160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

I believe it is because of our special operations forces; the Navy Seals, the Delta Forces, the Green Berets (special forces), Civil Affairs, and the only special operations aviation in the military; the 160th Special…

“Silent Professional” is a term used often when referencing the Special Operations community. It means do not brag about what you have done or where you have been, because secrecy is your only true ally. Every night since the World Trade Center towers fell, there have been Soldiers overseas taking the fight to those responsible. Night after night, these nameless warriors have been planning and conducting covert operations in hostile areas all over the world without fail. The only time the…

could reach the fighters. Groups often ended up scavenging from the supply that the German troops ─which they killed─ had been carrying, and the wilderness around them. The locations of some strategic camp sites included: caves, back sides of mountains and wooded areas outside of small town that the Germans invaded (Under). Communication resistance groups concentrated primarily on spying on inter German communication. Pinpointing radio waves, these groups listened in on important conversations…

After the move, Krystyna applied to British Intelligence. Due to her immense intellect, charming personality and her fluency in multiple languages, she was immediately intercepted into the Special Operations Executive Branch of British Intelligence. For six weeks she travelled across Europe in the pursuit of discovering German troop placement. During this time she also covertly met with Polish leaders, what was said in those meeting is still only speculated. Her official espionage career began…

In 1940, as the war intensified and the Germans began to march toward France during the German Western Offensive, he was evacuated from the town of Dunkirk on one of the last boats to leave for England. The same year, he joined the Special Operations Executive, a branch of the modern day MI6. Leadership. In September of 1940, Colonel Buckmaster assumed command of the French section of MI6 (F Section), and was told that his task was to build an organization that could effectively carry out acts…

in Washington, DC, and being told to more or less, “shut up and color”. This is a man who had been in charge of some of the most elite special operations forces in the world for the last 4 years as the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Commander, and fighting on two fronts none the less. You can actually see the ending evolution of the frustration from being asked to take a job as the leader of all U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), and then being told how to do his…

Operation Anaconda was the first actual engagement of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It was from March 1, 2002 until March 18, 2002 located in the Arma Mountains, southeast of Zormat in Afghanistan. Units that participated in the operation consisted of members from the 10th Mountain Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta, CIA Special Operations Unit, British Royal Marines, Canadian Light Infantry, Afghan Commandos, Norwegian Special Forces,…

Introduction Operation Anaconda took place in March 2002 in Afghanistan. The operation consisted of many elements from different branches of service including local national armed forces being leveraged by American Special Operations Forces (SOF) for support. Coordination with these elements and lack of clearly defined leadership lead to the operation not going as planned and elements of mission control which caused delays in reaction time and forced U.S. commanders to adapt. The old…

The shortfall of Operation Anaconda was due to Organizational Management nevertheless CENTCOM Commander was designated the Commander and coalition/joint force commander for Operation Enduring Freedom and the headquarters was located at MacDill AFB, FL. (Fleri, 2003) The Organizational concept of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan was very unclear and caused major confusion. (Fleri, 2003) The Operation Anaconda planning phase constructed poorly from the start and almost failed due to…

monger associations around the world, making psychological warfare an exceptionally critical constantly developing issue. In any case, the quantity of counterrorist associations shifts from country to country. Despite the fact that most countries have counterrorist unique operations powers (SOFs), they more often than not are undermanned, ailing in preparing, and underequipped (Special Operations.com). There are a few special cases to this speculation however. Israel and Thailand both have…