American soldiers in combat during Operation Urgent Fury

Operation Urgent Fury: A Turning Point in U.S. Special Operations History

On October 19, 1983, a group known as the Revolutionary Military Council (RMC) executed Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and …

Indonesian special forces Kopassus operators standing in formation

Held Hostage: A Chronicle of the Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 Hijacking

On March 28, 1981, a significant event occurred in the aviation industry when Garuda Indonesia Flight 206, a DC-9 Woyla …

GPNVG-18 night vision goggles used by SEAL Team 6 in Operation Neptune Spear (target GERONIMO - Osama Bin Laden) in 2011

Victory in Nigeria: The story of Philip Walton’s rescue by SEAL Team 6

On October 31st, 2020, U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) executed a successful rescue operation in Northern Nigeria to retrieve …

The only photo was taken during the 1st Battle of Mogadishu (the Black Hawk Down incident) on October 3, 1993, in Somalia

The Day of the Rangers: An unforgettable moment in military history

The First Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Day of the Rangers or the Black Hawk Down incident, occurred …

US Navy SEAL on the frontline

Operation Neptune Spear: The Killing of Osama bin Laden

The now-famous Operation Neptune Spear was one of the most outstanding military operations in America’s history and the history of …

1st SFOD-Delta team at undisclosed location DELTA FORCE

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Raid: How Delta Force Took Out Notorious Terrorist?

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid was an American military operation executed on October 27, 2019, in Syria’s Idlib province. Abu Bakr …

Operation NIMROD: Siege of Iranian embassy in London, 1980 John McAleese and his team on the balcony

Operation NIMROD: The siege of Iranian embassy in London

Operation NIMROD was a successful hostage rescue operation executed by the British Special Air Service (SAS) on May 5, 1980. …

hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 in December, 1994

Air France Flight 8969 hijacking and perfect GIGN raid

The hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 hit the headlines on Christmas Eve, 1994. Before the planned takeoff, the plane …

In the memoriam of Extortion 17

Extortion 17: The deadliest day in the DEVGRU history

On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force …

Operation Red Wings: The darkest day in history of Navy SEALs

Operation Red Wings was a combined/joint military operation conducted in the Pech District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It has become …

Congo Crisis: Operation Dragon Rouge (Red Dragon)

Belgian paratroopers in operation DRAGON ROUGE

In 1964 during the Cold War, Belgian military started operation DRAGON ROUGE (Red Dragon) in order to rescue hostages who …

Peruvian SOF storming Japanese Ambassador residence in Lima, Peru during Operation Chavin de Huantar on April 22, 1997

Operation Chavin de Huantar: A daring hostage rescue operation

Operation Chavin de Huantar was a military and hostage rescue operation in Lima, Peru, performed by elite Peruvian special forces …

British Special Air Service (SAS) operators training in the late 1980s

Operation Flavius: An undercover SAS operation at Gibraltar in 1988

Operation Flavius was a military operation conducted by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar against a Provisional Irish …