Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Hryhoriy Halahan, Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukrainian Politician, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Tabor, Special Operations Command Europe Commanding General, sit on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing during a low-level flight […]
Farewell Afghanistan. A US soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division surveys the back of a CH-47 Chinook during flight over the southern region of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 6, 2019. US Army Reserve photo by Spc. Jeffery J. Harris […]
“They mostly come at night.” Photo source: Complete Parachute Systems […]
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron takes part in exercise Arctic SWAT at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson – JBER, Alaska, July 14, 2021. The 815th AS Flying Jennies tested the aircraft and pilot capabilities in a new environment, opposite of their home station of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. US Air Force […]
Troops leaving work on a Friday afternoon in the summer. Not really. This is actually a Finnish Army rocket battery sending love notes to Putin… Well, practicing at least. Photo credit: Maavoimat – Armén – The Finnish Army […]
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa move forward into a blocking position for Portuguese forces at Campo Militar de Santa Margarida, Portugal, July 1, 2016. The Portuguese military invited distinguished visitors from various countries for a demonstration from Portuguese and American forces to conclude Exercise Orion 16. Photo by Staff Sgt. […]
Members of the Romanian Special Forces boards a vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) evolution as a part of Trojan Footprint 21 off the coast of Mangalia, Romania on May 7th, 2021. Trojan Footprint 21 is Special Operations Command Europe’s annual exercise to demonstrate proficiencies, assess the readiness and lethality of our […]
200 British Paratroopers from 2 PARA and the Pathfinders, recently deployed into Qasr Al Hallabat, spearheading as the Lead Assault Force in Joint Theatre Entry Global Response Force. The paras jumped into a desert drop zone in Jordan, which was described as, ‘the biggest jump into this region since the 1956 Suez crisis’ – according […]
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, prepare to conduct a simulated medevac mission on March 2, 2020, near Constanta, Romania, using the 352 SOW’s CV-22B Osprey. The training event was part of a larger special operations air-land integrations (SOALI) exercise with Romanian and Polish SOF. The exercise marked […]
May 3, 2021 – A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit flies over the Gulf of Alaska in support of Northern Edge 2021. U.S. service members are participated in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and […]