Urgent Fury: U.S. Special Operations Forces in Grenada, 1983
Located 1,530 miles southeast of Miami, Fla., the island of Grenada was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1498 on his …
Conflicts & Operations
The Bouncing Bombs of Barnes Wallis
When World War II started, Barnes Neville Wallis was assistant chief designer of aircraft at Vickers-Armstrong and respected for his …
Book Review – French Cruisers: 1922-1956
Between the world wars, France built a series of beautiful but tragic warships. It may seem strange to call warships …
Warrior 100K Mountain Bike Ride: Cycling With a President
Memorial Day weekend usually conjures up memories of a family BBQ or a day at the beach. What it doesn’t …
Tuskegee Airmen in Operation Corkscrew
Pantelleria and Lampedusa, two islands located about 50 miles off the Tunisian coast, were strategically located in the middle of …
Battelle Highlights Non-Standard Commercial Vehicles (NSCV) at SOFIC
Battelle used the venue of the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held May 14-16, 2013 in Tampa, Fla., …
JSOC and the Hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: The End Game
On Feb. 22, 2006, the Askaria shrine in Samarra, nicknamed the Golden Mosque for its glistening dome and one of …
JSOC and the Hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: The Making of a Terrorist
At 6:12 p.m. on June 7, 2006, a 500-pound, laser-guided GBU-12 bomb was released from a U.S. Air Force F-16 …
The Trident Conference
With North Africa liberated and plans for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, on track, the question confronting the United …
The Year in Special Operations: 2013-2014 I Photos
Special operators as well as industry leaders from around the globe received their copies of The Year in Special Operations: …