Special Activities Division

For my SSR project the book I read was, Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson. Marcus Luttrell is a former United States Navy SEAL, who received many awards and medals for his heroic acts against the Taliban fighters during “Operation Redwing” in 2005. Patrick Robinson is a British Novelist who writes naval-based thrillers each telling the story of a crisis facing the world in the early 21st century. These two men came together and wrote an amazing memoir about Marcus Luttrell,…

Terrorism: 9/11 On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 a group of terrorist called “Al-Qaeda” hijacked 4 airplanes and crashed them into the world trade center’s north and south tower in New York City. This left the whole world in shock. What many people thought was going to be a normal day came out to be a day that we will never forget. Nothing this devastating had ever happened in US Soil since the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. A perfectly executed plan by a terrorist group…

Organisation’s structure and key leaders Some insight of al-Qaida’s structure: the individual groups of al-Qaida are coming up to be more organised, generating their own money from crimes and contacting the other groups when there is a need. Osama bin laden founded the al-Qaida in the year 1979 for the Arabian fighters. Even after a massive military operation in Afghanistan, he was still absconding for many years. He has been on air and was projected as the figure head of al-Qaida. Osama bin…

but cruel leader Ahmad Sha, and his “Evil” Taliban group in a realistic, gun fight, called Operation Red Wings. Their hopes are to identify, and either capture or eliminate the target, Ahmad. In this nail bitting thriller, the four highly trained, special ops, navy seal, team find themselves facing some of the fatest, well prepared bad guys they have ever encountered as stated by Danny Dietz, “They’re fast man! Are they really that fast? Are they Faster than we…

The future is here! Drones have evolved to be suited for combat, but the question is, is it ethical to use drones in combat? Does it help the cause or just make the cause worse? Drones being used in combat can change the way we fight. They are being used over sending in our troops, tanks, trucks, and manned aircraft. While we don't risk the lives of our soldiers and spending a lot of tax dollars on expensive equipment and vehicles, we send unmanned drones not risking lives of pilots flying…

Al Qaeda Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. Tactics employed by Al Qaeda include improvised explosive devices (IED), suicide bombing, harassment, ambushes, target section, media and observations. Just as the United States military operates, Al Qaeda has deployed personnel as paramilitary who can plan and execute certain missions. Al Qaeda takes lessons learned and innovates them in order to attack certain targets. The Manchester documents, is a famous article established by Al Qaeda which…

Osama bin Laden is the 17th out of 52 children, born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1957. His father Mohammed bin Laden, was an immigrant who had owned the largest construction company in the Saudi kingdom. Bin Laden believed that Islam was more than just a religion. In the late 1970s while he attended college, he became a follower of scholar Abdullah Azzam, a “radical pan-Islamist.” He had believed all Muslims should rise up in jihad, to create a single Islamic state. Bin Laden supported his idea…

Here is Marine Corporal Jose Armenta in his tent on the night before getting blown up in Afghanistan. He jokes with Mulrooney and Berry and the medic the guys have nicknamed “Christ.” He feeds and waters his dog, Zenit, a sable-coat German shepherd. He lets Buyes, who will be dead in three months, ruffle Zenit’s fur, for the radioman is crazy about the dog. Then he takes Zenit outside in the waning light of this dusty, desert otherworld to train. They’re happiest like this. Jose has Zenit sit,…

The Korean War and the Vietnam War were tests of our nation’s might. To this day, our nation has the strongest forces ever. 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…