A 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldier prepares to board an aircraft prior to conducting a tactical parachute jump. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ryan Lucas […]
Category: Modern Forces and Operations
Operation Eclipse: How Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark in 1945
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The CADPAT Story: Canada finds sweet spot with new camouflage
By Steven Fouchard, Public Affairs, Canadian Army – from the Canadian Army Facebook page. Nearly 20 years since its introduction, and in response to new developments in infra-red and other night vision systems, Canada’s homegrown pattern is headed for retirement to make way for the next generation of disruptive camouflage. More than a dozen Canadian-made contenders […]
The CADPAT Story: CADPAT proves to be a superior camouflage
By Steven Fouchard, Public Affairs, Canadian Army – from the Canadian Army Facebook page. This is the third in a series of four articles tracing the origins and development of CADPAT – from Canada’s initial recognition of disruptive camouflage as the way forward, to field trials assisted by our allies and, finally, to its emergence […]
Over 2,000 UK personnel deploy to Norway for major Arctic exercise
From: Ministry of Defence, 25 February 2020 Royal Marines, Royal Navy ships and an air group from Joint Helicopter Command will contribute to Exercise Cold Response 2020. They will join a force of more than a thousand Green Berets who have been in Norway over recent weeks mastering Arctic survival, movement and combat skills in […]
On This Day In History: The Los Banos Prison Raid
“Shortly after sunrise on Feb. 23, 1945, elements of the U.S. 11th Airborne Division along with Filipino resistance fighters struck the Japanese prisoner of war camp at Los Baños, Luzon, 40 miles south of Manila and deep in enemy-held territory. It was a daring air, sea and land operation to liberate 2,146 civilian internees — […]
Joint airborne operation enhances interagency state capabilities
Members of the Indiana National Guard joined forces with Ohio, Illinois and Idaho to conduct static-line, non‐tactical airborne operations from a C-130 Hercules at Columbus Airfield Feb. 18-19. This exercise provided the opportunity to conduct a currency jump and execute joint training with members of Scott Air Force Base, Idaho National Guard, and the Ohio […]
Marine Raiders Moving from West Coast to East Coast
Marine Corps “Raiders” will be saying goodbye to California as the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command has officially announced that its entire elite special operations force will be consolidated on the East Coast. Roughly 900 Marines, sailors and civilian employees with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion will be […]
UF PRO now in the USA!
Slovenian tactical clothing supremo-brand UF PRO has taken a major step forward in its evolution and has just successfully launched a U.S. webstore! From now on, customers in the US can get all of the cool stuff from UF PRO without the hassle. That means; all prices in US $ no added customs duties or […]
U.S. Air Force Uses Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunships in Training
The 55th RQS Phase Training Program is a constantly developing program that focuses on the squadron’s readiness to deploy to an austere and contested location and conduct military operations. The fourth iteration of this Phase Training Program was held Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 19-21, 2019. What made this iteration particularly noteworthy was that […]