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Here's what sets China's international espionage operation apart from...
The debate about the nature of the rise of China, what is represents, and whether or not China poses a threat to the United States is a sharply contested issue. Aaron Friedberg writes that, “It is past...
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US Special Operations leadership has problems — and it should look at Elon...
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 put Special Operations on the map and at the forefront of the 21st Century DOD but this has also created a massive problem few in leadership positions are ready to...
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Congress revealed the number of troops in each US special-operations unit —...
Public perception of special operations is always interesting, if nothing else.One common misconception is that SEALs are the smallest, most elite special-operations unit. SEALs are the scalpel and...
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What it's like to rub shoulders with Chinese student spies
I got to mingle with a lot of interesting people while majoring in political science at Columbia University.As someone who served in American special-operations units and who studies these types of...
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Here's how US special-ops spies caught Assad letting jihadis pass through...
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US military, the regime of Bashir Assad gave de facto permission to foreign-fighter networks operating in Syria to cross into Iraq via a clandestine...
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8 attributes you need to be an effective spy
Back in November 2014, SOFREP writer Frumentarius wrote an excellent piece titled Top 5 Qualifications for CIA’s Clandestine Service, which outlined the checklist of resume items for aspiring spies....
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Hand-to-hand combat is as old as time — here's how it evolved
Since the dawn of warfare, so since the very beginning, man has sought the ability to subdue or kill his opponents with his bare hands. Weapons have changed, but not alleviated, that search. Bones and...
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Former Navy SEAL: Here's how NOT to talk about special operations
What to make of this latest June 6th, 2015, article in the New York Times, detailing the “secret history” of SEAL Team 6?I am torn between writing about the subject and ignoring it.Instead, I will...
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Everything you need to know about the Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment
The 75th Ranger Regiment is the US Army’s premier airborne light infantry unit. Specializing in raids and airfield seizures, the Regiment is one of very few units that has been constantly deployed...
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Hitler's Brandenburgers: secret multilingual warrior spies of Nazi Germany
The pre-war German Army rejected Captain Theodore von Hippel’s idea of using small units of highly trained men to penetrate enemy defenses before main actions began.They felt it was beneath the dignity...
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Meet Sgt. Stubby, the original war dog
His eyes seemed to light up as he watched the group of young soldiers march in unison on that Yale field in New Haven, Connecticut.It was another one of those long days where he’d abandoned his search...
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How it really went down in the first class to graduate female Rangers
The following was written by Rudy Mac, a Ranger-qualified, company-grade infantry officer serving on active duty in a light unit in the U.S. Army.By the time most of you read this story, 96 newly...
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Former Navy SEAL describes the most egregious part of the Hillary Clinton...
The truly egregious aspect of this whole story is that Clinton's private email server was never meant to, cleared to, or thought to be handling classified information.I heard it said on cable news the...
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The insane story of 2 Delta Force jumpers colliding 24,000 feet in...
Let’s get one thing straight: I hate jumping. Don’t get me wrong, the whole concept and execution is sexy enough, but I was simply cursed with a wicked bout of acrophobia. Two or three days prior to an...
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NSA veteran: Hillary Clinton's greatest mistake is not up for debate
Information is a weapon.From the first time I fired a .22 rifle at camp the summer after second grade, to my first read-in and access to classified information, and then to advanced weapons training...
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Here's how Kurdish guerrilla forces are using dirty tricks against ISIS
The roles of underground operations, guerrilla, sabotage and classic special operations units are groups who act in frustration to opposing forces.In this case the bullet meets the bone in Syria as...
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A US Marine explains how to find a natural water spring in the wilderness
Ever thought about how you would obtain water in an emergency situation if your reserves ran dry? What if the city water your house is connected to gets contaminated?Maybe you’re just looking for...
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Here's how military combat training is evolving
Note: This is part of a series. You can read parts one, two, three, four, and five here.In 2001, the Army opened the Combatives School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, and began formulating training and...
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An exclusive interview with Command Sergeant Major Mike Hall of the 75th...
Author’s note: This is our third and final interview with CSM Mike Hall, and I hope our readers really appreciate the look into an often misunderstood tiny percentage of the US military. If you have...
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'Gut-punched and shell-shocked': A Navy SEAL officer reflects on 9/11
A shrill telephone ring announced to me that the world had changed.I was a Navy SEAL junior officer, sleeping in my individual quarters at an Air Force base in Florida.Our SEAL platoon was there to...
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