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2 US Navy SEALs Missing After Secret Op To Seize Houthi Weapons
Two operatives of the US Navy SEALs, a special forces combat unit of the Navy, are missing following a night-time covert operation conducted by the Navy to stop the supply of lethal weapons from Iran to the Houthi rebels.
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US Troops Secretly Training Taiwanese Since Last Year: Report
US special operations forces and marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops for more than one year, risking the ire of China, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US Names Operation To Kill Al-Baghdadi In Honour Of Woman Killed By ISIS
The US special forces raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker who was one of several Americans killed while being held by the ISIS.
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12 IAF Pilots Took Special Training In US To Fly New Chinook Choppers
Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force or IAF on Monday.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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A Slow Loss Against The Afghan Taliban
Earlier this month, a small district center just south of this desolate U.S. base came under attack from Taliban militants who threatened to overrun the local police. Frantic calls arrived from Afghan officials: They needed air support.
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With Five-Year Delay, CIA 'Live-Tweets' Osama Bin Laden Raid
The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting -- with a five-year delay -- the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder's compound in Pakistan.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Elite US Troops Fear PMS? A Deeper Look At The Special Operations Gender Study
As the US military moves forward with integrating women in elite combat units, there is still a fair amount of opposition. That remains clear, based on a study newly released by the Pentagon following Defense Ashton Carter's decision this month to begin full gender integration by no later than April 1.
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US Commandos Say No To Women In Special Operations Jobs
In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp, more than 7,600 of America's special operations forces spoke with nearly one voice.
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US Special Forces Traveling 'Very Soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
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What Do We Know About Osama Bin Laden's Death? Quite a Lot, Actually.
The way that question is explored in a provocative New York Times magazine article this week would leave you with the bleak impression that the facts surrounding the demise of the al-Qaeda leader are somehow still at large.
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In Niger, US Soldiers Quietly Help Build Wall Against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger's Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat - perhaps with good reason.
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National Security Guard Inducts Dog Breed That Sniffed out Osama Bin Laden's Hideout
A special breed of military canine that is credited to have helped US Navy SEALs in sniffing out Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan, is now part of the country's elite counter-terror and counter-hijack commando operations force, National Security Guard (NSG).
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The mysterious journey of the Libya oil tanker
What began late last year as a routine new assignment for Pakistani sea captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as US special forces seized the ship his family said he was forced to operate by Libyan rebels.
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2 US Navy SEALs Missing After Secret Op To Seize Houthi Weapons
Two operatives of the US Navy SEALs, a special forces combat unit of the Navy, are missing following a night-time covert operation conducted by the Navy to stop the supply of lethal weapons from Iran to the Houthi rebels.
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US Troops Secretly Training Taiwanese Since Last Year: Report
US special operations forces and marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops for more than one year, risking the ire of China, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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US Names Operation To Kill Al-Baghdadi In Honour Of Woman Killed By ISIS
The US special forces raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker who was one of several Americans killed while being held by the ISIS.
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12 IAF Pilots Took Special Training In US To Fly New Chinook Choppers
Twelve Indian Air Force pilots and as many flight engineers underwent a special training in the US to operate Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, which were inducted into the Indian Air Force or IAF on Monday.
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Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar
The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on
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A Slow Loss Against The Afghan Taliban
Earlier this month, a small district center just south of this desolate U.S. base came under attack from Taliban militants who threatened to overrun the local police. Frantic calls arrived from Afghan officials: They needed air support.
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With Five-Year Delay, CIA 'Live-Tweets' Osama Bin Laden Raid
The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting -- with a five-year delay -- the raid by US special forces on the Al-Qaeda founder's compound in Pakistan.
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Special US Targeting Force 'Now In Place' In Iraq: US
A new US force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after ISIS targets, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Elite US Troops Fear PMS? A Deeper Look At The Special Operations Gender Study
As the US military moves forward with integrating women in elite combat units, there is still a fair amount of opposition. That remains clear, based on a study newly released by the Pentagon following Defense Ashton Carter's decision this month to begin full gender integration by no later than April 1.
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US Commandos Say No To Women In Special Operations Jobs
In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp, more than 7,600 of America's special operations forces spoke with nearly one voice.
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US Special Forces Traveling 'Very Soon' to Syria
Dozens of US special operations forces will arrive in Syria "very soon," as promised by President Barack Obama's administration, a senior official said Sunday.
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What Do We Know About Osama Bin Laden's Death? Quite a Lot, Actually.
The way that question is explored in a provocative New York Times magazine article this week would leave you with the bleak impression that the facts surrounding the demise of the al-Qaeda leader are somehow still at large.
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In Niger, US Soldiers Quietly Help Build Wall Against Boko Haram
Despite years of intimidation by the violent extremist group Boko Haram, the people of southeastern Niger's Diffa region had never held a summit to confront the threat - perhaps with good reason.
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National Security Guard Inducts Dog Breed That Sniffed out Osama Bin Laden's Hideout
A special breed of military canine that is credited to have helped US Navy SEALs in sniffing out Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan, is now part of the country's elite counter-terror and counter-hijack commando operations force, National Security Guard (NSG).
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The mysterious journey of the Libya oil tanker
What began late last year as a routine new assignment for Pakistani sea captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as US special forces seized the ship his family said he was forced to operate by Libyan rebels.
