The U.S. military and the Israeli Defense Forces are building their partnership through a large-scale missile defense exercise, dubbed Juniper Falcon, that will take place throughout February. Juniper Falcon ’21 is focused on ballistic missile defense and crisis response and is taking place in various locations in both Israel and Germany. Historically, Juniper Falcon had […]
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Green Beret killed in Jordan receives Silver Star
NewsLast week, Staff Sergeant James F. Moriarty, a Green Beret assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group, was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the third-highest award for valor, for his actions during a friendly-fire attack in Jordan. On November 4, 2016, Moriarty and several other Green Berets were returning to the King Faisal Air Base […]
Congress creates new special operations and intelligence subcommittee
NewsCongress has created a new subcommittee on military intelligence and special operations. Part of the House Committee on Armed Services, the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations will have jurisdiction over the policy, programs, and accounts that are related to military intelligence, national intelligence, weapons of mass destruction, and conventional weapons counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, sensitive operations, […]
Watch: Australian Black hawk loses rotor blade during special operations exercise
NewsAn Australian SA70 Black Hawk helicopter clipped a rotor blade during a counterterrorism exercise in the harbor of Sydney and had to perform an emergency landing in a nearby park. The SA70 Black Hawk chopper was taking part in a maritime counterterrorism exercise, fast-roping commandos on top of a small cruise ship in the middle […]
The state of America’s military presence in Africa
NewsIn the past few weeks, senior US military and diplomatic leaders have traveled across Africa, giving an opportunity to appraise the state of the U.S. efforts on the continent. During the last year, the number of troops in the US Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) area of operations has been decreasing following the Department of Defense’s decision […]
Air Force Special Operations Command implements new pilot initiative
NewsThe new year has brought new pilot initiatives for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). For the first time in its history, AFSOC has revamped its approach to training and integrating new special operations pilots. The initiative, called the Pilot Training Next (PTN), is implemented by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). […]
US conducts multidomain exercise close to Russia
NewsIn late January, US air and naval forces conducted a multidomain exercise in the Black Sea, right on Russia’s doorstep. The exercise took place in the Black Sea’s international waters and airspace—an important distinction considering the proximity of numerous Russian bases. The primary aim of the exercise was to test and train the command and […]
Dan Crowley, Battle of Bataan veteran, recognized
HistoryEarlier in January, the Navy and the Connecticut Air National Guard honored Dan Crowley, a World War 2 U.S. Army Air Corps veteran who fought in the Pacific theater and suffered as a Japanese prisoner of war. Crowley was awarded an honorary Combat Infantryman Badge and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant for his […]
Sailors on the USS St. Louis receive $500k scholarship fund
CareerThe USS St. Louis and her crew have received one of the largest education scholarship endowments in the Navy’s history from the ship’s commissioning committee. The commissioning committee of the USS St. Louis, a littoral combat ship, established a $500,000 scholarship fund that will be awarding annual grants to crewmembers and their children who are […]
American commandos and Greek Navy SEALs train in the Mediterranean
NewsIn January, American commandos and Greek Navy SEALs trained together in a variety of complex special operations mission sets. A US Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) element and Greek SEALs from Greece and Cyprus honed their Over-the-Beach, Maritime Direct Action and Interdiction, and Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) skills. This training event was just […]
