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The Evolution of the Special Forces (SF) Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA)
“Another Type of Warfare”: U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s Address to the West Point Class of 1962
From “irregular warfare” to Irregular Warfare: History of a Term
Silent Eagle 2011: Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Partnership
“Building the Airplane in Flight”: PSYOP in Operation DESERT SHIELD, Part 2
Honoring an ARSOF Legend: MG Robert T. Frederick
The 75th Ranger Regiment: Distinctive Unit Insignia
Spreading the Word Fast: PSYOP in Operation JUST CAUSE
Beyond the Numbers: The 528th Support Battalion in Operations DESERT SHIELD & DESERT STORM
Rising from the Ashes: PSYOP in Operation DESERT SHIELD, Part 1
From Leyte to the Levant: A Brief History of the 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Airborne)
The Path to War in Panama: SOUTHCOM Operational Planning
A Tale of Two Teams: Tactical Loudspeaker Support in Operation JUST CAUSE
“Proving the Concept”: The 528th Support Battalion in Panama
Absolute Confidence: The 617th SOAD and 3rd Battalion, 7th SFG in Panama, 1989–1990
Closing Acts: The Special Warfare Campaign at the End of the Korean War
The Army’s Guerrilla Command in Korea: Part II, The Rest of the Story
Operation SPITFIRE: No Lessons Learned
Major Jay D. Vanderpool: Advisor to the Philippine Guerrillas
Fight for the Northwestern Islands
CCRAK: The Combined Command for Reconnaissance Activities, Korea
E & E: West Coast Aircrew Recovery and the Guerrilla-Held Islands
Guerrillas in Their Midst: An Introduction to Veritas Vol. 8, No. 2
A History of Resistance: The Origins of the North Korean Anti-Communist Guerrillas, 1945-1950
Creating an Army Guerrilla Command: The First Six Months, Part 1
John H. McGee: Soldier, Leader, Trainer
One Guerrilla’s Fight: Operating Behind Enemy Lines in the Korean War
TLO: Line-Crossers, Special Forces, and the "Forgotten War"
Working with what you have: The Challenges of Guerrilla Warfare on the Korean East Coast, 1951-1953
Facets of the U.S. Army Guerrilla Commands in Korea: A Photographic Overview
The Psywar in Korea: A Matter of Adjustment
Right Man for the Job: Colonel Charles H. Karlstad
We're Asking the Reds to SURRENDER-PLEASE! Collier’s, 13 December 1952
Herbert Avedon: Making Psywar a Career
The Psywar Center, Part II: Creation of the 10th Special Forces Group
Rebirth of The Rangers: The Ranger Infantry Companies in Korea
“Cold Steel Third”: The 3rd Ranger Infantry Company
The 8th Ranger Company: “Black Devils” on Hill 628
From Hill 710 to “Big Switch”: Ranger Edmund J. Dubrueil, 1st Ranger Company
“That D****d Dam”: The 4th Ranger Infantry Company and the Hwachon Dam
“Travel Light and Freeze at Night”: The 5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) in Korea
“When Men Don't Panic”: 2nd Ranger Infantry Company on Hill 581
A Highly Praised Luxury: The Ranger Infantry Companies in Korea
War in the Land of the Morning Calm: The Korean War
25 July 1950: Three Combat Forces
GHQ Raiders: Wonsan to Chang-to
Eighth Army Rangers: First in Korea
A Civil Affairs Pioneer: BG Crawford F. Sams, U.S. Army Medical Corps
A Giant Enters the Battle: Order of Battle of the UN and Chinese Communist Forces in Korea
Battle Without Bullets: The 41st Civil Affairs Company in Vietnam, Part I: 1965-1967
VALIANT 41: 160th SOAR in Combat in Iraq
A Legacy of Support: The 528th Sustainment Brigade
From the Yak and Yeti to Port-au-Prince: ODA 155 Trains the Gurkhas
A History of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School Insignia
Operation BOSTON: An OSS Combined Operation in the Indian Ocean
Beyond The Beach: The 2nd Rangers Fight Through Europe
SORT(ing) Out the Casualties: The Special Operations Resuscitation Team in Afghanistan
Training the Trainers: Donald D. Blackburn and the 77th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Biet Dong Quan: Vietnamese Rangers and their American Advisors
Beggar on a Throne of Gold: A Short History of Bolivia
The 1960s: A Decade of Revolution
The Sixties in America: Social Strife and International Conflict
Che Guevarra: A False idol for Revolutionaries
The ‘Haves and Have Nots’: U.S. & Bolivian Order of Battle
“Today a New Stage Begins”: Che Guevara in Bolivia
Turning the Tables on Che: The Training at La Esperanza
Che’s Posse: Divided, Attrited, and Trapped
The 2nd Ranger Battalion and the Capture of Che Guevara
The Aftermath: Che, the Late 1960s, and the Bolovian Mission
Key West: Home of ARSOF Underwater Operations
Resurrected Again: 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne)
A Team Effort: Special Forces in Vietnam (June-December 1964)
Supplying the Resistance: OSS Logostics Support to Special Operations in Europe
Rangers in World War II: Part II, Sicily and Italy
The Ganders: Strategic PSYWAR in the Far East Part I: Introduction and Movement to the Far East
ARSOF in Colombia: Introduction
Colombia: A Special Relationship
Forty Years of Insurgency: Colombia’s Main Opposition Groups
Colombian Special Operations Forces
Plan Colombia and Plan Patriota: The Evolution of Colombia’s National Strategy
U.S. Forces: The Major Command Structure
“Conducting the Orchestra”: AOB 740 in Colombia
“Who taught these guys to shoot like Chuck Norris?” ODA 746 in Tolemaida
“There is a Word I Need to Learn”: ODA 741 and Colombian National Police Training at Espinal
Reminiscences of Detachment A, Berlin 1982–1984
Unique Support for a Unique Unit: The Service Battalion of the First Special Service Force
The SOD-JF in Iraq: A “Total Force” Success Story
The Failures of Detachment 101 and its Evolution into a Combined Arms Team
Rangers in World War II: Part I, The Formation and Early Days
Catch as Catch Can: Special Forces and Line Crossers in the Korean War
Task Force 160 in Operation URGENT FURY
Lieutenant General William P. Yarborough
Logistical Support to Task Force Viking: Task Force Support in Northern Iraq
One Piece of the Puzzle: Setting up Civil Affairs in Gardez, Afghanistan
Airborne Signal: The 112th (Special Operations) Signal Battalion in World War II
From Ledo to Leeches: The 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
The End Run of Galahad: The Battle of Myitkyina
Night Stalkers in the Philippines: Tragedy and Triumph in Balikatan 02-1
Out of Turkey: The 528th Special Operations Support Battalion
Infiltrating Wadi al Khirr Airfield
Order from Chaos: The 422 CA Battalon in OIF
The OSS Maritime Unit on the Arakan coast of Burma
Prisoner for a Day: A First Special Force Soldier’s Short-lived POW Experience
Of Mules and Men: The 612th and 613th Field Artillery Battalions (Pack) in Burma
Helicopters in the Korean War: The Rescue of Virginia 1
Dick Zayac: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
Conventional Excellence: The 528th Quartermaster Battalion in Vietnam
“Alarm Red!” Providing Signal Support in Kuwait
Getting There is Half the Battle: Operation UGLY BABY
Operation VIKING HAMMER: 3/10 SFG against the Ansar Al-Islam
Value Added: A/1/19th SFG in Iraq
North by Northwest: Combat Service Support in Northern Iraq
SOF and the Media during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Reaching Out: Psychological Operations in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Getting the Message Out: Tactical PSYOP in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Objective Beaver: The Search for the Elusive Smoking Gun
The Jump at Objective Serpent: 3/75th Rangers in Iraq
“The Beer’s On Us!”: Little Bird Support at Hadithah Dam
Holding Back the Flood at Hadithah Dam
Team Tank: Armor in Support of Special Operations
This is What You Signed Up For: The Attack on Ayn Sifni
The Battle for Debecka Crossroads
ODA 542: Working with the Free Iraqi Fighters
HACC Baghdad: Civil Affairs in Action
Flash to Bang Time—Twenty-two Hours: The 2nd Ranger Battalion’s Assault on the Rawah Terrorist Camp