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Iraqi SWAT members smile and cheer after a successful air assault mission where six suspected insurgents were apprehended in addition to locating and destroying two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

Iraqi SWAT Air Assault Nets 6

SALAH AD DIN PROVINCE, Iraq - Whooping and whistling like children on a roller coaster ride, Iraqi Police soared through the sun-soaked July sky on their way home from a successful mission. Their enthusiasm was not borne of the high-speed helicopter ride, but of the hard day’s work, which helped save the lives of countless Iraqi citizens.

Commandos, SOF forces rescue kidnap victim

HERAT, Afghanistan - A young Afghan man’s prayers were finally answered July 17 when a team of Afghan National Army Commandos and U.S. Special Operations forces freed him from captivity after discovering him shackled near a Taliban jail in the village of Parmakan in Western Afghanistan’s Herat province. ...
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Packing Heat: MSOAG Marines don civies, pistols

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying rifles does not always serve as the most practical approach for Marines trying to blend in with a local population. But rifle or not, some areas of the world have risks lurking in the form of terrorists, gang members or other criminals produced from impoverished surroundings....
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3rd Special Forces Group honors fallen comrade

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Members of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) honored a fallen comrade, memorialized his memory and thanked his ...
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Changes to ShadowSpear

Please excuse the mess, we are currently in the process of a massive site overhaul. Over the last couple of years, we have been modifying ...
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ShadowSpear Tactical Media Re-Launched

We have just re-launched our tactical video site with a significant number of changes.  The site is dedicated to everything tactical: Special Operations, Military, Law ...
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U.S. Army Successfully Launches Non Line of Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile

Warren, MI – The U.S Army announced that it has recently completed two successful tests of Non Line of Sight Launch System’s (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack ...
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U.S. Army Successfully Launches Non Line of Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile

Warren, MI – The U.S Army announced that it has recently completed two successful tests of Non Line of Sight Launch System’s (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack ...
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New SATCOM Technologies to go to US SOF

ViaSat Inc. has provided the U.S. Special Operations Forces with a new airborne broadband satcom system to greatly enhance its warfighting capabilities. The system is ...
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"Kill Bin Laden...and bring back proof!" by "Dalton Fury"

Excerpt from "Dalton Fury":"In late November of 2001 forty members of the US Army's super secret counterterrorist unit known as Delta Force were sent to ...
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Navy SEALS: Untold Stories (June 28th - 8PM)

Military Channel -  8:00 - 9:00: Explore the daring 1972 search and rescue mission of U.S. Air Force navigator Iceal Hambelton, shot down behind enemy ...
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