Inside the U.S. military, one space and one capital letter separate a single regiment from an entire ecosystem. “Special ...

A plan to free American hostages in Iran ended in disaster on April 24, 1980. The tragedy led to an overhaul of U.S. special operations. By Kyle Gunn Published Jun 17, 2025 5:24 PM EDT The history of ...

One might think that betraying both the world's most notorious terrorism group and the West's most well-funded intelligence agency would be a shortcut to an early grave. The man who did it, however, ...

TAMPA, Florida—Today’s special operators are rapidly becoming the model for the rest of the U.S. military, disrupting how the Defense Department does everything from buying gear to responding to ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For over a century, sharpshooters have shaped the ...

The Indian Scouts were more than just trackers; they were the Army's interpreters, diplomats and survivalists on the American ...

The then-head of U.S. Special Operations Command in March told lawmakers that the command had “established the Space Force ...

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, by Seth Harp, Penguin Random House, 368 pages, $30 The Fort Bragg Cartel, by the longtime Rolling Stone journalist Seth Harp, ...

A vessel that has been described as a special operations mothership is currently deployed to the Caribbean, Task & Purpose has confirmed. A Military Sealift Command spokesperson confirmed to Task & ...