If you are reading this, I’m about 99+% sure that you know what a Navy SEAL is, so I don’t have to go into that. But you might not be so sure about the acronym SWCC. According to Navy. com, the official US Navy website, “SWCC are extensively trained to execute high-risk warfare and More »
Special Operations Forces
SOF Theory: Multi-Domain Operational Design and Approach is the Future
Members of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) are entrusted with various operations, including but not limited to frontline combat and terrorist operations, the liberation of hostages, provision of humanitarian assistance, and much more. But should traditional, straight-forward force be the core of SOF? The United States Special Operations Command (USSCOM), with its head office located at More »
US Shoots Down Iranian Drone Flying Over Base In Southern Syria: Will The US Retaliate?
The U.S. military intercepted and shot down a small drone that was believed to be threatening a U.S. base in southern Syria Tuesday, just weeks after the same base was attacked by drones and rocket fire. It is believed to have been launched by Iranian proxy militias in the region. Capt. Bill Urban, the spokesman More »
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA to Avenge 9/11- Review
Looking for the Perfect Christmas Gift or Reading Material? Look No Further Award-winning author Toby Harnden has crafted an incredible story of the first Americans to enter Afghanistan immediately after 9/11. His book, “First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA to Avenge 9/11,” was initially slated to be released on the 20th anniversary of More »
Army-Navy Game 2021, Keys to the Game And Key Matchups
The college football season can’t begin the bowl season and playoff without first the traditional Army-Navy game. This year is set for December 11 and will be held at MetLife Stadium with a CBS broadcast starting at 3 p.m. eastern time. One of the oldest rivalries in college football, the two service academies will meet More »
Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, Two Special Operations Soldiers To Receive Long Delayed Medal of Honor
SFC Alwyn Cashe Will Finally Recieve The Congressional Medal Of Honor The Biden administration is expected to award the Medal of Honor to three Army soldiers for valor during the Global War on Terror (GWOT), according to a story by the Washington Post. The three soldiers, SFC Alwyn Cashe, SFC Christopher Celiz, and MSG Earl More »
US Special Forces in Colombia – Storming a Dunkin’ Donuts in Bogota
It was with great interest that I read Brandon Webb’s piece about his travel to Bogota, Colombia. Having spent time there during the heyday of the Medellin/Cali Cartel, I was really interested in how much the city has changed. Bogota is beautiful and huge. I had heard from other SF guys who were there recently More »
US Green Berets Raid Son Tay Prison and Make History
By mid-November 1970, there were 450 known American POWs in Vietnam, and more than double that amount reported as missing in action. Reports were surfacing of brutal conditions, torture, and starvation of American POWs. Operation Ivory Coast was a daring rescue mission conducted by U.S. Army Green Berets, flown in by Air Force Commandos, to More »
Never Be Light: Integrity and leadership lessons in Special Operations, the Hard Way
Well, there I was, attending the Special Operations Combat Medic Course (SOCM), the Army’s elite combat medic course in Fort Bragg, NC. I had recently graduated SWCC training and I thought I was hot shit thinking that all of the Special Forces students at SOCM had just begun their training pipeline. The SOCM course was More »
The Best Way to Prepare for Special Forces Selection
When looking to improve yourself at anything in life, the first thing you have to do is push yourself straight out of your comfort zone. Joining any Special Operations Forces unit, means being able to make the uncomfortable known and to push yourself to your absolute limits. That is the most important part of your More »
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