One of Israel’s special forces unit has shuttered

Budgetary pressure has forced the Israeli Artillery Corps to deactivate its elite Meitar special forces unit. The outfit was tasked with striking the enemy using the Tammuz anti-tank missile.

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The first Japanese MV-22 instructor pilot

Capt. Tomohiro Sato of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is currently undergoing conversion training at VMMT-204. Sato will be the first Japanese MV-22 Osprey instructor pilot when the aircraft is introduced to the Japanese military next year.


U.S. Marine Corps photos/video/story by Lance Cpl. Cody Lemons/Released