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• Farewell to the Mighty MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter and a "well done" to the men who flew her and those that maintained them

  Photo caption: MH-53 Pave Low helicopters prepare to take off for their final combat mission Sept. 27 in Iraq. The MH-53 was retired from the Air Force inventory Sept. 30. It was the largest and most technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force... Posted Oct 04 2008, 10:03 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: SOF, Iraq, AFSOC, USAF

• By strength and guile, UK SBS does it again!

  Current cap badge of the Special Boat Service I believe all modern special operations units trace their roots to the various units Great Britain established in WWII. Many such as the Long Range Desert Group (arguably the finest long range mobility unit... Posted Sep 27 2007, 02:48 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: SOF, Afghanistan, LRDG, SAS, UK, SBS

• Bond.......30 .... James Bonds.....cue the music.....

  h/t to IraqSlogger A lengthy cover article in Newsweek magazine by Evan Thomas seems detail rich of our military and intelligence agencies incompetence in not catching Bin Laden. R eporting classified plans, details, and briefings as if they were witnesses... Posted Aug 29 2007, 10:46 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: SOF, Afghanistan, Hollywood, Pakistan

• USAF Chief considering A-10's for AFSOC???

  h/t to reader Randy, GREAT info! here's the link, article follows: (Note, this USAF article is a reprint from a Jane's story) USAF chief considers new A-10A COIN squadron BY: Caitlin Harrington, Jane's Defence Weekly 07/24/2007 US Air Force... Posted Jul 28 2007, 12:49 PM by Otto with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SOF, COIN, AFSOC, A-10, aircraft

• First project: A new aircraft for Counterinsurgency

  I have spent a long time studying the aviation counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Southeast Asia, from Water Pump and Jungle Jim, to the Raven FAC’s and Air America, and think we need to rebuild a COIN aircraft capability. There has been a variety... Posted Jul 23 2007, 08:43 PM by Otto with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: SOF, aviation, COIN, Projects

• Farewell General Downing

  Official USSOCOM portrait of General Wayne Downing General Wayne A. Downing, US Army Retired, died on the 17 th of July at the age of 67. Nicknamed “The WAD” for his initials, General Downing’ military career culminated as Commander of the Special Operations... Posted Jul 23 2007, 06:38 PM by Otto with | with no comments Filed under: SOF, SOCOM