Green Berets

Gear in the Wild: NVGs on Navy SEALs

May 25, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

A U.S. Naval Special Warfare operator conducts tactical scenario training in Lithuania during Flaming Sword 17, May 10, 2017. Flaming Sword is an annual Lithuanian-led and hosted SOF exercise which taking place May 2-19, 2017. During the exercise, SOF forces trained on … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: Green Berets in Lithuania

May 24, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) aim down a hallway during a training exercise with Lithuanian Special Forces, Nov. 13, 2017, in Eastern Europe. The training validates the team’s ability to provide direct-action support in concert with a European ally … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: The importance of cover and concealment

May 23, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

"U.S. and Allied #SOF conduct joint sniper training at the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) Basic Sniper Course held in Hohenfels, Germany." This image of U.S. and allied Special Operations war fighters conducting sniper training was provided by the official U.S. … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: Special Operators conduct Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) exercises

May 22, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen run through various emergency response procedures during an Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) exercise Nov. 3, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: Firepower you’ll never see coming (look closely for snipers)

May 21, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

"U.S. and Allied #SOF conduct joint sniper training at the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) Basic Sniper Course held in Hohenfels, Germany: #WeAreNATO #ReadyForces" Courtesy of US Spec Ops Europe on Twitter. To learn more about some of the camouflage methods … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: Room clearing with U.S. Marine Raiders

May 20, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion breach and clear a room during an exercise to capture and evacuate a high-value target (HVT) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018. MARSOC is tasked to train, organize, equip and deploy task organized, scalable and responsive … [Read more...]

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Gear in the Wild: Special Operators hunting for IEDs

May 19, 2019 by Loadout Room Guest Authors Leave a Comment

East coast members of Naval Special Warfare uses a metal detector to search for possible improvised explosive devices on a road while conducting an exercise May 11, 2017 at Camp Shelby, Miss. during TRIDENT17. TRIDENT 17 is NSW’s premier joint training event that encompasses … [Read more...]