Photo Of The Day and we take a look at the German Special Forces KSK hostage rescue training in the exercise “Black Star”. If you look closely, there is quite a lot of content with the HK416 A7, which is called the G95. As a part of the national risk and crisis management, the Special Forces Command has the permanent task of keeping forces available for operations to liberate German citizens abroad.

Below: Planning the mission carefully.

In these operations, the hostage’s safety is a top priority. The focus here is primarily on the interaction of all the necessary actors, such as the NH90 multi-purpose helicopter, the A400 M aircraft, paratroopers, paramedics and reconnaissance personnel.

The KSK (Special Forces Command) uses the G95 assault rifle. The G95 is produced by Heckler & Koch and is also known under the name HK416. In the video, a soldier from the KSK explains the components of the G95 and the advantages over the previous G36.