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7th Group at Fuerzas Comandos

Monday, July 28th, 2014

The American team from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at the 2014 Fuerzas Comandos skills competition is currently in 1st place among 14 other country teams. With stiff competition from their allies, this 7th Group team is certainly well equipped. In addition to the Hodge Defense Systems AU-MOD 1 upper receivers, Velocity Systems BOSS Rugby Shirts and Crye Precision Tropical Combat Pants seen here, they are also shooting GLOCK 19s with upgrades from Zev Technologies and Leupold‘s upcoming Delta Point Pro red dot.

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Definitely Worth the 5 Minutes

Monday, July 14th, 2014

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What a Great Photo

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

As special operations elements of the US Army, South Carolina National Guard, and US Air Force conduct urban assault training, a Lightweight All Terrain Vehicle is loaded onto a MH-47 Special Operations Chinook at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

(Air National Guard photo by TSgt Jorge Intriago)

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Forces Focus – Pararescue in Iceland 2014

Friday, June 6th, 2014

Guardian Angel (GA) is a US Air Force, non-aircraft, equipment-based weapon system. GA is organized into nine specific capabilities: Prepare, Mission Plan, Insert, Movement, Actions on Objective, Medically Treat, Extract, Reintegrate, and Adapt.

These nine capabilities are supported by a family of nine acquisition systems: precision aerial insertion, information management, force application/personal protection, visual augmentation, maritime, ground mobility, technical rescue, medical, and Survival EvasionResistance and Escape (SERE). The sum of these capabilities and acquisitions support the PR execution tasks of report, locate, support, recover, and reintegrate.

This equipment-based weapons system is employed by Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, and SERE Specialists and enabled by uniquely trained combat support personnel.

Recently, a GAWS team deployed to Iceland. This is their experience.

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Gerber Continues To Support Best Ranger Competition

Saturday, April 12th, 2014

The Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition began in 1982. This year’s competition began yesterday and our friends at Gerber wanted us to remind you that there is live coverage available.

Portland, Oregon (April 11, 2014) Gerber, a leading supplier of knives and tools to the U.S. military, is pleased to announce its continuing support of the Army Best Ranger Competition. A long-standing sponsor, Gerber’s support of the Best Ranger Competition is emblematic of the company’s commitment to the US Military and provides a tangible way to give back.

A grueling annual event held each year at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Best Ranger Competition takes top soldiers through nearly sixty hours of intense competition. Events include the Spot Jump, Stress Shoot, Night Foot March, Prusik Climb, Weapons Assembly/Disassembly, Night Orienteering, Obstacle Course, Water Confidence Test, HELO cast and Buddy Run.

Gerber supports The Best Ranger Competition as a “Hero-level” sponsor, maintaining the highest level of commitment to the event.

This year’s Best Ranger Competition is live now. To watch visit:

www.bestrangercompetition.com/live

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Can You Guess Which Country These Special Forces Operators Are From?

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

This picture is featured on the Green Beret Foundation Facebook page, and showcases SF Operators from multiple countries. Can you identify which countries each of these operators come from?

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Forces Focus – Marine Infantry Unit Leaders Course

Saturday, April 5th, 2014

This is a little taste of the Infantry Unit Leaders Course, offered through the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-East. This 11-week course introduces students to advanced concepts, new technology, and tactics, techniques, and procedures through professional reading, classroom instruction, guided discussions, tactical decision games, sand table exercises and tactical exercises without troops, which are reinforced through field and field firing exercises. Students demonstrate mastery of the subject matter and develop critical thinking skills through performance-based exercises where they are assigned leadership positions ranging in topic and progressing in difficulty. Students will be drilled on the fundamentals of platoon level leadership including employment of 60mm & 81mm mortar weapon systems core competencies and employment as well as Medium and Heavy machinegun gunnery and employment and assault and anti armor techniques and procedures. Students will begin the core training packages in a classroom type environment where decision-making and sand table exercise will be the primary training method. From there students will be presented with field scenarios at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

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Forces Focus – Special Forces Sniper Course

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Some of you have been wondering what the USASOC Sniper Competition this week is all about. We ran across this video on the Special Forces Sniper Course that gives you the background on the intensive, 8 week program that produces SOF Snipers for the US Army. This is the caliber of competitors at this week’s match.

See you there!

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