Merrill’s Marauders were meant to be fast and flexible, a light infantry assault unit that used mules to haul mortars and bazookas, but were otherwise reliant on the faithful combat …
Historically peace operations have been overshadowed by combat operations. That has changed under the “new normal” of irregular warfare and military operations other than war. Though combat operations that “win …
Back in the Age of Muskets (1600-1850), every military commander knew that peasants made the best infantry: stolid, inured to hardship, and conditioned to obey their social superiors. But armies …
Beginning late in 2011, U.S. Army Special Forces (SF – the Green Berets) began to celebrate a special event from their past: the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s …
“Regardless of where along the range of capabilities one points, be it the ability to execute the most lethal, highly complex and sensitive special operations, wage unconventional warfare, conduct special …
“We had no precedent, no manuals. Herb Brucker and I developed our own program – the Army left us alone.”
—Col. Aaron Bank, USA (Ret.), first commander of 10th Special …
In the world of U.S. special operations forces (SOF), about 50,000 military and civilian personnel make up America’s most-focused asset in its current military conflicts across the globe. U.S. Army …
The damage assessment patrol composed of eight Special Forces operators and about 15 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers was about to conduct its search of the fortified enemy position that …
The community of U.S. special operations forces (SOF) is a small one by military standards, comprising only about 54,000 military and civilian personnel. Therefore, when you look at U.S. Army …
It was the kind of year special operations forces (SOFs) warriors live for. Busy, intense, effective, and rewarding are all words that reflect the course of events that U.S. Army …
