operations

Feb 9, 2023

Israeli Mossad is striking Iranian military centers and leaders, anywhere in the world

There aren’t a lot of sureties in the world these days, especially in world geopolitics. If there’s anything that is…

Feb 9, 2023

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 16, 2021

The Army is considering using New York City to teach urban operations

Urban warfare has always been a challenge on the battlefield. From Stalingrad to Fallujah, fighting in close quarters can be…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 16, 2021

Apr 29, 2021

The Marine Corps of the future will focus on small, agile combat

By 2030, the United States Marine Corps might look a little different from the Marine Corps of today. According to…

Apr 29, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

Mar 9, 2021

6 miraculous operations of the Israel Defense Forces

There is a lot to say about Israel and its Defense Forces. Like most armed forces in the world, it has a significant history, even despite its relative youth. And like all armed forces in the world, not all of this history is good (despite what some…

BYBlake Stilwell

Mar 9, 2021

BYLogan Nye

May 15, 2020

6 signs that let troops know it’s about to get real

Veterans who have been in the service a while know that the exact dates and times of the biggest operations are typically classified until just before they pop off. But the troops have found ways of knowing what’s coming because the command can’t …

BYLogan Nye

May 15, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

How the Air Force is taking on new challenges in the Arctic

According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Arctic sea ice extent has declined by 40% since 1979. The loss is transforming Alaska’s climate while also accelerating coastal erosion. “In a diminishing ice enviro…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

The US Navy is learning about Arctic operations from the Canadians

The US Navy’s Arctic muscles have atrophied over the years, so the service is working to relearn how to operate in this increasingly competitive space. One way the Navy is doing that is by working with US allies and partners with the necessar…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Inside Delta Force, the secretive Army Special Forces soldiers

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (SFOD-D) unit, otherwise known as Delta Force, is a highly selective, extremely secretive unit under the Joint Special Operations Command. Since its inception in 1977, it has been involved in…

Apr 29, 2020

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

Which special operators make the best CIA agents?

There are more rumors and myths floating around about the Central Intelligence Agency then there are actual facts. “The Agency” or “The Company” is charged with preempting threats and furthering national security objectives by collecting and ana…

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Meet the crews who make sure fellow Marines can fight from ship to shore

It is a tough job and not everyone is lining up to work at their pace. Combat cargo Marines have one of the most demanding jobs aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). This is especially evident during Composite Trainin…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

How the US Air Force maintains operational success

Airmen at aircraft maintenance squadrons around the service have begun innovating with new scheduling, accelerated hands-on training courses, and virtual reality simulators to get new maintainers proficient quickly; keeping more aircraft ready to fl…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Why squadrons are the ‘beating heart’ of the Air Force

In the Air Force, squadrons are the basic level of operations, its “beating heart” as Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein calls them. To better understand how significant the squadron is to the Air Force, it’s also important…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

Navy’s ‘Team Battle Axe’ trains with the ‘best crew in the fleet’

Squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 flew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Sept. 9, 2019, for carrier qualifications as part of Tailored Ship’s Training Availability/Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP…

Apr 29, 2020

Apr 29, 2020

US Army considering getting rid of boats that take troops and tanks into battle

Ground combat is the US Army’s main domain, but a lot of that ground is surrounded by water. That’s why the Army’s p…