Mistakes and problems of American intelligence
28 September, US President Barack Obama said that US intelligence organizations had the necessary information about the organization "Islamic State", but underestimated it. Previously similar ...
Arystan (Lev) is a special unit of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
"Arystan" ... is a special unit of the KNB of Kazakhstan for the fight against terrorism. Translated from Kazakh: "Lion". The most professionally trained and technically equipped ...
Where are American scouts trained
In the last decade and a half, the American intelligence services have shown themselves not on the best side. And this is happening despite the fact that it was at this time that teaching in the previous ...
mission Possible
Everything that you would like to know about the forces of special operations, but were afraid to ask. After the annexation of the Crimea, not only specialists, but also the general public, became aware of the existence in the structure ...
The Case of Carvajal, or Provocation on Aruba
In recent years, US intelligence agencies are not too bothered to search for evidence against those who want to be accused of criminal activity. Years of legal impunity when under ...
Very secret service
How anti-counterfeiters began to protect American presidents On June 23, 1860, the US Congress allocated $ 10 thousand to the Treasury Department to fight counterfeiters. From this day on, you can ...
SWAT is equipped independently
Fighters prefer non-staff butts, sights, body armor and boots. Military personnel of the special forces units of the Ministry of Defense, internal troops and special forces units of the Center for Special Purpose (CST) ...
Special Forces "Gold" Sochi
A conversation with the President of the International Association of Veterans of the Alpha Special Forces Sergey Goncharov took place on the eve of the closing of the Olympic Games in Sochi. There was a lot of noise around them, like ...
Wolf Tamers
Yakut riot police: they fought sensibly, did not surrender to captivity, did not throw theirs In the spring of the early 2000, a column of military equipment stopped on one of the streets of the Piedmont Chechen village ...
SWAT was and remains elite
Our soldiers, sergeants, officers and generals honestly and selflessly fulfilled their military duty On February 15, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. A quarter of a century has passed ...
Last argument for terrorists
Grupo de Operacoes Especiais (GOE), a special operations group, is an elite unit of the Portuguese public security police, Policia de Seguranca Publica (PSP). The tasks of the group ...
Fighters on terror from Serbia
The PTJ antiterrorist unit is an elite special armed unit of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, primarily intended to fight terrorism, ...
Special forces of China: forces of special operations of the Navy
The history of China's naval special forces began in 1953 with the creation of marine units. The main task that was set before the infantry at that time was to engage in ...
Special Forces of China: in the Army
The history of the Chinese special forces began with the history of the formation of the airborne assault. Since the beginning of the civil war in the country and up to 1949, the opposition to the communists ...
The birth of "Alpha"
The 1974 summer of the year was not much different from the similar season in previous years. A hot haze hung over Moscow. Soft asphalt - with prints of thin female stiletto heels. A weak breeze, alas, not ...
Special Forces
About the fact that in the composition of the military units and formations of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, carrying out the service for the protection of nuclear hazardous facilities, there are special-purpose units, even in the ...
Nazi commando unit Brandenburg-800
During World War I, Germany led military operations on the African continent under the command of General Lettov-Forbek. One of the officers of the German corps, captain Theodore von Hippel, ...
9 regiment «Col Moschin»: the pride of the Italian special forces
The ninth parachute assault regiment "Kol Moshin" - 9 Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti Col Moschin (also known by its short name "Nono" - "nine") is part of the airborne ...
Knights from the "city on the hill." CIA Secret Operations History: Part I
The controversy over the concept of American “exclusivity”, initiated by Vladimir Putin, continues unabated. Many commentators, including those in the West, say that the most monstrous ...
"Hawk" - aviation special forces
Early morning in one of the suburban villages near Moscow. The sun is still timidly trying to announce the beginning of the day. There is not a soul on the street. Peace and quiet. Suddenly, from behind the forest, cutting the morning air with a silvery screw, ...
From the tribe of gray wolves
The four of them went through the field camp of the "spirits" like a knife through a piece of butter, generously pouring lead bursts of Kalash into the tents and not saving grenades. When the base was cleared, the commander went out ...
OMSBON - special forces athletes
As you know, there is no place for sport in a war. During the years of hostilities, world championships, Olympic games, national championships are canceled. The Great Patriotic War was no exception: the athletes ...
Alpha fighters
34 a year ago, Soviet special forces stormed the palace of the head of Afghanistan, Hafizullah Amin. For the special division "Alpha" this operation has become a kind of calling card. "Russian Planet" ...
EKAM: Greek version
The Greek Police Task Force (EKAM) is the main power structure of the Greek state in the fight against terrorism. It is entrusted with the task of freeing the hostages, ...