Miller, who leads all U.S. troops in Afghanistan, has used the .45 as his general officer assigned weapon since 2009. A former Delta Force operator, Miller first used the M1911A1 in 1992.

Many of these operators have numerous back-to-back deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. The selection process is classified ...

Simmie Poetsema was a hero to his fellow special forces soldiers of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Poetsema rescued people ...