Network: Military Channel
Featuring Wil Willis
*******8/25/10: PER MILITARY CHANNEL, THIS SERIES DOES NOT HAVE A PLANNED RETURN DATE. THE NETWORK SAYS IT WAS HAPPY WITH THE SHOW’S PERFORMANCE AND HOST WIL WILLIS. FUTURE PRODUCTIONS WITH THE SERIES AND/OR WIL HAVE NOT BEEN RULED OUT.
What’s It All About? In each episode of this limited series, special forces operator Wil Willis must complete a nearly impossible mission. Using his 14 years of Army Ranger and Air Force Para-Rescue experience, his task is to complete a complex series of military objectives to survive, evade and escape a highly trained and highly motivated opposition force that’s determined to stop him. Each episode introduces a new “Op-For” team, including some of the best manhunters on the planet, employing the latest in high-tech weaponry and military tactics to stop Willis. Meanwhile, Willis, traveling alone, must rely only on his own sense of survival to evade the “Op-For” team.
WHILE “SPECIAL OPS MISSION” IS NO LONGER ON, WIL WILLIS IS HOSTING A NEW SERIES FOR MILITARY CHANNEL CALLED “TRIGGERS: WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD,” BEGINNING NOV. 30, 2011. OUR INTERVIEW WITH WILLIS ABOUT THAT SERIES CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Official Special Ops Mission Site
What's It All About? In each episode of this limited series, special forces operator Wil Willis must complete a nearly impossible mission. Using his 14 years of Army Ranger and Air Force Para-Rescue experience, his task is to complete a complex series of military objectives to survive, evade and escape a highly trained and highly motivated opposition force that's determined to stop him. Each episode introduces a new "Op-For" team, including some of the best manhunters on the planet, employing the latest in high-tech weaponry and military tactics to stop Willis. Meanwhile, Willis, traveling alone, must rely only on his own sense of survival to evade the "Op-For" team.
The series rounds out its run this fall with these episodes:
September 10: "Operation Freebird Down" -- A force antagonistic to the government has set up anti-aircraft systems. Willis's mission is to take direct action against the radar and communication system that allows this anti-government force to track allied planes. But as he is navigating his mission, an allied plane is shot down and a pilot parachutes into enemy territory, leaving Willis to modify his mission to find and rescue the downed pilot. With the injured pilot in tow, Willis moves carefully through enemy territory to save both of their lives while the opposition force is in full pursuit.
September 17: "Operation One Shot" -- A murderous drug lord has established a military training camp along a river, and is rumored to be going to the camp to observe its operations. Willis's mission is to enter the heavily guarded camp as a lone sniper, identify the drug lord, and eliminate him. Willis dons a camouflage suit and enters the camp, looking for the opportune moment to take his sniper shot. First he must positively identify his target and confirm this with his Central Command. Getting identification and then getting into position to take his shot tests Willis's ability to move stealthily through difficult terrain.
93 Comments
great show! I love it! Have it dvr’d so i dont miss a one!
Love the show! I WANT MORE! Can’t wait. MUST SEE!
This show rocks. Keep up the good work.
Love the show and am always at the edge of my seat hoping Wil makes it without any problems. Awesome and a great adventure to watch every week.
Love the show! Hope it continues, one of the best shows out there in my opinion!
as a ex navy hospital corpsman i love this show.. it is a real life look at what are elite actually do for our country.. i watch every week and look forward to every minute.. Keep them coming!!!
does anyone really think this is for real? Possibly it is standard opperation procedures for a third world army! It’s not for real people. Real missions of this nature fail 50% of the time, with a real team. Wil is a Paramedic, who jumps!The air force program washes out over 90% because of the medical program, not the soldiering end of it. It’sa bird course, in truth! Give it a rest. It’s good TV though I suppose, compared to the other crap on. Would love to see him try against a real enemy. Try the SAS, the JTF2, or the french foreign Legion 2rep. He’ll get killed before the first comercial!
I love the show, it is so fascinating.
The only negative feedback is apparently from someone in that 90%. It’s all good buddy, let it go. Some men just don’t have what it takes.
This show is awesome! It needs to be marketed better. I missed several. If it were on DVD, I’d buy it.
PJ’s are mainly trained in pararescue, however, when they do jump in and search for missing soldiers they do so with small teams and with very little supplies to make sure they are highly mobile. I saw them in action in Afghanistan when one of our soldiers was caught by a river current during a crossing. They jumped in at night, in a relatively small team, and walked around searching for this guy. The military would never send these guys out like that without extensive combat training as well as medical training. They are elite. I would say that these situations aren’t what one would expect in War, but special ops are called on to assist in all types of confict, foreign and domestic. It would probably be innacurate to say that they would never find themselves in these situations, but they would have more personel. I love this show and enjoy getting into the mind of an SF soldier as he assesses each situation.
Can’t wait for season 2!! The show is awesome.
This show is awesome
Love the show. Bet i can stop Wil
Awesome show and a great way to step into the shoes of our troops and what that experience on a daily basis. I sure hope they will bring Wil back for many more episodes and seasons. GOD BLESS AMERICA and our TROOPS!
Outstanding show!
Fascinating to watch. It’s great to see a reality type competition like this. Cannot wait for season 2.
Is there a chance this show will air again. Maye the greatest show ever!!!!
My new favorite show!!! Keep ‘em coming, please! Whiskey Whiskey rocks!!!
It Would Be nice to see more feed back on the bad guys.
Keep rockin Wil, it’s my favorit show, I wait all week for thur night, that’s Spec Op’s night for me!!
This show is the best can’t wait til it comes back on!!!!!
Great show, when will season 2 start!!!
I love this show! I hope they get to make another season or more!!!! There are tons of missions he could do. I love how the show is unscripted and how awesome Wil is. Please make more episodes!!!!!!
Wil Willis is awesome. Military Channel hit big with this one. DVR is set. Just waiting for new shows. the ex-mil on here need to chill. Its edutainment. You think the US military wants all their tactics broadcasted to the world. Relax and enjoy the ride.
I ‘d like to see a mission, where Wil leads a small group of operators (3-4)against a largeer group of “bad-giys”.
This shows sick! I really hope they do another season!
Whiskey Whiskey!!
Great show and as I am Military as well I appreciate the realism of the show. Yes you are a single operator and normally we don’t do that. However its a great show and as an avid air softer I wish I had half of your gear and Props.
Can not wait for the second season and hope that there is one. Anyone know when that will be yet??
Are there any more of these shows being produced?
Awesome show can’t wait for another season. My paintball team has been recreating a few scenarios from the show.
This is an awesome show I hope there is a season 2
Love the show…hungry for the next round of episodes. Anyone know when or if the next season “Wil” start?
I can’t wait till the next season starts! I still have the previous season recorded on my DVR! Definetely helps keeps you in a combat mindset. Until next mission, stay safe Whiskey!
Facsinating Show.Watchin it while writing this comment.It would be awesome if they used spec op missions from modern warfare 2
What people don’t seem to realize is that no real operator would ever be put in these situations on their own. If they even watched the show they would see “impossible mission” at the start of every show. Of course it has to have some kind of “TV” aspect to it since it is on television. What it does do is put you into the mind of a Spec Ops operator and learn to respect what they have to put themselves through. Coming from a Ranger background, I can tell that Will is no joke. Great TV I hope we get a 2nd season.
This is an amazing show, I really hope he didn’t hurt his back too bad in the last episode and does a second Season.
Whiskey Whiskey out!
It’s harder than it looks on TV. Any show that gives a civilian insight into combat and what is expected of an American soldier is a great idea. This show is great. Nice touch explaining the small tactical decisions in the field. Have to have a season 2
ALL IM GOING TO SAY IS THIS GUY IS BAD ASS! I WAS GLUED TO THE TV THE WHOLE TIME!!! FORGET SPLINTER CELL, THIS GUY IS THE REAL DEAL!!!
Keeping it real,( Will),
Don`t let up mate!
fantastic show! wils great love watching the show even if i have already saw it a hundred cant wait to see more.
OORAH ! Love the show but I feel like Wil recives Intel on OPFOR enemy positions so he can get the drop on em,I really hope it is not so and that he is just a skilled operator but it just seems to perfect every time. the way i c it is the OPFOR are always professional Marines and soldiers
OORAH ! Love the show but I feel like Wil recives Intel on OPFOR enemy positions so he can get the drop on em,I really hope it is not so, and that he is just a very skilled operator using the element of surprise, but it just seems to perfect every time. the way I See it is the OPFOR are always professional Marines and soldiers alike, they just dont know their being cheated by secret Intell reports from Wil’s commanding officer (aka) the directer of the show. Anyone Agree Or disagree let me know,
Try not to miss a show. best show on TV.
I finally have a role model!
Is the show comming back this season?
Best show Ever created! Will is a beast!
I have been a fan from the start. I hope Will did not end his career due to his back injury during operation one shot. My best wishes to him and a speedy recovery.
I’m in a Special Operations Group now and I enjoy your show Wil. I’m glad that you keep it real and explain real-life examples of situation that can and do occur. Don’t stray from real-scenario to TV-land-buildup. I hope a second season is in the works; if you have room you should take members of the audience with you on missions. I know it would slow you down, but it would allow viewers to relate and a chance to live a dream. I volunteer for the first episode season 2, Operation Kondor = enter and eliminate all enemy combatants holding hostages, retrieving stolen stingers, and disabling assets. 10 OpFor operators.
This is my new favorite show. Wil is awesome & this show is always so exciting! It would be really cool to be on that show for one episode & I really hope there will be a second season.
Whiskey Whiskey out!
I hope Wil Willis makes more special ops missions. I love this show and have been looking forward to a new season. I hope he is alright after his last episode when he fell and hurt himself pretty bad, amazingly, he completed his mission. I really enjoy this show could you please tell me if there are any new episodes for 2010. I’ll be keeping my eyes out for it.
Great show! Fun to watch. Its interesting to follow how both teams negotiate the landscape and deal with the environment challenges. I’m glad to see it on the list of returning shows for the 2010 fall season.
Great show. Not only entertaining, but educational. Wil Willis is clearly a professional, and I hope to see him again in another season of Special Ops, and hope he recovered from the last episode.
BRING IT BACK, WE WANT MORE! My sons & I love watching this show. Very entertaining and educational.Please,Please,Please.
I just discovered the show from my netflix account.
I have to agree, we need more.
This is one of the best shows I have seen in a long time.
It would be sad to leave it just 1 season and 6 episodes.
Please continue with the production!!
Best wishes,
/J
I cant believe they are not making a season 2 at this time. What good was having the voting contest and this show winning if you arent going to listen to the voters?
Please bring this one back! Love it! I’d even buy the dvd’s if I could get a minimal guarantee that there would be more than 6 episodes.
Favorite moment: On the ship when both Wil and the OP are wondering how they missed the other from less than 10 feet apart! …And people try to tell me how amazingly accurate they are with their self defense handguns at the range.
My friends and I really love this show.
Will Willis is the real deal. We need more
episodes now!!! Are the people that make the decisions here stupid? Bring it back already!!! You finally have a winner!
special ops mission has to be by far the greatest show on tv hands down. i have been waiting all year for a new episode. i just cant wait. its all my friends talk about.please air another show please…..
They need to make a second season! this show is legit! The action is great, and its nice that Wil takes breaks and explains his tactics. Pretty much the best show on television!
iv’e been waiting for a second season pretty patiently for quite some time and if i dont get more im gonna go insane! this show is so sick.
I am lucky enough to have been a ranger and to see a brother in arms play at these scenarios is a joy to watch…to all those formerly in the military or to the millions that support the military today…it would be greatly appreciated to bring this series back for AT LEAST a 2nd season.
thank you
awooop
I just stumbled upon this show the other day. I’m rather shocked to come here and learn that it’s just the one season of only 6 episodes. This is a brilliant concept. It’s like survivorman with a machinegun. I couldn’t wait for the dvd, so I just now joined netflix to finish watching the rest of the episodes. Yes, that’s how dedicated a fan I’ve become after 1 viewing. Take note of these comments Mil Chan. You’ve got us hooked, now feed our needs!
Please Bring Will Willis back! Awesome guy who shows all of us what it takes to be your best and helps reinforce the gratitude we all have toward military personnel who put their lives on the lines for our freedom. This is the best reality show on any discovery/history channel.
Hopefully Bart
im hooked and i need more. Ive seen it over and over cant stop, please i need to see more.
yo bring will back i showed the show to all mu friends they love it i would like to see a second season i would even help out if u need help thats how much i want another season lol im shure if it was advertised more it would have a much larger fan base
Love the show, never heard about it until a friend told me. They should advertise it more maybe show commercials for it on other channels. I believe it would get a higher fan base that way also.
Guys why dont we just go on facebook look up the military channel and demand that they give us a second season.
Firstlty I agree with Corey. I can not believe that they took this show off the air! Now i agree that they should advertise more for the show because I luckily was just flipping the channels when i came across this ” GEM ” and I was instantly hooked. Its far better than most of the shows on the network and with only six shows it was huge with all my friends alot of which, like me prior service. Will shows you what it takes to be the BEST and how hard things can get. You get a real feeling that he’s truely stressed, unrested, angry, hungry, disappointed, and you know its real and not just “reality” tv. I dont know what they were thinking at the network and i didnt see the numbers for viewers but Will and his team should shop this to another network. Discovery, or worst case Fox. Just get it done.
Secondly: Arthur your right! I dont have Facebook but those who do please post your comments there as well.
Thirdly: Where the F*ck are all these nerdy gamers that play these games non stop. Where is there support? They are “hardcore” with names like Big_killa3000 or hardCore_specOpp08? What? They dont want to know what the real thing may be like but i guess instead would rather just sit there in there 20′s at mommies house or with 6 roomates looking like a flop house drinking code red squeezing zits and talking about how “awesome” their gaming skills are and what it would be like to see a b**b. I dont know how many people need to write in and complain but I say lets make it happen.
And Last: Will, you kick a** and thank you for making this show. Looks fun I hope they realise what a big mistake they made by not filming a second season sooner and you get offerd a fat stack. If not Its there loss along with all your fans out there.
OK, This should help the network make a move on the next season-2.
I will make FREE armor suits from my web site “exomechs.com” just for your show.We make them for high end movies and game makers, Like HALO and GEARS of WAR. Now lets get Wil back.
We are standing by.
I just discovered this show on Netflix and instantly watched all 6 episodes. This is by far the coolest show I’ve ever seen. Can’t believe they aren’t going another season. Maybe another network could pick it up. Let’s hope they come to their senses.
Bring it back! You have to be crazy or experiencing some government censorship (due to detailed military tactics) not to put this show back on the air with big advertisers. Me and my kids love it, I caught one episode on TV and searched netflix. BAM, watched the rest of them in one sitting.
Spec ops mission is by far the greatest show I’ve ever watched. It’s hypnotizing. Me and my cousin play airsoft and he introduced me to this show. I stayed up for hours at night watching it only to find out there is no second season. If they weren’t going to make a second season they could have atleast made the first season longer. The military channel is making a huge mistake canceling this show, I mean, let’s face it, it’s the only show on the channel that’s even the slightest bit entertaining. We should gather all the fans and go on strike outside their studio.
I love this show! I really enjoy the intensity of watching will complete a mission! Please bring back the show!
Military channel would be making a mistake not making another season of this show. It is becoming a hit over Netflix.
A lot of people close to me are talking about it.
Bring Will Willis back! <3
awesome show!
We want more Special Ops!!!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH MILITARY CHANNEL!?!? HOW COULD THEY NOT BRING THIS BACK!?! ARE YOU GUYS OUTA YOUR MIND? I’m an avid scenario paintballer and loved this show. I used and enjoyed every tactic Wil would use. Hes the real deal!! I’m ashamed of military channel and discovery for not fighting for this. Hopefully something will happen with the new year…
Its now Feb.2011 and i’ve all but giving up on a new show being made.
This is the best show I’ve ever seen. The Military channel had a Dead on target Hit with Wil Wilis and Special Ops. And just think how big the sho could have been with some real advertising.out side of the Military channel.
I’m begging here,Please ….. you guys on the Military Channel get it together. What is holding you back?
The show was awesome. We want more whiskey Whiskey.
They need this show back ASAP this show is amazingly good, ive seen all of them and i want more is it possible for us to all email military channel?
They really need to bring this show back. My friends and family all LOVE it and Wil so they need to get it together and make more of these. Does anyone know of a petition or anything still going to try to get the Military Channel to bring this back? I am going to email the military channel myself here’s hoping!
One thing to think about is how much money in the US is spent on private military contractors at the moment. To be honest I doubt the Military Channel could afford produce this show. Because unlike shows like Top Sniper; this is not a recruitment add for the military with tax money behind it. I hope he did so well in show casing his skills in an artful and fun way that some group picked him up to train their people. If anything it shows the very unique way our generation views life and death and also how amazing of a warrior the USAF PJ can be while still being mainly a rescue operator he took on all comers literally single handed.
I dont watch TV much but this show had me hooked from the first 5 minutes and I had to find every episode on netflix and watch the whole season in one sitting. By far this was the most exciting reality show ever. I cant thank the men in our armed forces enough for what they do and Wil you have a fan for life. Rambo has nothing on you, I hope your were not injured to bad in that last show. It looks like the dangers are real in making of these episodes and I know that must have alot to do with not making season two. I wish you the best feel better.
@19 Really, dude? Can you be even more stereotypical? So you’re saying every gamer is “nerdy”? You assume that every person who is a gamer is in their 20′s and lives at home with their parents? You, sir, are very short-sighted. Just to throw your validity out the window, I’m a gamer myself. I’m 30 yrs old and have been gaming since the Atari 2600 (early 80′s if you aren’t “up to date” on that), and will continue to do so. I “own” my own home. I’m married and have a daughter and a son. My wife is an RN and I’m a network tech at our city’s industrial park (you can Google that if you don’t know what that means). We live very comfortably. The first thing my wife said that drew her to me was my looks. So, I don’t know why you think us “gamers” are painted like that. Oh, btw, my wife is an avid gamer too. Gaming is my hobby, and yes, I’m VERY good at it. I’m also very good at my career, being a parent, and taking care of my family. I love FPS (first-person shooters), typically the Call of Duty series. So much so that I go 3 times a month at our army post and do paintball. It’s called War Games, the soldiers there do it too. You aren’t allowed to go solo as it’s a minimum 4 person teams. Sometimes it’s civilians against soldiers, and to let you know the soldiers don’t always win. I also love guns. I own several, thanks to my job. Glock model 21, a Benelli M4 Super Black Eagle 12g, a Bushmaster AR-15 rigged out (and believe me, it can pop targets at 800+ yards, theres a vid of me on Youtube doing it), an old Mosin Nagant that I’m trying to get restored and a few more I won’t mention. it’s ok to give your opinion, but don’t be a douchebag critic. Anyways, on topic, I love the show alot. But it’s not that intense. Why? Because these guys are using simunition, and they know it. If it were live rounds, I PROMISE you these guys would be a whole hell of alot more alert and cautious. But, that’s my opinion.
Bring the show back. Me and my family all love Special Ops Mission. Wil is a great host and does a great job showing how the job gets done. Please bring the show back, I want more….
please bring it back!!! awesome show and would be even more popular now given recent developments in iraq (seal team 6). put it back on and advertise the heck out of it. you could do occasional special episodes with “re-enactments” of actual missions. i couldn’t believe it went away.
For those of you claiming this is all a scripted event, or set up, better think again! These missions are a scenario war game.. It’s all psychological. The OPFOR believe KNOW that a counter-force is being sent in, but they believe it’s more than one operative on the grounds. So that is the advantage for WW. It’s one against 4 – 6, which given a real world incident, one operative would suit just nicely with those odds. WW is proving that with his shows. But, as you can see in Operation Frozen Tundra, even he makes mistakes.
I’ve been waiting patiently, but when on earth is this show coming back. It can’t be cancelled! With some of the crap on military channel, I can’t believe this would be the show that hits the cutting room floor.
I’m looking over the comments and can’t believe that 2+ years after the show’s last appearance that you’re still getting this kind of response – MC, WTF are you thinking?
Make a season 2. This won the viewers choice award with 52%. It needs atleast one more season
MAke Season 2!!!!! this show is bad to the F-INg BONE!!!
Season 2 please…and season 3…and season 4….
No reason to watch this channel any more, with no special OPS Mission. I love this show.
For you Wil Willis fans, Wil is hosting a new series for Military Channel called “Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World,” starting Nov. 30, 2011. We interviewed Wil for that series here: http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2011/11/22/new-wil-willis-series-triggers-puts-weapons-in-historical-context/
Maybe all of you should send some emails to the military channel. This show rules. Wil Willis is the new John Rambo.
Just finished the last episode on next flix. I found it completely by accident. I can’t believe there aren’t any more of these. Possibly the best senairio show I have ever seen. Nearly watched all 6 in a row. Someone please bring this back.