Over several weeks, the airmen mastered advanced rock climbing, rope safety techniques and the use of single-rope bridges to cross mountain rivers.

The vast Pacific Ocean spans one-third of Earth’s surface, dotted with thousands of islands scattered across distances that dwarf entire continents. In this maritime theater where geography itself ...

Special operations commandos and pilots with the US Air Force successfully landed UAVs, fighter aircraft and a multi-purpose tactical transport on a rural stretch of roadway during recent exercises.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. airman from the 492nd Special Operations Wing rappels down a cliff face in Bariloche, Argentina. (Elizabeth Easterling/U.S.