Kiet Van Nguyen - Vietnamese Sea Commando

A Most Unusual Sea Commando

February 6, 2026 Guest 0

By Col Michael Haas, USAF, ret. “If you go, I go.”  The intense Vietnamese Sea Commando spoke quietly, his dark eyes never leaving those of the American SEAL officer standing in front of him.  Kiet’s terse pledge set the stage […]

The World Factbook - CIA

CIA is Sunsetting The World Factbook

February 5, 2026 SOF News 0

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) announced the retirement 1 of The World Factbook on February 4, 2026. The Factbook has long been one of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) most valuable public reference products. For many years, going back to […]

Jack Thompson - the Bearded Reporter Who Parachuted

The Beard in the Door. Jack Thompson

February 4, 2026 Moon Mullins 0

By Chris “Moon” Mullins. In the modern Special Forces community, the beard is a mark of the seasoned operator—a sign that you are working in the “gray zone” where standard regulations give way to mission necessity. But decades before the […]

Kurds and Yazidis at Risk in NE Syria

Fear and Uncertainty for Yazidis and Kurds in Syria

February 3, 2026 Guest 0

Minority groups in northeast Syria face an uncertain future. Clashes have been ongoing between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the government troops of the Syrian state. Negotiations are stalled over the issue of autonomy for the Kurds. This story […]

US and Danish SOF Train in Greenland

Special Operations News – Feb 2, 2026

February 2, 2026 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Members of the U.S. Special Operations Mountain Warfare Training Center (SOMWTC) and Danish Special Operation Forces (DANSOF) trek up the mountains of […]