Tactical Gear Blog

    From its humble beginnings as an armed C-47 transport, designated the AC-47 “Spooky,” the weapon system has evolved into the AC-130 “Spectre,” whose U model represents the cutting edge of close air support in friendly-controlled skies over battlefields from Panama to Somalia to Afghanistan.

CNN takes an inside look at US Army Special Forces 18 Bravo training and the training doctrine of ETADIK:

Thanks to the miracle of Hulu, I was able to view a great episode of War Stories with Oliver North that my Tivo missed.  This was the episode was about the Special Operations community. It aired right after the Navy SEALs beatdown of the Somali pirates, so there was a quick segment about that incident.  [...]