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Note that the "M" prefix, in U.S. aircraft naming, normally denotes a [[special operations]] variant, where "C" designates a [[transport aircraft]]. The Marines and A ...e version of the Osprey is designed as an assault aircraft and for use in special operations.

====US special operations ground equipment==== ...here is a SIGINT platoon within the Intelligence Company of the new Marine Special Operations Support Group

...rate of fire, to replace the MK 19 in applications for the [[United States Special Operations Command]].

...for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a very strong advocate of special operations, although he tended to overemphasize the direct action (military)|direct ac Franks found him extremely impatient over the delays in putting special operations forces into Afghanistan, after the bombing had started on October 7, to the

...the mirror image of the U.S. doctrine for guerrilla warfare, which in U.S. special operations doctrine is called '''Unconventional warfare (United States doctrine)|uncon ...Assistance & Advisory Group (MAAG) may be more appropriate than some pure special operations joint task forces. If American combat troops become involved, in situations

...r spending several days moored pierside, ''Union'' departed on 6 April for special operations at Buckner Bay, Okinawa. On 14 April, the ship anchored at Danang, South Vi ...only to sail again four days later for Chu Lai harbor, Vietnam, conducting special operations en route. On 27 May, she arrived at Danang harbor, South Vietnam, and proce

On April 3, special operations forces arrested one of al-Sadr's assistants, and al-Sadr responded with a c

...for combat, the "flash-bang" is used for police hostage rescues, military special operations, etc. It disorients with an extremely bright light and loud noise, but rare

...l mounts in the doors of helicopters, or on light helicopter turrets. Some special operations helicopters have electrically-powered rotating-barrel machine guns.

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...ollection, covert action (at least by the CIA, if not by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)), and intelligence analysis. It exerts authority through

...l, from graduates of first world staff and war colleges, to highly trained special operations forces (SOF) to those totally untrained in the specific area where the FID | title = The Need for Special Operations Forces in the Andean Region's Counter Drug Efforts

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[[Special reconnaissance#Fire Related Missions|Special operations teams]] in Afghanistan routinely directed B-52 attacks, on nearby targets,

...especially in an area where it is isolated from combat forces, a raid, by special operations forces, can be mounted to physically remove as much as possible, then measu

| title = Apollo’s Warriors: US Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War

...B" of the Fifth Air Force supported air support for both military and CIA special operations. When CIA guerrillas were attacked in 1951-1952, the air unit had to adapt

...he [[United States Department of Defense]] was given additional budget for special operations. There has been more of an emphasis on the military running larger paramili ...he [[Intelligence Support Activity]] (ISA) are part of the [[United States Special Operations Command]], where their classified names and special access program designat

...lower aircraft more exposed to the ground, such as helicopters (especially special operations helicopters such as the MH-53 PAVE LOW), gunships such as the AC-130, and a

...forms, and communications gear. DOD also provided $300,000 for training in special operations, rural patrol, field survival, and surveillance, as well as technical cours