Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCOM’S First Test of Fire
By 1987, two of the most powerful nations in the Persian Gulf had been slugging it out for seven years …
By 1987, two of the most powerful nations in the Persian Gulf had been slugging it out for seven years …
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Antonio M. Fletcher assumed command of NATO Special Operations Headquarters following his promotion to …
With the surrender of the Taliban government at Kandahar in early December 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (OEF-A), Rotation I began …
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, President George W. Bush and his military advisers came to four primary conclusions:
The…“They established benchmark standards of professionalism, tenacity, courage, tactical brilliance, and operational excellence.” – Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, …
“[T]he Taliban launched a very large force with a lot of well-trained soldiers … We crushed them and sent them …
At 2:00 a.m. on Oct. 19, 2001, 39 days after al Qaeda terrorists attacked American soil, a special operations MH-47E …
From the moment that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were realized to have originated in Afghanistan, there was a strong …
“I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will …
For most Americans of the present generation, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, represent the benchmarks of time and …