FAIRBANKS, Ak. – (Feb. 18, 2025) A thick blanket of white snow covered the environment as clear directions rang out in the cold, with the breath from the medic’s mouth forming frost on his eyelashes in temperatures well below zero degrees. The pounding rhythm of a Black Hawk helicopter thumped louder and louder as calls were made to ensure care for a wounded service member. After exchanging the simulated patient with the causality evacuation personnel, teammates high-five as they start their journey back to the camp site.
This scenario was common in Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, for nearly three weeks where more than 100 Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel, 30 organizations, and two partner nations came together for Special...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 5, 2025) U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) fire at opposing forces from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Dragonslayers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 during the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review seapower demonstration Oct. 5, 2025. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase maritime capabilities as part of the U.S. Navy’s 250th birthday. America is a maritime nation. For 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Trey Hutcheson)
U.S. East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) completed unit level training in Virginia Beach in May, 2025, qualifying the operators in all aspects of special operations. Naval Special Warfare Group TWO produces, supports, and deploys the world's most lethal maritime special operations forces to ensure the United States will deter and win wars. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jake Vernier)
