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Dave Jackson (Scoop0901)

Special Ops families get computers to stay in touch

August 17, 2010

One hundred computers were given away to 50 families among Army Special Operations soldiers during an event at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Aug. 12.

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Guardsman takes first jump with prosthesis

August 12, 2010

Faced with a long recovery and the reality that he might never run, surf or return to his Special Forces team, Army Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane made the decision last year to have his right leg amputated below the knee after it was shattered by a roadside bomb that detonated in eastern Afghanistan.

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Two U.S. Army Rangers killed in action

August 9, 2010

Two U.S. Army Rangers were killed Aug. 8 during combat operations while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Rangers were assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

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Top 10 reasons men prefer rifles over women

July 21, 2010

Great lines of humor below, some bordering on slightly dangerous for guys in the presence of an angry woman. Just a warning. :) //

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Memorial stone dedication for GHQ Raiders

July 6, 2010

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service) — Sixty years after its creation, the surviving members of the 1st Raider Company will dedicate a stone at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Plaza at Fort Bragg, N.C., at 10 a.m., July 14, forever memorializing the unit’s service during the Korean War. From the Headquarters of [...]

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Intensive, high-profile Special Operations medical training unit gains new commander

July 6, 2010

By Dave Chace USAJFKSWCS Public Affairs Office Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Csrnko passes the guidon for the Special Warfare Medical Group to incoming commander Col. Robert Lutz June 17 at the JFK Plaza, Fort Bragg, N.C.  SWMG is responsible for the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center that trains special operation medical personnel from the [...]

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