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 … Read More
Missions
Grenada 1983: Operation Urgent Fury
On October 19, 1983, Grenadian Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and a number of his top aides were executed by the … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 and brilliant GSG 9 rescue operation
The hijacking of Lufthansa flight 181 on October 13, 1977, en route from Palma in the Balearic Islands to Germany, … Read More
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 … Read More
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. … Read More
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 … Read More
Hijacking of Garuda Indonesia Flight 206
The hijacking of Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 DC-9 Woyla (PK-GNJ) was an incident occurred on March 28, 1981 when it … Read More
1st Battle of Mogadishu: The Day of the Rangers
The First Battle of Mogadishu, also known as the Day of the Rangers (also referred to as the Black Hawk … Read More