In the eight years since the Pentagon opened previously closed special operations jobs to women, just four have entered the training pipeline to become a Navy SEAL. Only 17 women have attempted Marine ...

Surrounded by high fences at Fort Bliss, classic hip hop by the group House of Pain blasts from the speakers inside a shoot house. The structure resembles a human-sized maze where Soldiers, not mice, ...

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...

The National Fire Academy (NFA) is opening the application window for its Special Operations Program Management and Leadership course, designed to strengthen leadership in fire service special ...

Students in the Air Force Combat Dive Course practice closed-circuit diving for covert infiltration in Panama City Beach, Fla., on June 23. The Air Force Combat Dive Course prepares future special ...

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain We all have fears, and for some people, those fears can be debilitating. For a Special Operations trooper, giving in ...

It is said that no 30-minute gym routine prepares you for a day of special operations selection training. When challenged with running, rucking, swimming, high-repetition calisthenics and obstacle ...

The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...

There's a lot going on — too much, really — in this photo of Air Force Special Tactics Officer selection training. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado. If your first reaction to this ...

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The third training course for the Libyan Special Forces concluded in Italy as part of the Libyan–Italian technical agreement ...