US Army SOF Photos

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Special Forces medics from 3rd Battalion, 10th SF Group (Airborne), simulate treatment of a “wounded helicopter pilot after he was shot down by enemy insurgents” during a culmination exercise at Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 30. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Noggle)

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Special Forces Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 10th SF Group (Airborne), conduct shoot-house operations during a culmination exercise at Fort Carson, Colo. Sept. 30. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael R. Noggle)

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Special Forces Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 10th SF Group (Airborne), conduct shoot-house operations during a culmination exercise at Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 30. (Photo by Sgt. Steven L. Phillips)

 

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Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers prepare for an air assault mission from Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Sept. 28.

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Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers prepare for an air assault mission from Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Sept. 28.

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A coalition soldier prepares for an air assault mission from Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Sept. 28.

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Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers prepare for an air assault mission from Forward Operation Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Sept. 28.

 

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Coalition soldiers conduct a medical evacuation for a wounded Afghan man from Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan, Sept. 28

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Afghan commandos and coalition soldiers return to Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan after an air assault mission, Sept. 28.

 

[TheSiatonist]

This Sept. 18, 2009 photo shows a Special Forces soldier on his hands and knees to properly position the feet of an Afghan National Police officer during assault-rifle training in the village of Nili, the provincial capital of Day Kundi in central Afghanistan. The team is among only a few U.S. troops to live among Afghans, but there will likely be more. The hope is to push Special Forces teams into villages throughout Afghanistan, giving them the mission of rebuilding and training Afghan police

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From AFFI:

This US Army Special Forces soldier lost a finger and suffered burns to his face in an ammunition explosion in Afghanistan in 2007. During his rehab, he found the fly tying and fly fishing were the most beneficial exercises for restoring motion and dexterity to his hand. "And it was a lot more fun than anything in the Occupational Therapy clinic," he wrote in a recent article.

These photos of him were taken within the past several days. He is back in Afghanistan, carrying the fight to Al Qaeda and the Taliban once again. His name, rank, and location have been withheld for security reasons.

 

[TheSiatonist]

Some old ones... circa 1991

 

[TheSiatonist]

Possible Regiment guys (not really sure).

 

[Ravage]

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Members of an Afghan international security force prepare to exit from a Chinook helicopter onto the HLZ and begin a patrol in pursuit of a Taliban facilitator responsible for the supply of IED's in the region, Arghandab District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009.

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Members of the joint security force review steps before exfil.

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Members of the joint security force search the targeted compound, detaining one suspected militant.

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A member of the joint security force holds the high ground and keeps a constant vigilance throughout the mission.

 

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Members of an Afghan international security force hold fast at a rally point, 800 meters south of the targeted compound, Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2009.

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One team, one climb. An Afghan commando steadies a fellow team member as he negotiates the rocky trail, Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2009.

 

[TheSiatonist]

Coalition soldiers conduct a search in the village of De Ziarat Kalay, Arghandab District, Oct. 22. The purpose of the search is to disrupt the insurgent safe haven in the Zabul province.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gino Palu)

Coalition soldiers conduct a search in the De Ziarat Kalay Village, Arghandab District, Oct. 22, 2009. The purpose of the search is to disrupt the insurgent safe haven in the Zabul province.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gino Palu)

 

[JJ sloan]

I don't mean to be an asshole but can we keep patches and faces out or at least blurr them?
I'm sure some of these guys would rather not have their information on this website, even if they are obtained through open sources.
I apologize to the mods if I am out of line here.:cool:

 

[Ravage]

fe fi fo fum I'm gonna squish me some Taliban.

 

[Ravage]

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U.S. Special Forces Soldiers dismount from a Humvee during a training exercise at the Nevada and Test Training Range, north of Las Vegas, Oct. 21, 2009. Special forces units from all service branches and allied nations use the facilities at the range for various training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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U.S. Special Forces Soldiers search for the daughter of a village elder during a simulated hostage situation at the Urban Operations Center at the Nevada and Test Training Range, north of Las Vegas, Oct. 21, 2009. Special forces units from all service branches and allied nations use the facilities at the range for various training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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U.S. Special Forces Soldiers rescue the daughter of a village elder from a simulated hostage situation during a training scenario at the Nevada and Test Training Range, north of Las Vegas, Oct. 21, 2009. Special forces units from all service branches and allied nations use the facilities at the range for various training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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U.S. Special Forces Soldiers prepare to evacuate a man with mock wounds from a simulated roadside bomb at the Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas, Oct. 21, 2009. Special forces units from all service branches and allied nations use the facilities at the range for various training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

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A U.S. Army Special Forces medic provides real-world first aid to a man posing as an insurgent during a training exercise at the Nevada and Test Training Range, north of Las Vegas, Oct. 21, 2009. Special forces units from all service branches and allied nations use the facilities at the range for various training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

 

[JJOIFVET]

This sniper should know better than to have his muzzle sticking out of a window :uhh:

That is because he is a Captain and not a Sniper. Or should I say was a captain, now he is a major.

 

[Ravage]

 

[Ravage]

A little something about Robin Sage

 

[TheSiatonist]

"One Tribe at a Time" - Maj. Jim Gant

Per Ravage's request...

 

[TheSiatonist]

Men for the job

Tribal Engagement Team members, should this concept be adopted, would be called upon to commit for multiple tours under the loneliest, harshest and most hazardous conditions imaginable. To succeed with the tribe they are assigned to, they would have to demonstrate impeccable combat credentials and, even rarer, possess the “people skills” to establish and maintain rapport across a cultural chasm—Western to Tribal Afghan—that has defeated every outside entity from Alexander the Great to the British and the Soviets. The task would be extraordinarily difficult, dirty and dangerous, and in the end would almost certainly be rewarded neither by career advancement (because the enterprise would be unprecedented and outside the normal channels of military promotion) nor by recognition from the public at large, who in all probability will rarely hear of it and wouldn’t understand or appreciate it if they did.

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[Ravage]

I'm reading it right now. Great piece of work.

 

[sigma]

Awesome pictures. Here's my contribution.

Turret Gunner (not me)

Quick Class on the mp5 (me) + instructor face distorted

.50cal Range (me) + instructor standing on top of gmv

 

[sigma]

Part of a training exercise in Australia (Talisman Saber)

Same exercise

:)