that’s the ticket, right? And having a piece of equipment that works, is tough, comfortable and the troops like is like nirvana. Like I said in an earlier piece, in More »
Don’t Get Lost! Practical Exercise With Modified Resection
In our previous Land Navigation article, we talked about Resection, which is invaluable at finding your exact location if you’re unsure of where you are but can see and identify points in the distance. As you’ll remember Resection is the method for finding your exact location on a map by determining the grid azimuth to More »
SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.13.2017
UBRR training day followed by a ruck march. Are you keeping a log of your times on your runs and rucks? And with the warmer weather upon us, you should be paying much stricter attention to hydration during the rucks. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 20 pushups 3 x 20 sit ups More »
Rucking Through Varied Terrain, Maintaining the Pace Tips
We’ve been revisiting some of the posts we’ve made earlier and are getting out and doing refresher exercises, getting some land navigation and other tasks in. This one will deal with everyone is SF’s favorite pastime …Rucking. Everyone has their own tips of the trade and the vast majority of them are good. The main More »
SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.12.2017
Shoulder work in the gym is the order of the day along with some speed work. The sprints will definitely help with your overall cardio fitness, build some explosion and will serve you well with your endurance. It is also a functional part of your job in Special Operations. There will be plenty of times More »