Saturday, 9 November 2013

LESSONS FROM WESTGATE – PART II



A promise is a debt. I promised to present a list of world’s top Special Forces. I hereby present a list of ten of the best elite squads. You are going to learn military msamiati, grab a notepad and refresh the page. Disclaimer: I have not listed the squads in any order.
 
10. Spetsnaz
This is Russia’s Special Purpose Regiments. They endure punishment daily throughout their training because they want only the best, pain-hardened, battle-loving killers.
They spar with the express goal of injuring each other, breaking ribs, fingers, vertebrae, healing only long enough to get back on their feet and complete the training. They are typically deployed for reconnaissance or house-to-house close quarters combat, but are also employed as extremely formidable bodyguards for high-ranking politicians.

9. French Naval Commandos
They consist of 6 units. Each unit is trained for special tasks, whether combat diving, close quarters sea combat, exfiltration, canine units, or long range fire support, including snipers and missile launchers.

8. MARSOC
This is the U. S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Currently, only men are allowed to join, for obvious reasons. Where are feminists? The primary missions of MARSOC are special reconnaissance, direct action, and internal defense within foreign nations.
They are trained to make fire by friction, fire by mirrors, even fire by ice, depending on the location to which they are deployed. You mold the ice with the heat of your hands into the shape of a lens, which works just like a magnifying glass. Now, that is fascinating.

7. MI-6
The closest thing to James Bond can be found in the personnel of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, or Security Service, section 6. It works in close partnership with section 5 (MI-5), the latter which is more of a pure spy agency, dedicated to counter-intelligence and counter-espionage.
MI-6, however, is the unit which deploys its agents all over the world to detect international intelligence threats and “neutralize” them before they become truly dangerous. 

6. U. S. Army Rangers
These are the guys deployed to high risk places like Vietnam and the Amazon jungle. I did not find a lot about them but they are this close to super dangerous.

5. U.S Army Green Berets
That’s their nickname. Technically they are the U. S. Army Special Forces. These guys are experts in infiltrating a hostile area in anticipation of a large-scale military engagement. They have carried serious missions in South Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, among others.
They are best in sniping and throat cutting.

4. The Delta Force
The only official United States counter-terrorism unit, dedicated to hostage rescues, counter-insurgency, and general counter-terrorism. Their full name is 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, managed by the Army.
If you have watched Nikita, the series, you may have an idea of what it means for psychologists like Amandato conduct a grueling battery of mental exams on the recruit to try to break him/her into confusion. 

3. Shayetet 13
They are 1 of the 3 most elite Israeli special forces units, but Shayetet 13 is the unit most similar to the Delta Force. They specialize in hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, and because they live so close to a host of nations that seem bent on eradicating them, they are at all times ready in an instant to travel abroad and kill.

2. British SAS
The Special Air Service is trained by MI-5 and MI-6 for in-depth counter-espionage. Physical competency must be nothing but excellent. They are trained in knife fighting by experts in Apache Indian knife techniques.

1. Navy SEALs
Raided and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. You might think there are a lot of them, given the number of action movies dedicated to the plot device of an invincible warrior, but there are only about 2,000 of them. They are the United States’ most elite special warfare combatants. These guys can do at least 42 push-ups in 2 minutes! Navy SEALs have the distinction of being the model on which almost all national commando units are based today, including every other entry on this list.

I believe that one day; our Special Forces will rise from the ashes like the Phoenix and be hailed the worlds’ best, or among the best. That is after my children’s children die.

Dr. PLO Lumumba once said: “The tiger does not boast about its tigritude, but when you see the skeleton of an antelope, you know that some tigritude has taken place.” 

And that is my submission....

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