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Archive for May, 2012
Soldiers from the NATO-led coalition patrol a street in the Taliban stronghold of Arghandab district in Kandahar

Royal Canadian Regiment

The Royal Canadian Regiment (The RCR) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The RCR is one of the most experienced infantry regiments in the Regular Force, but its 4th Battalion is ranked 11th in the order of preceden...


Training in Navy

Brazilian Marine Corps (COMANF)

The Brazilian Marine Corps is the land combat branch of the Brazilian Navy. They are also known as the Brazilian Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion.



Norwegian Special Forces

HV-016 (Norway)

The HV-016 were formed in 1987 as a result of the possible threat posed by the Russian Spetsnaz, HV-016 is an elite unit of the Norwegian Home Guard and a part of the newly formed I-Styrken, or Innsatsstyrken



United States Navy Mark 12 Mod X Special Purpose Rifle

United States Navy Mark 12 Mod X Special Purpose Rifle

The United States Navy Mark 12 Mod 0/1 Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) is a rifle in service with United States Special Operations Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.


File picture of German Bundeswehr army soldiers take cover after they came under attack during a mission in the outskirts of Kunduz

Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Germany)

The German Bundeswehr's Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263) is one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which is a part of the Special Operations Division