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Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine
Virginia Class

Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

Special Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over Mountains
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Special Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over Mountains

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 15, 2021

Check Out This Backpack-Mounted Signals Intelligence System Worn By A Marine Special Operator
U.S. Marine Corps

Check Out This Backpack-Mounted Signals Intelligence System Worn By A Marine Special Operator

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2021

Trident-Wielding Singaporean Combat Diver Goes Full Aquaman During Underwater Ceremony
Indo-Pacific

Trident-Wielding Singaporean Combat Diver Goes Full Aquaman During Underwater Ceremony

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 7, 2021

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist
MC-130

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 20, 2021

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise
Navy SEALs

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2021

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors
South Korea

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 6, 2021

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program
Iraq

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 4, 2021

Iran Confirms Its Covert Mothership In The Red Sea Was Attacked
Iran

Iran Confirms Its Covert Mothership In The Red Sea Was Attacked

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2021

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia
U.S. Homeland

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

The Navy Wants To Get Rid Of Its Nearly Brand New Patrol Boats
Cyclone Class

The Navy Wants To Get Rid Of Its Nearly Brand New Patrol Boats

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 15, 2021

Message To Iran: Navy Sends Guided-Missile Submarine On Rare Trip Into The Persian Gulf (Updated)
Iran

Message To Iran: Navy Sends Guided-Missile Submarine On Rare Trip Into The Persian Gulf (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts
U.S. Navy

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 7, 2020

Check Out These Navy Special Operators Deploying An Underwater Scout Drone
Combat Craft Assault

Check Out These Navy Special Operators Deploying An Underwater Scout Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

Taiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)
Taiwan

Taiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 11, 2020

SEAL Team Six Executes Long Distance Rescue Operation Of Kidnapped American In Nigeria (Updated)
Navy SEALs

SEAL Team Six Executes Long Distance Rescue Operation Of Kidnapped American In Nigeria (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 31, 2020

American Kidnapped In Niger, A Major Hub For Counter-Terrorism Ops in Northwest Africa
U.S. Homeland

American Kidnapped In Niger, A Major Hub For Counter-Terrorism Ops in Northwest Africa

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 31, 2020

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September
U.S. Homeland

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 2, 2020

The Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 Troops
Eastern Europe

The Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 Troops

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 25, 2020

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Army Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In Taiwan
Green Berets

Army Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2020

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

Foreign Special Operations Gunships Train On The Navy’s Huge Sea Base In The Persian Gulf
Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)

Foreign Special Operations Gunships Train On The Navy’s Huge Sea Base In The Persian Gulf

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 19, 2020

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night
Special Operations Aviation

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid
Middle East

Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 19, 2020

Take A Rare Look Inside An Army Ranger Armory Somewhere In Afghanistan
U.S. Army

Take A Rare Look Inside An Army Ranger Armory Somewhere In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 19, 2020

America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In
U.S. Homeland

America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 14, 2020

Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back
Iraq

Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back

By Chris Harmer

Posted on Jan 29, 2020

Jonny Kim Is The SEAL-Mathematician-Doctor-Astronaut We Desperately Need Right Now
Navy SEALs

Jonny Kim Is The SEAL-Mathematician-Doctor-Astronaut We Desperately Need Right Now

By Chris Harmer

Updated on Jan 17, 2020

Special Operators Are Eying This Machine Gun To Solve A Number Of Problems
Machine Guns

Special Operators Are Eying This Machine Gun To Solve A Number Of Problems

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 7, 2020

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2020

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose
MC-130

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2019

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)
Syria

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

Famous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White House
Syria

Famous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White House

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 25, 2019

Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers
Ohio Class (SSGN variant)

Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has
Light Air Support

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 15, 2019

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 6, 2019

Our Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al Baghdadi
Syria

Our Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al Baghdadi

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 31, 2019

Behold The Hero Combat Dog That Ran Down ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi
Syria

Behold The Hero Combat Dog That Ran Down ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 28, 2019

Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)
Syria

Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 28, 2019

U.S. Troops Reportedly Caught Up In Turkish Artillery Attack In Syria (Updated)
Special Operations

U.S. Troops Reportedly Caught Up In Turkish Artillery Attack In Syria (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2019

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks
U.S. Homeland

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2019

You Can Buy This U.S. Navy High-Speed Riverine Assault Boat
U.S. Navy

You Can Buy This U.S. Navy High-Speed Riverine Assault Boat

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2019

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses
U.S. Army

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 29, 2019

Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests
Royal Navy

Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 30, 2019

Look Inside The Secret Service’s Command SUVs That Are Being Converted For Special Ops Use
Secret Service

Look Inside The Secret Service’s Command SUVs That Are Being Converted For Special Ops Use

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2019

France Launches The First Of Its New Class Of Super Quiet “Barracuda” Attack Submarines
Diesel-Electric Submarines

France Launches The First Of Its New Class Of Super Quiet “Barracuda” Attack Submarines

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2019

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory
U.S. Air Force

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2019

Rolled Over Stryker Crushed Army Ranger In Fatal Training Accident Last Year
Stryker

Rolled Over Stryker Crushed Army Ranger In Fatal Training Accident Last Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 27, 2019

Navy Pilot Recounts The Secret Stalking Of North Korea’s Missile Laden Cargo Ship So San
U.S. Navy

Navy Pilot Recounts The Secret Stalking Of North Korea’s Missile Laden Cargo Ship So San

By Chris "Ox" Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters
Navy SEALs

Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters

By Chris "Ox" Harmer

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Dive Into These Incredible New Images Of Navy SEALs Operating Underwater
Navy SEALs

Dive Into These Incredible New Images Of Navy SEALs Operating Underwater

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 31, 2019

Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.
C-130

Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 22, 2019

U.S. Special Operators Will Soon Be Using This 6.5mm “Assault” Machine Gun
Assault Rifles

U.S. Special Operators Will Soon Be Using This 6.5mm “Assault” Machine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 21, 2019

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed
MC-130

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 16, 2019

This High-Speed Special Operations Boat Used By Navy SEALs Can Now Be Yours
Navy SEALs

This High-Speed Special Operations Boat Used By Navy SEALs Can Now Be Yours

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 2, 2019

The U.S. Navy Has Unveiled A New Hydrofoil, Its First In Decades
U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy Has Unveiled A New Hydrofoil, Its First In Decades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 10, 2019

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones
Armored Vehicles

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 4, 2019

Army’s Elite Night Stalkers Quietly Stood Up A New Unit Ahead Of Getting New Drones
U.S. Army

Army’s Elite Night Stalkers Quietly Stood Up A New Unit Ahead Of Getting New Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 8, 2019