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U.S. Explores New .50-caliber Sniper / Heavy Weapon Rounds

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The U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, located in Crane, Ind., is conducting a market survey for “an improved 12.7 mm multipurpose (MP) armor piercing high explosive incendiary (APHEI) …

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National Security Team Osama bin Laden

The CIA/DoD Convergence The CIA/military shadow war is decimating the ranks of terrorist enemies – but at what cost?

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On May 3, 2011, the day after Osama bin Laden was killed, Leon Panetta, then director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appeared on “PBS NewsHour” and described the raid as …

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Bin Laden Compound

Defense Clandestine Service Formed by DoD

The Department of Defense announced on April 24 the formation of the Defense Clandestine Service, approved by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta last week.

The Defense Clandestine Service could be …

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GMV Training

Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 Moves Forward USSOCOM releases draft RFP for GMV 1.1

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Early this month, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) representatives released the draft Request for Proposals for the special operations Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 program.

The draft RFP release follows …

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A U.S. Navy SEAL in Afghanistan

SOCOM: The Year in Review

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As the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) prepared for its 25th anniversary in April 2012, it and its four service components were among the few elements of the military not …

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Lambertsen ashes scattered

Dr. Christian Lambertsen, Father of American Combat Swimming, Honored

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, the ashes of the late Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen were spread on the waters off Key West, Fla., near the U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater …

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Special Forces Technology Demonstration

SOCOM Seeks Medium Range Precision Strike System (MRPSS)

Just seven months after announcing its interest in a new Short Range Precision Strike System (SRPSS) for U.S. Special Operations Forces, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations …

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Act of Valor Final Cover

Act of Valor: How the Novelization Was Done The story within the story, Part 3 of 3

Like many movies, there is a novelization attached to Act of Valor. The book, Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor, by Dick Couch and myself, was published in January and …

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Act of Valor

Act of Valor: Why the Movie Was Made The story within the story, Part 2 of 3

Now for a truly behind-the-scenes look at Act of Valor. Few websites have as much of an “informed readership” as this one, so the “story within the story” about how …

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Act of Valor Poster

Act of Valor: How the Movie Was Made The story within the story, Part 1 of 3

Act of Valor, a Bandito Brothers/Relativity Media production, is scheduled for release on over 3,000 screens nationwide on Feb. 24, 2012. Just a quick look at the movie’s trailer on …

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