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TRADEWINDS 26 (TW26) – June 2026

April 17, 2026 DVIDS 0

TRADEWINDS is an annual SOUTHCOM-sponsored exercise focused on regional security cooperation, yet with global applicability. It brings together security forces from the Caribbean Basin, North America, and selected European countries, incorporating both Field Training Exercise (FTX) and Command Post Exercise (CPX).

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10th Special Forces Advance Drone Course

March 11, 2026 DVIDS 0

Green Berets from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) completed an intensive training program from February 9 to 27, conducting exercises both in the classroom and across multiple tactical ranges on Fort Carson. Advanced Drone Course designed to expand operational capabilities and enhance small unmanned aerial system (UAS) employment across the modern battlefield.

U.S. Army Special Operations Civil Affairs After USAID

March 4, 2026 DVIDS 0

Storey by Johnathan Patterson and Jade Archuletta. Recently, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Global Operations (DAS-GO) Seth Green visited Fort Bragg to discuss and highlight how civil affairs personnel best integrate their unique capabilities into DOS operations, embedding […]

10th SFG Trains on Snowmobile Alaska

10th SFG(A) Conducts Arctic Training in Alaska

March 3, 2026 DVIDS 0

Story by Sgt. David Cordova. Across the freezing subarctic region, Green Berets immersed themselves in some of the most physically and mentally taxing cold weather training for the Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center (JPMRC) 26-02 rotation across multiple training areas […]

86th IBCT (MTN) Training Ukrainians

86th IBCT (MTN) Assumes Command of JMTG-Ukraine

February 20, 2026 DVIDS 0

Story by Capt. John Zanin. The Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine held a transfer of authority ceremony at the 7th Army Training Command headquarters on Feb. 19, 2026. During the ceremony, Task Force Saber, composed of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment […]

2026 SOCOM Ignite Program

2026 SOCOM Ignite Program

January 29, 2026 DVIDS 0

By Staff Sgt. Lawrence Wong, USSOCOM. U.S. Special Operations Command’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (U.S. SOCOM AT&L), alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory, launched the 2026 SOCOM Ignite Program at MIT’s campus in late September, embarking on […]

Exercise Bold Machina 2025

NPS at NATO SOF Bold Machina 2025 Exercise

December 16, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Daniel Linehan, NPS. A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team […]

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Silent Warrior 2025 – SOF Symposium in Africa

December 9, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Staff Sgt. Trenton Jancze, SOCAFRICA. Silent Warrior 2025 officially commenced today, bringing together senior special operations forces (SOF) leaders from over 40 nations to address the complex and evolving security landscape across the African continent. Cohosted by Kenyan […]

ARSOF CA and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ARSOF Civil Affairs Trains with AI

November 20, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Maj. Justin Zwick, 3rd SFG(A). Soldiers from the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, executed a team-level validation exercise conducted October 20 – 24 2025. This annual training event enhances unit readiness and prepares Soldiers for […]

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AFSOC Tactical Communications Course

November 19, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Capt. Brandon DeBlanc, AFSOC. Air Force Special Operations Command recently completed the second iteration of the AFSOC Tactical Communications Course at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The tactical communications course is several weeks of a specialized training program designed to […]

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AFSOC Launches New Training Course

November 14, 2025 DVIDS 0

The Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) marked a historic milestone today as it launched the first-ever Zulu Course, a groundbreaking common skills training program uniting Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) career fields under one standardized curriculum. The Zulu Course is […]

C47 Skytrain at Duxford D-Day Show 2014. Photo by Airwolfhound, Creative Commons, 25 May 2014. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C47_Skytrain_-_Duxford_D-Day_Show_2014_(cropped).jpg

History of the 318th SOS

October 17, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by 27th SOW. Throughout World War II, Allied forces in the Pacific theater heavily depended on the logistical support of Allied troop carrier squadrons: evacuating casualties, transporting troops and delivering supplies to forward areas. From October 1944 until its […]