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An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy

An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy

An Afghan National Army commando searches a pharmacy during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 15. Coalition special operations forces advised the commandos as they searched a village for weapons ca... More

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old

A drawing of a U.S. military vehicle by a 7-year-old Afghan boy hangs in a remote coalition special operations forces medical clinic in Maiwand province. The drawing was given to the medics as a gesture of appreciation.

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal sits

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal sits

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal sits down for an interview with Reginald Roggers, assistant editor of the Paraglide, about the state of the Army, Dec. 4, 2012, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The purpose of ... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) checks conditions before his fellow Soldiers jump out of the C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany, March 17, 2015. (... More

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron performs pre-flight checks on an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior... More

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Roman Rozell (left) wrestles

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Roman Rozell (left) wrestles

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Roman Rozell (left) wrestles in a match for Team USA/Arizona, in Berlin, Germany, 2001. (Courtesy Photo)

10th SFG(A) Airborne Operations

10th SFG(A) Airborne Operations

A U.S. SOF Soldier parachutes onto Malmsheim drop zone after jumping from a CH-47 Chinook during an airborne operation in Stuttgart, Germany September 10, 2020. The Soldiers conducted airborne operations to mai... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dexter A. Dogans, a food service

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dexter A. Dogans, a food service

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dexter A. Dogans, a food service noncommissioned officer with 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, sets up a military integrated laser engagement system at Joint Readiness Training Center ... More

Chilean team members assist each other out of a creek

Chilean team members assist each other out of a creek

Chilean team members assist each other out of a creek during a water event for Fuerzas Comando, an international special forces competition in Poptun, Guatemala, July 19, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew K... More

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, secures a panel onboard an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2016. The Combat Talon II provides infiltrat... More

Afghan National Army commandos find spent 155 mm artillery

Afghan National Army commandos find spent 155 mm artillery

Afghan National Army commandos find spent 155 mm artillery shells in a Kunar province village in Afghanistan Dec. 31. Coalition special operations forces assisted more than 100 commandos as they searched for w... More

An Afghan National Army company commander conducts

An Afghan National Army company commander conducts

An Afghan National Army company commander conducts an operation order in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 2. The commando company's leaders explained the upcoming mission to their platoon leaders using infor... More

An Afghan boy stands next to a checkpoint in the village

An Afghan boy stands next to a checkpoint in the village

An Afghan boy stands next to a checkpoint in the village of Oshay, Shahid-E Hasas district, July 30. Checkpoints are designed to raise village security and are manned by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh McGaugh, a CH-47 Chinook flight

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh McGaugh, a CH-47 Chinook flight

U.S. Army Sgt. Josh McGaugh, a CH-47 Chinook flight engineer assigned to the Bravo Company, 1/111st General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts aerial operations during a helocast mission as part of exercise S... More

A West Virginia Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares

A West Virginia Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares

A West Virginia Air National Guard C-130 Hercules prepares to offload cargo at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during Exercise Turbo Distribution, Oct. 28, 2015. TD is a joint-funded series of ... More

Exercise Eagle Resolve - Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve - Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve - Illustration

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Ga., conduct a nighttime airfield seizure, April 14, 2015, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, ... More

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

Marines from 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion unload more than 130 pieces of cargo from the USNS Sergeant William R. Button in Rota, Spain, to prepare for Exercise Trident Juncture 15, the largest NAT... More

Philippine Special Operations Forces (SOF) participate

Philippine Special Operations Forces (SOF) participate

Philippine Special Operations Forces (SOF) participate in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training event during exercise Balikatan 2016 at Puerto Princessa, Philippines, April 7, 2016. Multi-lateral S... More

Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons

Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons

Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons before conducting a cordon and search training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq, May 14, 2018. CTS are laying the foundation for the future of Iraq by improving... More

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Marine force reconnaissance members assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit walk towards a CV-22 Osprey flown by the 20th Expeditionary Speci... More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course run to the ocean during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in N... More

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals,

Members of Iraqi Security Forces learn the fundamentals, use, and care of photo and video cameras via the VOCALIS training program in Baghdad, July 9, 2018. VOCALIS is a comprehensive program designed to train,... More

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group,

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group,

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, based out of Jackson, Miss., conduct a helocast out of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook, operated by aircrew assigned to the Bravo Company, 1/111st General Supp... More

A Danish soldier demonstrates shooting through glass

A Danish soldier demonstrates shooting through glass

A Danish soldier demonstrates shooting through glass while participating in the Urban Sniper Course conducted by the International Special Training Center (ISTC), May 4 - 8, 2015 in Hammelburg, Germany. The stu... More

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron arms fires weapon flying in a UH-60 while conducting live fire weapons training working with Joint Tactical Air Controllers from Detachment 1, 82nd ... More

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy aircraft arrives

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy aircraft arrives

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy aircraft arrives at the Stuttgart Army Airfield, Germany, March 2, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released)

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in

Maj. Douglas Stoddard, a trauma surgeon who works in a combat support hospital at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, performs during a concert in Baghdad, May 26, 2018. Stoddard organized an eight-member ba... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief

A commissioning ceremony is held for U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Devin Lawson who was promoted to Limited Duty Officer. The ceremony was held on Patch Barracks, Germany, Aug. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Vis... More

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

Exercise Eagle Resolve – Illustration

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron member

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron member

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron member engages with a Philippine youth from Subic Bay Children’s Home during a community relations event May 12, 2018, at Subic Bay, Philippines. The military m... More

Two U.S. Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters assigned

Two U.S. Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters assigned

Two U.S. Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 (HSC-85) land at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton, Australia following the extraction of U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squ... More

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare for dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. At the request of the Royal Thai government, the United States, through USINDOPACOM, se... More

Israeli C-130 Hercules aircraft take off from the flight

Israeli C-130 Hercules aircraft take off from the flight

Israeli C-130 Hercules aircraft take off from the flight line during Exercise Southern Strike 16 in the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Oct. 26, 2015. Exercise Southern Strike 16 is a total fo... More

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 92nd Military Police Company demonstrate their capabilities in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist... More

An Afghan National Army Commando searches a room during

An Afghan National Army Commando searches a room during

An Afghan National Army Commando searches a room during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 17. Coalition special operations forces advised the more than 100 Commandos as they searched an Afghani vi... More

A “Halcones Negros” paratrooper descend from the sky

A “Halcones Negros” paratrooper descend from the sky

A “Halcones Negros” paratrooper descend from the sky flying the colors of “Fuerzas Comando” during the opening ceremony at Fort Tolemaida, Colombia July 23. Fuerzas Comando, established in 2004, is an U.S. Sout... More

U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Sergeant Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) demonstrates the capabilities of an all-terrain vehicle, ATV, for Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Comp... More

An HH-60 Pave Hawk flown by the 303rd Expeditionary

An HH-60 Pave Hawk flown by the 303rd Expeditionary

An HH-60 Pave Hawk flown by the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducts emergency procedures at a training range near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 10, 2015. The 303rd ERQS conducts training flights to ma... More

A 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster looks

A 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster looks

A 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster looks out the troop door of a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II in preparation for static line jump operations with U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group and Armed Fo... More

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training

U.S. Soldiers participate in a parachute jump training exercise in which they exit a Boeing CH-47 Chinook from 1,200 feet above the Malmsheim Drop Zone, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Infor... More

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military

U.S. military working dogs assigned to 554th Military Police Company demonstrate their capabilities in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Dec. 2, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialis... More

U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG)

U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG)

U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) Airmen off-load gear and equipment from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II Sept. 11, 2017, at a forward deployed locati... More

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) work with Royal Thai Navy Seals and international search and rescue teams on the plan for dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. Serving i... More

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson during a joint capabilities demonstration at Eglin Range Complex, Florida, May 3, 2018. Special Tactics operators are U.S. Special ... More

Afghan commandos assigned to the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan commandos assigned to the 8th Commando Kandak

Afghan commandos assigned to the 8th Commando Kandak fire on an insurgent position during an operation June 2. The commandos led a combined team of coalition special operators in the operation, which resulted i... More

Afghan National Policemen and U.S. Special Forces keep

Afghan National Policemen and U.S. Special Forces keep

Afghan National Policemen and U.S. Special Forces keep a close eye on insurgents on the far side of a canal while pulling security near the village of Hyderabad, Gereshk District, Helmand province, Dec. 3. A co... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint ... More

A Jamaican special operations soldier takes a rest

A Jamaican special operations soldier takes a rest

A Jamaican special operations soldier takes a rest during the obstacle course event, July 19, 2015, part of Fuerzas Comando 15 in Poptun, Guatemala. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Menegay/Released)

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces

KUWAITI - Elite military special operations forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council,  and the U.S. conducted a simulated rapid response to the hijacking of the motor tanker, or oil tanker, the Hadiyah, April 3... More

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by

An Afghan National Army commando is silhouetted by a thermite grenade after conducting a sensitive site survey during a clearing operation in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Dec. 27. The clearing ... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using

A German World War II-era tank is illuminated using a technique in which steel wool is burned to create the flying-sparks effect. The tank currently sits on display at Staufer Kaserne, Pfullendorf, Germany. (U.... More

Air Force Reserve Capt. Carolyn Stateczny, a flight

Air Force Reserve Capt. Carolyn Stateczny, a flight

Air Force Reserve Capt. Carolyn Stateczny, a flight nurse with the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, gives a halt signal while participating in an engine-running onload during Exercise Southern Strike 16, ... More

Brig. Gen. James D. Craig, Special Operations Command

Brig. Gen. James D. Craig, Special Operations Command

Brig. Gen. James D. Craig, Special Operations Command Central deputy commanding general joins Brig. Gen. Mohammed Al-Zboon, CJSOTF commander for mansaf, a traditional dish in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ma... More

Special Operations Command South’s Fallen Warrior Memorial

Special Operations Command South’s Fallen Warrior Memorial

Special Operations Command South’s Fallen Warrior Memorial as seen March 3, 2017 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. A black granite wall proudly displays the engraved names of the fallen along with their r... More

USSOCOM's Army 1st Sgt. Jarrid Collins trains in track

USSOCOM's Army 1st Sgt. Jarrid Collins trains in track

USSOCOM's Army 1st Sgt. Jarrid Collins trains in track for the 2018 DoD Warrior Games during a camp at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on March 19, 2018. Participation in USSOCOM Warrior Care Program militar... More

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism

SOUTHWEST ASIA – A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service stands guard as a helicopter lands during fast-rope training in Baghdad, April 25, 2018. Fast-rope is a technique that involves descending from a... More

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare their tactical gear in preparation for a combined land survey with Royal Thai military partners June 28, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. The search... More

Afghan National Security Forces man a defensive bunker

Afghan National Security Forces man a defensive bunker

Afghan National Security Forces man a defensive bunker in the Tagaw Valley, Tagaw district, Aug. 29.

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather

U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force Ironhorse gather for a group photo outside the U.S. Naval Ship Sgt. William R. Button as they prepare for NATO led Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The exercise is NATO’s larg... More

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall,

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall,

Family members of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. J Hall, a Special Operations Surgical Team surgical technician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, were presented with challenge coins from U.S. Air Force Lt... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Brown, CH-47 Chinook

Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Brown, CH-47 Chinook

Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Brown, CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot, Bravo Company, 1/111st General Support Aviation Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, answers questions posed by members of Special B... More

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue

An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out onto the range prior to conducting live fire weapons training working with Joint Tactical Air Controllers from Detachment 1, 82nd Expediti... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Operations Support Medicine (OSM) independent duty medical technicians (IDMTs) and flight doctor evaluate the medical response provided by 320th Special ... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team members provide instruction on combative training with counterparts from the Philippine Air Force ... More

U.S. and Danish maritime special operations forces

U.S. and Danish maritime special operations forces

U.S. and Danish maritime special operations forces board a ship in the Baltic Sea during exercise Trojan Footprint 18 June 4, 2018. Trojan Footprint 18 is a U.S. Special Operations Command Europe-led exercise o... More

U.S. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brenton D. Groeneveld,

U.S. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brenton D. Groeneveld,

U.S. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brenton D. Groeneveld, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot assigned to the 1/126th Aviation Regiment conducts before take-off checks, Sept. 18, 2020, at Quonset Air National Guard Base, N... More

A cycling and nutrition coach offers advice to cyclists

A cycling and nutrition coach offers advice to cyclists

A cycling and nutrition coach offers advice to cyclists from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Military Adaptive Sports Program (MASP) team at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 25. As part of the M... More

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 pulls chalks from an MH-60S Seahawk before take-off during Emerald Warrior 17 March 1, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Op... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron technicians engage with their maintenance counterparts assigned to the Philippine Air Force 220th Airlift Squadron during a tactics, training and pro... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) takes cover behind a wall during close-quarters combat training in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training... More

A coalition Special Operation Forces soldier engages

A coalition Special Operation Forces soldier engages

A coalition Special Operation Forces soldier engages anti-Afghan forces during a fire fight in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan Dec. 27. The coalition SOF were advisors to the Afghan commandos duri... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron call in close air support during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command ... More

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron pilot

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron pilot

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron pilot asks U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) a question about operational efforts in the Indo-Asi... More

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos from 5th Commando Kandak approach an objective during a village clearing operation in Archi district, June 30. Commandos, advised by coalition forces, conducted clearing ope... More

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International

Multinational students attending the International Special Training Centre's Advanced Close Quarter Battle Course participate in a field training exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 28-29, 201... More

West Virginia Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Cody

West Virginia Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Cody

West Virginia Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Cody Carr, loadmaster with the 130th Airlift Wing, prepares a C-130 Hercules for take-off at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Exerci... More

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations

Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), meets with members of USSOCOM Military Adaptive Sports Program (MASP) team at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 28. Veteran and a... More

U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward

U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward

U.S. Air Force 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point (FARP) technicians transport a refueling hose from a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II during a... More

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor

An International Special Training Center sniper instructor spots targets downrange during the High Angle Sniper Course, at Hochfilzen training area, Austria, September 28, 2020. The high angle sniper course las... More

Coalition special operations forces members cover their

Coalition special operations forces members cover their

Coalition special operations forces members cover their faces to avoid flying debris as they wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. The commando-l... More

Albanian soldiers with Team 4 of the Special Operations

Albanian soldiers with Team 4 of the Special Operations

Albanian soldiers with Team 4 of the Special Operations Forces stand in formation during a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, July 15, 2012. Their unit served six... More

A spouse of a U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations

A spouse of a U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations

A spouse of a U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airman listens to her husband as he practices positive communication skills during the Marriage Care retreat’s second classroom session March 17, 2018... More

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches

A member of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service attaches a hook and rope to trip wire in order to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device from a safe distance during training in Baghdad, July 29, 2018. The CTS ... More

A rigging alternate method Zodiac (RAMZ) package is

A rigging alternate method Zodiac (RAMZ) package is

A rigging alternate method Zodiac (RAMZ) package is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II in preparation for water recovery operations Feb. 16, 2018, at Chandy Ran... More

U.S. Army National Guard aircrews fly two UH-60 Black

U.S. Army National Guard aircrews fly two UH-60 Black

U.S. Army National Guard aircrews fly two UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the 1-126th Aviation Regiment in support of Special Operations Forces training, Sept. 18, 2020, from Rhode Island. The aircrew supported d... More

A Uruguayan competitor performs situps during the physical

A Uruguayan competitor performs situps during the physical

A Uruguayan competitor performs situps during the physical fitness portion of Fuerzas Comando, a multinational special operations competition July 15, 2015, in Poptun, Guatemala. Through friendly competition, t... More

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare for dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. Serving in an advise and assist capacity, the team worked in close coordination with Th... More

Guatemalan Kaibil soldiers participate in the opening

Guatemalan Kaibil soldiers participate in the opening

Guatemalan Kaibil soldiers participate in the opening ceremony of Fuerzas Comando July 15, 2015, under way in Poptun, Guatemala. Fuerzas Comando is an international competition designed to build cooperation and... More

An Israeli air force C-130 Hercules takes off at the

An Israeli air force C-130 Hercules takes off at the

An Israeli air force C-130 Hercules takes off at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Exercise Southern Strike 16, Oct. 26, 2015. The exercise emphasizes air-to-air, air-to-ground and sp... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company participate in a field training exercise in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group participate in a combat lifesaver course in the Boeblingen Local Training Area, Germany, March 11, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information... More

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster

A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster performs a buddy check on the aircrew eye and respiratory protection system (AERPS) equipment Jan. 31, 2018, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The 17t... More

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team member provides instruction on combative training with his counterparts from the Philippine Air ... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen receive instruction on chemical and biological decontamination methods during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Sgt. Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion,

U.S. Army Sgt. Gordon Scott, attached to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) instructs Soldiers assigned to 554th Military Police Company during an all-terrain vehicle safety course which is par... More

Mr. Vernon Miles, 353rd Special Operations Support

Mr. Vernon Miles, 353rd Special Operations Support

Mr. Vernon Miles, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Plans Flight, briefs the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) staff on the expanding scope of operational efforts in the Pacific theater Dec. ... More

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron

Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, walk away from a UH-1H helicopter flown by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit after their... More

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