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Operation Hawkeye: Shooting Hoops to Help the Families of Fallen Heroes

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“Since they lost somebody that they love, I think they need all the support that they can get.”

– Teenager Will Thomas

 

On Aug. 6, 2011, U.S. Special Operations …

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Adm. William H. McRaven

Admiral William McRaven Praises ‘Fantastic’ Obama, Discusses Afghanistan

This being an election year, the most oft-quoted line of SOCOM Commander Adm. William H. McRaven’s discussion July 26 at the opening of the 2012 Aspen Security Forum which ended …

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Goodbye and Good-Luck

Office of Strategic Services (OSS) 70th Anniversary Celebrating William "Wild Bill" Donovan's "glorious amateurs"

Seventy years ago, on June 13, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 69 establishing the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II predecessor to the CIA …

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The Year in Special Operations 2012-2013 Digital Edition Now Available!

The latest edition of Defense Media Network’s The Year in Special Operations offers a comprehensive assessment of all major SOF developments for the last 12 months: key interviews include Adm. …

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Adm. William H. McRaven

SOCOM Commander Adm. William H. McRaven Describes “Four Lines of Operation”

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SOCOM Commander Adm. William H. McRaven described his four “Lines of Operation” for United States special operations forces during the opening of the general session at the Special Operations Forces …

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Adm. William H. McRaven

SOCOM Commander Adm. William H. McRaven Speaks on Global SOF at ISOF Week/SOFIC

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USSOCOM Commander Adm. William H. McRaven spoke May 22, 2012 about working with worldwide SOF partners as the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) …

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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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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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Lambertsen ashes scattered

Dr. Christian Lambertsen Honored Father of American Combat Swimming

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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SEALS pound their insignia into the coffin of a fallen brother SEAL during a funeral

In Memory of Some of the World’s Finest and Fiercest Warriors

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It is often asked, “What does it take to be a U.S. Navy SEAL?”

I know that there have been countless tests, trials and experimentation conducted on a selected and …

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