Special Operations

military-reference

U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) execute demanding, precise missions worldwide, from direct action and special reconnaissance to training allied forces and stabilizin...

military-history

The raid of Cabanatuan on 30 January 1945 stands as one of the most studied special operations of World War II in the Pacific. Conducted by Allied forces to liberate Allied pris...

Military Pay & Benefits

Delta Force, officially 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment—Delta, is a U.S. Army special missions unit. As part of the Army, its members are paid under the military pay...

conflict-and-security

CJSOTF Afghanistan refers to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Afghanistan, a multinational special operations headquarters that planned, coordinated, and enabled...

special-operations

Advanced special operations techniques refer to the disciplined, often classified methods used by specialized units to conduct high‑impact, low‑visibility missions behind en...

law-enforcement

GSG-9 is Germany’s central counter‑terrorism and special operations unit under the Federal Police (Bundespolizei). Formed in 1972 after the Munich Olympics crisis, it focuse...

Defense Technology

GSG 9 and R6 represent two distinct counterterrorism and special operations models: one a German federal police tactical unit, the other an elite U.S. Navy special missions forc...

military-history

The phrase “greatest raids of World War 2” usually refers to operations that achieved ambitious objectives against difficult odds while shaping later special operations doct...

military-history

In September 2017, a U.S. Navy SEAL and a U.S. Special Operations soldier died when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during a nighttime mission in Afghanistan. This verified...

Military & Defense

In January 2017, a U.S. Special Operations helicopter was shot down during a raid in northeast Syria, resulting in the deaths of two Navy SEALs and injuring several others. This...