Latest "commandos" stories

Airmen participate in dive training in an undated photo at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. (Air Force)

Despite confusing fitness standards, Air Force didn’t play favorites with female special tactics trainee, IG says

The four-month investigation came after an anonymous letter criticizing the Air Force spread quickly on social media.

By Rachel S. Cohen

10 months ago

How the Green Berets got their name

U.S. Army Special Forces didn't always wear the green beret - at least not officially.

By Harm Venhuizen

3 years ago

Florida program puts commandos back in uniform and out on the streets as law enforcement officers

Florida transition program puts SOFs on the streets and back in uniform.

By Kristine Froeba

4 years ago

How much longer will US and partner forces ‘own the night’ in combat?

Filmed through the tinted green of night vision goggles, a February video by the Taliban depicts their assault on an Afghan Local Police outpost in Khandahar province.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Pentagon denies ISIS claim of killing U.S. soldier

The Pentagon shot down a claim by the Islamic State that it killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan on Monday.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Commandos raid ‘Red Unit’ in ongoing campaign against Taliban financial network

Afghan commandos executed a nighttime raid against the Taliban’s “Red Unit” in Helmand province on Monday, seizing over a ton of hashish valued at $3.4 million and freeing five captives.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago