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The Sicarii (one of the most fanatical black ops organizations of the ancient world). The Sicarii operated in the shadows of the ancient world. In Latin, Sicarii is the plural form of Sicarius meaning “dagger-man” or “dagger-wielder”. The Sicarii were deeply motivated by their beliefs in God, Freedom and the independence of their country. These […]
KUWAIT KUWAITI TERRITORIAL WATER, Kuwait – Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3, in Kuwait territorial waters. Special forces teams from the GCC, and U.S. Naval Special Warfare and rigid-hull […]
AMMAN, JORDAN AMMAN, Jordan (May 11, 2017) A member of Air Force Special Operations, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, provides security during a combat search and rescue exercise in support of Eager Lion 2017. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships between the U.S., […]
DJIBOUTI, DJIBOUTI U.S. Army Maj. Duncan Smith, Special Operations Detachment – Africa (SOD-A), Texas Army National Guard, front, trains alongside U.S. special forces and French special operations snipers on various sniper and spotting techniques using French weapons systems, Djibouti, May 2013. SOD-A soldiers conduct various missions in Africa in support of Special Operations Command-Africa, whose […]
TELLURIDE, CO, UNITED STATES Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) transport a 180lb mock-casualty down a mountain using a stretcher they fabricated from skis and ski poles during the Winter Warfare Trainer Course at Telluride, Colorado, Dec. 6 – 15, 2017. The course teaches Green Berets the fundamentals of high-altitude and cold-weather movement, […]
In 1993 when I checked into 2nd Bn 8th Marines I was issued all the basic field gear I would need for use in an infantry MOS. Shortly after checking in my unit shipped out to the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center for a month of training in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I decided […]
ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM A police officer with the Guam Police Department watch looks down range during training with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 7, 2017. The MRF Marines trained with the police officers and SWAT team members as a gesture of good will […]
Surefire has been developing a new handheld flashlight over the past several months and it just might be the finest handheld light for EDC and gun fighting. I’ve used the Surefire 6P in the past but stopped carrying due to the size. It just was not conducive to everyday carry in my opinion. I haven’t used/carried […]
FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES U.S. Air National Guardsmen Maj. Danny Ariza (left) Capt. Nate Southwick (right) and loadmaster Staff Sgt. Garret Gillette (center) follow a U.S. Forrest Service lead plane under a large column of smoke preparing to drop retardant on the Pier Fire southeast of Fresno California inside a C-130J aircraft from the 146th […]
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or allied, air, land, or […]
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