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Commander: Special ops ready, willing and under pressureupdated: Thu Sep 22 2011 15:53:00

America's top commando said Thursday that special operations forces had conducted some 2,000 raids in Afghanistan over just the past year but that talking -- not shooting -- is the way forward.

Afghan crash highlights critical, dangerous role of special forcesupdated: Mon Aug 08 2011 05:39:00

The shooting down of a Chinook helicopter in central Afghanistan with the loss of 38 lives -- most of them U.S. Navy SEALs -- highlights two crucial aspects of the conflict in Afghanistan, as U.S. forces begin to draw down and Afghan security forces start taking the lead.

It's time to pull out of Afghanistanupdated: Tue May 03 2011 08:41:00

At the conclusion of the decade-long manhunt for the world's most notorious terrorist, U.S. military forces are receiving well-deserved credit for a mission accomplished. The elimination of Osama bin Laden was made possible by a strong intelligence operation and well-trained special forces units under the Joint Special Operations Command.

Police say McDonald's video helped them nail laptop ringupdated: Thu Feb 17 2011 12:42:00

Police say it was a midnight snack and a trip through a drive-through that led them to thieves who stole thousands of high-grade military laptops last year.

Feds: Navy intel specialist jailed on classified info allegationsupdated: Tue Dec 07 2010 13:30:00

An espionage sting at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has put a 22-year-old Navy Reserve intelligence specialist behind bars, according to federal authorities.

Sony Move controller had basic beginningsupdated: Fri Sep 17 2010 16:14:00

Move, Sony's new motion controller for the PlayStation 3, has been nearly everywhere in the days and weeks leading up to its official release September 19.

Two ID'd in Florida air base incidentupdated: Tue Jun 15 2010 19:57:00

The names of two people who tried Monday to enter MacDill Air Force Base with unauthorized weapons were released by officials Tuesday.

Armed pair held at Central Command baseupdated: Tue Jun 15 2010 12:46:00

All gates at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida will be open Tuesday after being temporarily closed after a heavily armed man and woman were taken into custody when they tried to enter the facility without authorization, an Air Force spokeswoman said.

Armed man at MacDill AFB was AWOLupdated: Tue Jun 15 2010 12:46:00

Col. Dave Cohen from MacDill AFB says one of the people arrested for trying to fraudulently enter the base was AWOL.

Time.com: Elite Soldiers Spread Too Thinupdated: Tue May 06 2008 10:00:00

America's foreign wars are making such heavy use of the nation's special ops soldiers that they cannot fulfill their roles in other parts of the world, a military official says

Newly designed rifles for America's most elite troops updated: Mon Mar 03 2008 13:22:00

No piece of equipment is more crucial to a soldier in the field than his rifle. And America's most elite troops are about to get a new series of rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions.

New Special Ops riflesupdated: Mon Mar 03 2008 13:22:00

A preview of Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr's story on new rifles.

Officers face discipline in Tillman's deathupdated: Mon Mar 26 2007 15:12:00

Nine military officers, including four generals, will face "corrective action" for making critical mistakes in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, military officials said Monday.

Business 2.0: Getting Into a New Gameupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00

One of the most entertaining aspects of the PlayStation 2 game SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals is the feature that lets you bark orders at soldiers using voice commands--a trick that works only if you're us...

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