SPECIAL FORCES

POLITICS
Donald Trump’s First Year Sets Record For U.S. Special Ops
By Nick Turse, Contributor
Managing Editor, TomDispatch.com
Elite commandos deployed to 149 countries in 2017.
WORLD NEWS
Army Sgt. La David Johnson Found Bound, May Have Been Executed In Niger: Report
By Mary Papenfuss
Niger villagers recount finding Johnson's body with a large head wound.
POLITICS
2 Navy SEALs Under Investigation In Death Of Army Green Beret In Mali
Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar may have died from strangulation.
U.S. NEWS
Woman Claims Delta Stopped Her From Singing National Anthem For Slain Soldier
By David Moye
The airline said what happened wasn't company policy.
POLITICS
3 U.S. Troops Killed, 2 Wounded In Ambush In Niger
By Reuters staff, Reuters
Pres. Donald Trump was briefed on the attack after his trip to visit victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
HUFFPOST CODE
Protecting Privilege: The Ban On Transgender Service Members Isn’t About Efficiency Or Effectiveness
By Shannon Portillo, Contributor
Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs & Administration...
Co-authored with Alesha Doan When the President announced his ban on transgender service members he asserted two main arguments
POLITICS
A Wide World Of Winless War
By Nick Turse, Contributor
Managing Editor, TomDispatch.com
Globe-trotting U.S. special ops forces already deployed to 137 nations in 2017.
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Green Beret Shares How to Stay Motivated in Difficult Situations
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
POLITICS
Norway: NATO of the North
By Kåre R. Aas, Contributor
Ambassador of Norway to the United States
Throughout Europe, Norway assists to ensure day-to-day situational awareness and to rescue operations. We contribute on a
POLITICS
The Final Out
By Jason Kasper, Contributor
Novelist, veteran.
In roughly an hour and a half, at the stroke of midnight separating January 19th and 20th, I will no longer be in the military
LOS ANGELES
Right Next Door: Jonathan Burch, ex-Israeli Special Forces
By Ian Spanier Photography, Contributor
Award-Winning photographer/author, in LA from NY. For him, the...
In an ironic twist, now that Burch is back in the state he grew up in, his parents, enchanted by Israel on their many visits to see their son, now live there full-time. In a way, Burch muses, it's the closing of a circle that opened decades ago -- when a teenager in search of an identity first asked his mother what exactly it meant to be Jewish.
POLITICS
A Mother's Plea To The US Army To Stop G-RAP Persecution of Soldiers
By Dr. Darron Smith, Contributor
Author, Scholar, Lecturer
In May 2016, my family and I sat in a small theater across the street from The University of Tampa. The University of Tampa Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) holds its commissioning ceremony there every year. My daughter stood on the stage looking fit and trim, proud in her dress uniform with a smile that just wouldn't stop. We were all smiling and so very proud.
POLITICS
Obama Ramps Up Special Forces Mission In Syria Against ISIS
By Roberta Rampton, Reuters
The new deployment increases U.S. forces in Syria six-fold to about 300.
POLITICS
These Elite Troops Spent 15 Years At War. This Program Tries To Prepare Their Minds And Bodies For The Next 15.
By David Wood
As the battle against extremists widens, the U.S. is relying on special operations forces more than ever.
IMPACT
We Learned What's Important From Our Stepfather
By Brigitte Cutshall, Contributor
Executive Director and Health Advocate
You are never really prepared emotionally when someone passes away. My stepfather, Jean-Luc, died at the age of 64 from a massive heart attack just over a week ago. My mom heard a big crash in the basement where he was working out.
POST 50
America's Best: Raised By A Green Beret With PTSD
By Seth Gitell, Contributor
Strategic communicator. Former journalist and attorney. Bloggi...
On this Veterans Day, my family will mark the fifth anniversary of my father's death. Not only did my father, Gerald Gitell, die the night of Veterans Day. He was a Special Forces combat officer in Vietnam.
THE WORLDPOST
U.S. Will Send Some Special Forces To Syria
Analysts say the U.S. moves were unlikely to fundamentally change the dynamics on the ground.
POLITICS
America's Elite Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015
By Nick Turse, Contributor
Managing Editor, TomDispatch.com
There is, of course, a certain logic to imagining that the increasing global sweep of these deployments is a sign of success. After all, why would you expand your operations into ever-more nations if they weren't successful?
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