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A dog handler with U.S. Army Special Forces clears a building during a close-quarters battle demonstration for Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Baumholder, Germany, March 9, 2015. The use of military dogs is an efficient way to detect hazardous materials and locate individuals within a structure. Image courtesy of the […]
A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages a target from the window of a building during a stress shoot competition held Oct. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The competition tested the Special Forces Soldier’s ability to navigate terrain and obstacles while engaging targets accurately despite his elevated heart […]
A Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course student applies camouflage paint during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 3, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special […]
An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing rappels into the Al-Badia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for Eager Lion on May 13, 2017, in Mafraq Province, Jordan. Special Tactics teams have the ability to conduct personnel recovery missions, from rapid mission planning to technical rescue, treatment and exfiltration. […]
U.S. Marines and Airmen fire AK-47 assault rifles (also known as Kalashnikovs) during a foreign-weapons familiarization class at Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, April 10, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing […]
A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) observes activity at a compound during a training mission held February 20 on Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required a team of Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive materials found inside. Photo Credit: Capt. […]
Some sharp eyes over at The Drive recently spotted a modification to the MH-6 Little Bird helicopter in a USASOC-released video. The footage shows the Little Bird configured with external pods designed for ferrying special operations soldiers to their targets, but underneath one can see a rectangular attachment that appears to be an additional fuel […]
Marines dig fighting holes during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nov. 29, 2017. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Prado Watch U.S. Marine infantry train in the video below:
Marines conduct a low-light deck shoot to maintain marksmanship proficiency while underway aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Nov. 26, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dusty Kilcrease Get a better look at the amphibious assault ship USS America in the video below:
Soldiers prepare for a convoy to a tactical operation center during Swift Response 17 in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 11, 2017. Swift Response is an annual, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise focused on allied airborne forces’ ability to respond to crisis situations as a multinational team. Army photo by Spc. Randy Wren Learn more about exercise […]
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