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No Arrests Made In December Fort Bragg Slayings of Special Forces Soldier, Veteran Master Sgt. William J. Lavigne II was found dead Dec. 2, 2020, in a training area on Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Army) 3 May 2021 The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. | By Rachael Riley No arrests have been made nearly five months after a Special Forces soldier and veteran were found dead Dec. 2, at Fort Bragg, an official said this week. A spokesman fo...

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 A series of blasts in a cache of seized Taliban rocket-propelled grenades threw three Green Berets several feet, and then the gear they were wearing began to burn setting off ammunition in rifle magazines. Special Forces soldiers were sifting through a munitions cache seized in a school Taliban militants had used as a base, when suddenly a blast ripped through the stockpile and hurled the soldiers several feet. The flames then ignite...

The deaths of Special Forces soldier William LaVigne and veteran Timothy Dumas remain unsolved.

By RACHAEL RILEY | The Fayetteville Observer | Published: May 2, 2021 FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — No arrests have been made nearly five months after a Special Forces soldier and veteran were found dead Dec. 2 at Fort Bragg, an official said this week. A spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Command said the investigation continues into the deaths of Master Sgt. William LaVigne II, 37, and Army veteran Timothy Dumas, 44. Death certificates for Dumas and LaVigne s...

V-22s are in service with the US Marines, US Navy, and Japan. Its 400th unit was delivered to the US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Command in June 2020. But what can it do? Essentially it is a combination of an airplane and a helicopter, and it can hover and set down vertical on any landing strip or carrier deck. When it has reached a certain height, the engine house will make a 90-degree adjustment to face the rotor forward, like a plane for level flight. It is designed for VTOL (vertica...

18 RICHMOND, Va. (April 30, 2021) – Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Richmond held a virtual change of command ceremony where Cmdr. Charles R. Harmon relieved Cmdr. Kristopher D. Klaiber as commanding officer. Capt. Katrina L. Hill, commodore, Navy Recruiting Command Region East, served as the presiding officer for the ceremony, streamed live to civilian and military personnel via Facebook. When Klaiber assumed duties and the commanding officer and Harmon checked in as the...

Leaders said there was progress being made, but more work to be done. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 7:13 PM EDT April 28, 2021 WASHINGTON — Progress is being made, but, theres still a long way to go, when it comes to attracting more women into Americas 7,000-member special operations forces. The Special Operations Commands diversity and inclusion plan states: "All of us understand diversity and inclusion are operational imperatives."  On Wednesday, members fro...

Negotiate or break in? How the police handle stand-offs with people who lock themselves in Toggle share menu Advertisement Negotiate or break in? How the police handle stand-offs with people who lock themselves in Police Tactical Unit officers from the Special Operations Command sawing down a steel gate during a training exercise. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo) 29 Apr 2021 09:10PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: The special operations police instructor, weari...

By Staff Sgt. Dustin Jordan – 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade   CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – South Dakota National Guard soldiers assigned to the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), are deployed to Camp Lemonnier, as the core staff for Combined Joint Task force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA).   “The 196th MEB is the nucleus of Combined Joint Task force – Horn of Africa,” said Maj. Gen. Lapthe Flora, commanding general, CJTF – HOA. “Their mission is to support U.S. Africa C...

Until recently, small or non-traditional defense companies had very few opportunities to win lucrative Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. However, through a change in their contract award approach and the embrace of Open Source Software (OSS) as a strategic accelerator for new and innovative solutions, the DoD has opened the door to many smaller and midsize companies to actively contribute. OSS opens the door for any development company to create unique and valuable applications in a relati...