US special operations commander says the next war may require the military to 'creatively destroy' old ways of training

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US Marine Raiders perform a simulated raid, March 13, 2026.
US Marine Raiders perform a simulated raid, March 13, 2026.

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China's special forces are untested. Success in a Taiwan invasion could depend on them.

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Elite units like the Chinese People's Armed Police are likely to play key roles should China ever decide to invade Taiwan.
 

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A Florida deputy who fatally shot a 23-year-old airman in his home may have been in the wrong apartment, witness says

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Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her.

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Navy SEALs on snowmobiles raced across the frozen Arctic to link up with an attack sub that broke the ice during a special ops first

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SEALs and Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos retrieve an air dropped package from a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, part of the New York Air National Guard.

Chief Petty Officer Jeff Atherton

Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean

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East Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCC) conduct maritime training with Cypriot Underwater Demolition Command (MYK) forces near Limassol, Cyprus on Jan. 25, 2024.
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SOCOM is after new tech to help special operations forces spot, track, and take out urban threats without being seen

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A Special Forces soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group transitions from his rifle to his pistol during a live-fire range at Panzer Kaserne.
A Special Forces soldier assigned to 10th Special Forces Group transitions from his rifle to his pistol during a live-fire range at Panzer Kaserne.

US Navy photo by Lieutenant Robert Kunzig

US special operations forces are searching for a new extreme long-range rifle for their next big fight as Ukraine shows the damage that snipers can do

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A team of Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire at long range targets during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022
A team of Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fire at long range targets during the Menton 2022 Best Sniper Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Dec. 8, 2022

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thoman Johnson

Every item an air commando carries for a mission

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Airman 1st Class Devyn, a US Air Force DAGRE team member, walks us through every piece of equipment he would carry with him on a mission as an air commando.

British commandos have trained hundreds of Ukrainian marines in the 'art' of amphibious raids

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Ukrainian marines being trained in the UK in August 2023.

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In a US showdown with China, there are some missions with no special-operations 'easy button'

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A competitor in the US Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in March 2022.

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