Special Operations

The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K Skyraider II, which will serve alongside such advanced machines as the F-22 Raptor and AH-64 Apache, is in fact one of the aircraft’s upsides.

Throughout the Global War on Terror, the MC-130J Commando II saw an abundance of operational action in the Middle East and Africa.

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Army Intelligence Support Activity (ISA), or “The Activity,” is one of America’s most secretive special operations units. Created in 1981 after the failed...

What You Need to Know: Delta Force, officially known as the U.S. Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), is a top-tier special operations unit specializing in counter-terrorism, hostage...

Summary and Key Points: Delta Force, officially known as Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, is the U.S. Army’s premier counterterrorism and hostage rescue unit, created in the late 1970s by Green...

One of the US special operations community’s most important programs might be in jeopardy according to the government watchdog’s latest assessment. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommends the US Special...

I recall the morning I drove in to work and saw a row of Polaris snowmobiles parked at the motor pool. I finished a bout of my morning physical training...

In mid-October 1983, a “sordid little Leninist dictatorship” on the Caribbean Island of Grenada crumbled, resulting in the British Commonwealth country’s takeover by a more-leftist military junta. The situation immediately...

One of the more closely guarded mission sets within the U.S. military is Personnel Recovery (PR). As defined by the Department of Defense’s Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA), the PR...

The Department of Defense awarded Silent Arrow, a company with a novel idea for resupplying troops in the field, with a twelve-month contract to experiment with the company’s autonomous gliders....

Here’s What You Need to Know: There are two versions of the Little Bird in service with the Night Stalkers. The AH-6 is the attack iteration, while the MH-6 is the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Moore would later go on to become the commanding officer of NSW’s Development Group (NSWDG), and then the deputy commander of the Naval Special Warfare...