Special Operations Troops From 15 Countries Conduct Allied Spirit VI
By Army Sgt. Nelson Robles, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe
STUTTGART, Germany, March 29, 2017 — Special operations …
Special Ops
OSS Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed by Congress
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 2234) was passed by the House of Representatives …
The Pebble Island Raid
Background and Geography
The dispute of the Falkland Islands, or Spanish name Las Islas Malvinas, stretches back over four centuries. …
Decima Flottiglia MAS Sinks HMS York
A popular impression in the United States of the Regia Marina, the Italian Navy, during World War II is that …
Lt. William B. Cushing, USN, vs. CSS Albemarle
The third cousin of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was not happy. Rear Adm. Samuel Philips Lee, the commander of …
Help Convince Congress to Honor Veterans of the OSS
For some time now DefenseMediaNetwork.com and the OSS Society have been asking you to support the passage of a …
Col. William O. Darby
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall ordered its existence. Gen. Lucian Truscott gave the unit its name. …
Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) Training | Video
In this clip from a SOCEUR video by Staff Sgt. Kerry Collier, Army special operations forces practice fast-roping from U.S. …
SOCEUR Freefall Training | Video
MARSOC and NAVSPECWARCOM personnel freefall from Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawks during training over Stuttgart, Germany, in …
New Uniform Insignia for MARSOC Marines
Marines serving as critical skills operators and special operations officers are now authorized to wear a newly-created insignia on …