special operations

The Legacy of Infinite War

Aug 6, 2018
While so much about the War on Terror ... turned Global War on Terrorism ... turned World War IV ... turned “infinite war” ... seems repetitious, the troops most associated with this conflict—the U.S. Special Operations forces—have seen changes galore.
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U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations

Sep 24, 2015
They belong to the special operations forces, America’s most elite troops. And odds are, if you throw a dart at a world map or stop a spinning globe with your index finger and don’t hit water, they’ve been there sometime in 2015.

America’s Black-Ops Blackout

Jan 9, 2014
“Dude, I don’t need to play these stupid games. I know what you’re trying to do.” With that, Maj. Matthew Robert Bockholt hung up on me.

Why Washington Can’t Stop

Oct 24, 2013
In terms of advanced and unchallenged military power, there has been nothing like the U.S. armed forces since the Mongols swept across Eurasia. No wonder American presidents now regularly use phrases like “the finest fighting force the world has ever known” to describe it.

The New Obama Doctrine: A Six-Point Plan for Global War

Jun 14, 2012
The face of American-style war-fighting is once again changing. Along with special ops, advisors, trainers, and commandos expect ever more funds to flow into the militarization of spying and intelligence, the use of drone aircraft, the launching of cyber-attacks, and joint Pentagon operations with increasingly militarized “civilian” government agencies.