Clearing operations in Bahlozi village - Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan

A U.S. Special Forces Operation Soldier with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan, scans the area as he and the Afghan National Army Commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak move through an open field during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. U.S. Special Forces assisted the 3rd SOK in conducting a clearance to disrupt insurgents use of Bahlozi village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan and Afghan National Army Commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak pull security as they move through an open field during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/Released)

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan and Afghan National Army Commandos with, 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak move through an open field toward a compound during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan moves across the rooftop of a compound to positively identify the location of enemy small arms fire during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/Released)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to fire a mortar round toward an identified enemy fighting position during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, returns fire toward an identified enemy fighting position during the clearance of Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores/ Released)

A U.S. Army Explosives Ordinance Disposal Soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, demonstrates a tactical magazine change during a range training exercise in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 06, 2013. The SF members and attachments practice their marksmanship to keep sharp while conducting operations with the Afghan Commandos and Afghan National Army special forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

A U.S. Army Explosives Ordinance Disposal Soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, demonstrates how to effectively shoot from behind obstacles during a range training exercise in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 06, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces member, attached with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practices shooting weak side marksmanship at a range in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 01, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces member, attached with Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practices advance rifle marksmanship at a range in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 01, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

A U.S. Special forces Team Sergeant, attached to Combine Joint Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan, demonstrates how to pie off a room before clearing during a range training exercise in the Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 06, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

A U.S. Army Military Information Support Operations Soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Forces-Afghanistan, demonstrates how to shoot from a low-wall during a range training exercise in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Nov. 06, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Captain Killick, commander of the 89th Field Security Section, leading his patrol west of Arnhem Bridge, Monday 18th September. Killick wore his beret instead of his helmet on this patrol, on his right leg is a Luger pistol. The purpose of the patrol was to attempt to locate the 1st Para Brigade moving into Arnhem. In the event the patrol made little ground before they realised they were in danger of being cut off and so withdrew to the bridge, having suffered no casualties and collected several stragglers and a prisoner. They reported that there were no sounds of battle to the west of Arnhem and so it was correctly assumed that the 1st and 3rd Battalions were some distance away. Copyright: Sam Presser / Maria Austria Instituut.

Royal Marines from 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group are silhouetted during a training exercise near Glen Fruin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located at HM Naval Base Clyde, 43 Commando help safeguard the ships and submarines at the Naval Base and those transiting the Firth of Clyde. Each year the unit conducts dozens of Fleet directed operations around the globe, deploying Fleet Standby Rifle Teams and Maritime Sniper Teams. The 500-strong unit also supports Royal Navy counter-narcotics and counter-piracy missions, boarding and searching suspect ships in hot-spots around the world. © Crown Copyright 2013 Photographer: CPOA(Phot) Thomas McDonald

An eight-man patrol of mixed units, led by Captain Killick of the 89th Field Security Section, edging westwards from the bridge in an attempt to locate the 1st Para Brigade moving into Arnhem. In the event the patrol made little ground before they realised they were in danger of being cut off and so withdrew to the bridge, having suffered no casualties and collected several stragglers and a prisoner (seen standing in the centre). They reported that there were no sounds of battle to the west of Arnhem and so it was correctly assumed that the 1st and 3rd Battalions were some distance away. Captain Killick can be seen partially obscured on the extreme left. Standing beside him with the butt of his rifle resting on the ground is Private Bernard Salt, and in the foreground, third from the right carrying a Sten gun, is Sergeant Larry Ansell, both men are of No.6 Platoon, B Company, the 2nd Battalion. Copyright: Sam Presser / Maria Austria Instituut.

Durch die Klimazonenausbildung sind Kampfschwimmer auch auf arktische Bedingungen vorbereitet. Diese besonderen Bedingungen erfordern unter anderem einen entsprechenden Umgang mit und Pflege von Waffen. Herkömmliches Waffenöl etwa führt zum Beispiel zu Störungen. Um den störungsfreien Einsatz der Waffe zu gewährleisten, werden diese speziell vorbereitet sowie vor jedem Vorhaben überprüft und erneut „eingeschossen“.

Men of the 1st Paratroop Battalion take cover in a shell hole.
Men of 1st Parachute Battalion in action at Arnhem during Operation 'Market Garden', 17 September 1944.
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Arnhem 17 - 25 September 1944: Four British paratroopers moving through a shell-damaged house in Oosterbeek to which they had retreated after being driven out of Arnhem.
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German prisoners captured in the suburbs of Arnhem. One is only 17 years old.
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A Dutch school, damaged by mortar fire, being searched for snipers by Sgt J Whawell of London and Sgt J Turrell of Gloucester, both of the Glider Pilot Regiment. The school is the Ulo School. An empty weapons supply cannister lies open on the ground in the school's doorway.
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Men of "C" Company 1st Battalion Border Regiment waiting in roadside ditches to repulse an attack by the enemy, who were barely a hundred yards away when this picture was taken.
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Men of the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment entering Oosterbeek along the Utrechtsweg on their way towards Arnhem, 18 September 1944.
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Troops dug in holding Brigade Headquarters.
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Major General R Urquhart, DSO and Bar, HOC 1st Airborne Division , in defiance to enemy mortar, shell and machine gun fire, sticks the Airborne Flag outside his Headquarters, the last stronghold in the area.
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1st Airborne soldiers use parachutes to signal to Allied supply aircraft from the grounds of 1st Airborne Division's HQ at the Hartenstein Hotel in Oosterbeek, Arnhem, 23 September 1944.
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Arnhem 17 - 25 September 1944: British paratroops being marched away by their German captors. Some 6,400 of the 10,000 British paratroops who landed at Arnhem were taken prisoner, a further 1,100 had been killed. (German photograph).

Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak watch for suspicious movement from a compound in the distance while clearing Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

A U.S. Special Forces soldiers with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan and Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak move through an open field in Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak pull security as they move through an open field in Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

An Afghan National Army commando with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak talks with an Afghan villager during a clearing operation in Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

An Afghan National Army Commando with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak waits to move to a firing position while clearing Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak warm themselves by a fire in Bahlozi village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2014. The 3rd SOK conducted operations to disrupt insurgents use of the village as a bed down location. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bertha A. Flores)

An Afghan commando of 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), provides security during an operation in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released) Public Domain

An Afghan commando of 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), provides security during an operation in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc Connor Mendez/released) Public Domain

An Afghan commando of 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), provides security during an operation in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. Public Domain

Soldiers with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan speak with village elders during a patrol in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Relesed)

An Afghan commando surveys an area for suspicious activity during an patrol in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released) Public Domain

Afghan commandos of 1st Company, 6th Special Operations Kandak (SOK), set up on a mountain top to overwatch positions during an operation in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Forces spéciales à l’entraînement
Armée de Terre
Scénario: libération d’otages.
Acteurs: forces spéciales.
Résumé: Des ressortissants français sont kidnappés par des membres d’une organisation terroriste. Le commandement des opérations spéciales (COS) est mis en alerte. Site stratégique pour le succès de la mission, un aérodrome doit être investi et la zone sécurisée. Les forces spéciales interviennent. Le crash d’un hélicoptère en territoire ennemi mobilise commandos, Caracal et Gazelle. Objectif: extraction des blessés et libération des otages sains et saufs. Une mission à haut risque!

Exercice BAMBARI. Action de nuit. Objectif : libération des otages. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Les Caracal du 4e régiment d'hélicoptères des forces spéciales viennent récupérer les commandos du 1er régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Sécurisation de la zone pendant le débarquement des commandos. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Départ du Caracal du 4e régiment d'hélicoptère des forces spéciales après dépose des commandos du 1er régiment parachutiste d'infanterie de marine. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Dépose des commandos par grappes. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Concentration avant la descente en corde lisse. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Dépose de commandos du 1er régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine en corde lisse, par un Caracal du 4e régiment d'hélicoptères des forces spéciales. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Dépose des commandos par grappes. Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Exercice BAMBARI. Simulation d'un crash d'hélicoptère en territoire ennemi. Récupération des pilotes blessés par les commandos du 1er régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine. Photo : G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

Forces spéciales en action.
Photo: G. Gesquière/Armée de Terre

SG 553?

Photo du jour.
Mali. Au nord-est de Gao, le radio de la section jaune 10 progresse dans une dune lors d’une fouille de zone.
Photo : J. Bardenet/Armée de Terre

EGB Fallschirmjäger üben urbane Angriffstaktiken

Soldaten der EGB Fallschirmjäger üben im Rahmen eines Lehrgangs "urbane Angriffstaktiken" am Mittwoch (6. November 2013) das Ausschalten eines bewaffneten Gegners auf dem Truppenübungsplatz Wildflecken (Röhn).

Published: December 16, 2013

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Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct live fire training aboard the USS Boxer (LHD 4) at sea Jan. 8, 2014. The 13th MEU is deployed with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David Gonzalez/Released)

.50 Cal 101
Sgt. Robert M. Bagley, a scout sniper with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force from Houston, Texas, explains the nomenclature for a .50 caliber special- application scoped rifle to Marines and sailors while in Entebbe, Uganda, December 27.The Marines from SP-MAGTF Crisis Response are currently postured in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti and Entebbe, Uganda, to better respond to any threats against U.S personnel and interests in South Sudan.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Fisher III/Released)

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2013) A Marine from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) adjusts a gun mount for a sniper rifle on a UH-1Y Huey helicopter from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th MEU, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joe Bishop/Released)

Commandos Parachutiste de l’Air n°10 (CPA 10)
Droits : © Armée de l'air

Deux unités de l’armée de l’air font partie des forces spéciales : l’escadron de transport 3/61 "Poitou" et le commando parachutiste de l’air n°10 (CPA 10).

Le groupe "investigation-exfiltration" est spécialisé dans les actions de contre-terrorisme. Ici, leur mission est de trouver et d’extraire une personne d’intérêt stratégique.

À l’extérieur du bâtiment, des véhicules tactiques sont postés pour couvrir tous les axes d’attaques possibles.

Véritable caméléon à l’œil de lynx, le tireur d’élite longue distance peut appuyer un groupe action.

Certains chuteurs sont entraînés pour sauter avec des caisses entières de matériel (gaine pour charge lourde). Ils sont poussés hors de l’avion à plat ventre sur leur précieux chargement.

Si le soleil brille encore en altitude, au sol, la nuit est déjà tombée lorsque le commando s’élance de l’avion.

La dérive sous voile est un excellent moyen de s’infiltrer au delà des lignes ennemies sans être vu.

Le commando saute avec une "gaine", un sac qui contient le matériel nécessaire à sa mission. Elle pèse plusieurs dizaines de kilos.

Commandos Parachutiste de l’Air n°10 (CPA 10)
Droits : © Armée de l'air

Le chuteur opérationnel qualifié "tandem" doit être capable d’emporter n’importe quel passager sur un théâtre, un médecin par exemple.

À l’entraînement, un opérateur du CPA 10 marque une piste d’atterrissage. En opération, cette procédure se déroule de nuit, parfois sur terrain sommaire.

Les hélicoptères du 4ème régiment d’hélicoptères des Forces spéciales opèrent avec les aviateurs. Des Caracal de l’armée de l’air et leurs équipages y sont insérés.

La "grappe" est l'un des modes d'extraction utilisé lors des opération spéciale.

La préparation de ces combattants est méthodique et minutieuse. Rien ne doit être laissé au hasard dans les opérations spéciales.

Un commando armé d’un fusil d’assaut HK416 à l’entraînement. "Agir ou faire autrement" est la devise des forces spéciales.

Aujourd’hui, la majorité des opérations spéciales se déroule la nuit, afin d’agir sans être vu.

Un groupe action au crépuscule.

Sind die franzosen eigentlich die einzigen, die dieses komische Verfahren praktizieren? bei anderen Nato Mitgliedern habe ich das noch nicht so häufig gesehen.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 21, 2012) Navy SEALs demonstrate the Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) rig during a capabilities exercise at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story during the 43rd annual Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)-Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) East Coast Reunion. The annual reunion started in 1969 and has expanded into a weekend of events, contests, and a SEAL capabilities exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony Harding/Released)

A NATO soldier arrives at the site of an explosion in Kabul January 17, 2014. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a popular Lebanese restaurant frequented by foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday and bursts of intense gunfire ensued. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Norwegian special forces leave the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. A Taliban suicide bomber and two gunmen on Friday attacked a Lebanese restaurant that is popular with foreigners and affluent Afghans in Kabul, a brazen attack that left ore than a dozen dead, including foreigners dining inside and two other gunmen, officials said. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

A protester sits in a burned police bus in Kiev, on January 20, 2014. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

A protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail during clashes with the police in Kiev, on January 20, 2014. EU foreign ministers deplored violent protests in Kiev, saying the government was at fault for passing a package of repressive laws in an effort to tame pro-EU demonstrations. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)

A pro-European integration protester aims his air gun towards riot police during clashes in Kiev, on January 20, 2014. (Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko)

A protester sprays fire in the direction of the riot police in Kiev, on January 20, 2014. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images)

Protesters use fireworks during clashes with police in central Kiev, on January 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)

Fireworks explode during clashes between police and protesters in central Kiev, on January 20, 2014. (Anatoliy Sepanov/AFP/Getty Images)

Reporters take pictures during clashes between protesters and police in Kiev, on January 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A protester points a handgun during a battle with police in Kiev, on January 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Protesters aim fireworks at riot police in Kiev, on January 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

An Orthodox priest prays as he stands between pro-European Union activists and police lines during violent demonstrations in Kiev, on January 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Test der neuen Ausrüstung, Juli 2013

Russen ihren Ratnik?

DWH

A Swiss special policeman patrols on a roof before the start of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2014 in Davos January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

A Swiss special police officer patrols on a roof during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

A member of Swiss special police forces manning a machine gun on the roof of the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Swiss Alps for the 2014 gathering of the World Economic Forum at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. MICHEL EULER — AP Photo

A Swiss special police sniper on the roof of the Congress Centre. Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/EPA

A member of Swiss special police forces manning a machine gun on the roof of the Congress Center in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The world's financial and political elite will head this week to the Swiss Alps for the 2014 gathering of the World Economic Forum at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. MICHEL EULER — AP Photo

The Army Ranger Wing is the Defence Forces Special Forces Unit. Our photos by Airman Jason Byrne shows the ARW in training last year for their various roles.
Irish Defence Forces

A picture of a typical load out for a SEAL operator in Iraq. (Author´s collection)

Navy SEALs rehearsing Immediate Action Drills and building-clearing techniques. (Author´s collection)

U.S. Army Maj. Duncan Smith, Special Operations Detachment – Africa (SOD-A), Texas Army National Guard, front, trains alongside U.S. Special Forces and French special operations snipers on various sniper and spotting techniques using French weapons systems, Djibouti, May 2013. SOD-A Soldiers conduct various missions in Africa in support of Special Operations Command-Africa, whose goal is to promote regional stability in that region. (Courtesy photo).

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, maneuver through a four- way intersecting hallway at a shoot house while conducting close-quarter battle drills in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF use these drills to maintain and improve skills during joint operations with Afghan forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, conduct clearing procedures at a shoot house while conducting close- quarter battle drills in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, conduct clearing procedures in a room at a shoot house while conducting close quarter battle drills near Camp Commando, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. USSF practice drills like CQB to keep their battle drill skills sharp while conducting joint operations with Afghan forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Two U.S. Special Forces soldiers attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, clear a room during close-quarter battle drills in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Two U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, clear a room during close-quarter battle drills in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to enter and clear a room while conducting a close-quarter battle drill at a shoot house, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to enter and clear a room while conducting close-quarter battle drills at a shoot house in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to conduct close-quarter battle drills at a shoot house, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. U (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to move during a live fire, close-quarters battle drill in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

A U.S. Special Forces soldier, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan prepares to enter a shoot house in Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Two U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, set an explosive charge on a door to simulate a breach, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

U.S. Special Forces soldiers, attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, practice close-quarters battle drills, Kabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Connor Mendez/Released)

Russian special force soldiers during an anti-terrorist operation in Makhachkala, Dagestan, January 20, 2014. Abdula Magomedov/AP Photo

Members of Russia's special forces stand guard during an operation on suspected militants responsible for Friday's bomb attack, on the outskirts of Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, January 18, 2014. Seven suspected militants were killed by security forces in a shootout on Saturday near Makhachkala in Dagestan, Russian news agencies reported, a day after a grenade and bomb attack outside a restaurant in the regional capital injured several people. REUTERS/Stringer

U.S. Army Rangers of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, move out to their objectives during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army Photo by SSG Teddy Wade/ Released)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, ascend a ridge during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, moves into position during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger assault element, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire on an enemy bunker during task force training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, provides security with an MK46 machine gun during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, directs movement during a Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rashene Mincy/ Released)

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to advance onto their objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Steven Hitchcock assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), takes a photographs during a mission on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Hitchcock's mission was to documented Task Force Training conducted by Rangers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rashene Mincy/ Released)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to provide suppressive fire for an assault element advancing on the objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Rashene Mincy/ Released)

U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, advance toward their objective during task force training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, moves across a ridge line during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to provide suppressive fire for an assault element advancing on the objective during task force training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to provide suppressive fire for an assault element advancing on the objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. Rangers conduct rigorous training to maintain their tactical proficiency.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock/Released)

A coalition soldier waits to fire his weapon at a marksmanship range on Kandahar Air Field, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Coalition forces routinely conduct marksmanship training as a key component of maintaining proficiency with their assigned weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Troy B. Tippett/ Released)

Coalition force members treat a simulated wound by applying a high performance occlusive dressing during medical trauma lanes training in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2014. The purpose of the training is to prepare coalition members to react effectively to real life scenarios. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stephen Cline/ Released)

A coalition soldier gives feedback to a participant at a marksmanship range on Kandahar Air Field, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Coalition forces routinely conduct marksmanship training as a key component of maintaining proficiency with their assigned weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Troy B. Tippett/Released)

A range safety officer supervises coalition soldiers as they fire their weapons in a marksmanship range on Kandahar Air Field, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Range safeties ensured that personnel present abided by range safety rules in an effort to minimize risk of accidents. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Troy B. Tippett/ Released)

A coalition soldier fires his weapon at a marksmanship range on Kandahar Air Field, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Coalition forces routinely conduct marksmanship training as a key component of maintaining proficiency with their assigned weapons. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt Troy B. Tippett/ Released)

A coalition force member waits on a flight line in preparation for a leaflet drop in Balkh province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2014. The purpose was to recruit Afghan cooperation through messages in villages unreachable by coalition forces. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Stephen Cline/ Released)

A coalition forces member fires his Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) during marksmanship training on a range on Kandahar Air Field, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan 15, 2014. Coalition forces qualified with various weapon systems to maintain their proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Dacotah Lane/ Released)