The Pentagon has announced two initiatives to strengthen the status and authority of the office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC). The first is to rename ASD SO/LIC to the Assistant Secretary […]
Marine Corps veteran Athena Ives reflects on her service in the Lioness Program during the Iraq War, the challenges faced by women supporting combat operations, and how Taylor Sheridan’s television series Lioness has renewed attention to their often-overlooked contributions to military operations.
This week’s SOF Weekly Brief covers Space Force special operations, SOCOM’s Zeus missile, NATO preparations for Ukraine, Indian naval commandos combating piracy, Greenland’s Arctic security agreement, cognitive warfare, artificial intelligence, private military companies in Sudan, and other developments affecting international security and irregular warfare.
Operation Prime Chance marked an early combat success for U.S. Special Operations Command during the Iran–Iraq War. In September 1987, Army special operations helicopters and Navy SEALs intercepted and seized the Iranian minelayer Iran Ajr, demonstrating emerging joint maritime special operations capabilities.
This week’s SOF Weekly Brief covers USSOCOM drone acquisitions, resilient communications, Maven AI targeting, Russian battlefield losses in Ukraine, German special forces preparations, Russian information operations in Africa, the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement, and developments in unconventional warfare, national security, and strategic competition.
October’s drone report examines U.S. military robotics initiatives, counter-UAS developments, and lessons from Ukraine’s rapidly evolving drone warfare. Coverage includes autonomous warfare command structures, battlefield medical evacuation, attacks on Russian refineries, and the expanding employment of unmanned systems in Sudan and Colombia.
Retired Green Beret Jerry Jenkins turned a woodworking hobby into Regiment Barrel Works, a veteran-owned business supporting the special operations community. His experience offers practical lessons on military transition, entrepreneurship, networking, charitable giving, and the importance of finding purpose after a career in uniform.
This week’s SOF News Brief covers changes in U.S. special operations forces, emerging defense capabilities, SOF operations in Ukraine, fighting in Yemen, international security developments, historical special operations missions, and analysis of irregular warfare and national security issues.
By Jessica Walton. The Taliban are conducting an increasingly sophisticated information warfare strategy that incorporates Western tourists and social media influencers. Foreign visitors enjoy freedoms denied to Afghan citizens, then return home praising Taliban hospitality and tolerance.
By Matt Ikenoyama. A 2025 review in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology, led by Victoria Williamson, found that conventional PTSD treatments, prolonged exposure among them, often inadequately address moral injury and may exacerbate symptoms.
An AFT score and the promotion points it earns are two different numbers. Since replacing the ACFT on June 1, 2025, the Army Fitness Test has used five events worth up to 500 points altogether.
The last of this year’s UK Special Forces bi-annual “Exercise Chameleon” unfolded in August and September. It was a concentrated period of RAF tactical airlift, High-Altitude High-Opening (HAHO) parachute operations, and supporting ISTAR activity, centred on UK RAF bases, RAF Gibraltar and RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.
This week’s SOF News Update covers the activation of SPACEFOR-SOC, evolving Army special operations missions, U.S. counternarcotics operations in Latin America, the Russia-Ukraine war, Iranian maritime threats, and significant security developments across Africa, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific region.
250 years ago this fall, Knowlton’s Rangers were established and helped Washington achieve his first battlefield success of the war. The unit was a specially designated unit for long-range reconnaissance behind enemy lines and other dangerous work.
Looking for upcoming Special Operations community events this November? Here are notable SOF events happening across the community, including nonprofit fundraisers, networking events, and industry gatherings.
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