Happy Veterans Day and a Tribute to SF Wives
SOF News wishes all veterans past and present a Happy Veterans Day and also wishes to recognize a special group of people – SF Wives – for their never-ending contribution to America’s freedom.
Articles by John Friberg
The Gray Zone – Can America Compete?
The Gray Zone – the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida recently rolled out a new term in September 2015 [1] to describe a specific type of conflict. The Gray Zone […]
Green Beret Foundation Tribute in New York City
A Special Forces charitable organization will be honoring US Special Forces members at the Green Beret Foundation Tribute in a fundraiser held in New York City on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. The proceeds will go toward supporting Green Berets […]
SOF – What the Next Administration Needs to Know
The Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) has published a tract entitled Advice from SOF on the Use of SOF for the Next Administration, October 2016. The CNA convened a meeting of special operations experts to discuss the use of special operations […]
Book – Waging Insurgent Warfare by Seth Jones
Seth G. Jones, of the RAND Corporation, has wrote a book entitled Waging Insurgent Warfare. It is about the dynamics of insurgent groups. He taps into recent history and current events “to identify factors that contribute to the rise of an […]
National Special Operations Force – Malaysia’s SOF
The Malaysians have established the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) to respond to threats of terrorism. NSOF will be comprised of officers and personnel from the Malaysian Armed Forces, Royal Malaysian Police, and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Read more […]
SF History – COL (R) Paul Hutton Interview
COL (R) Paul Hutton III is interviewed by West Point’s Center for Oral History. His career spanned attending West Point, the Cold War in Europe, tours in Vietnam, and time in the Pentagon. He was a battalion commander of 1st […]
Kenya’s Special Operations Forces (Kenya SOF)
Kenya SOF is a recent addition to the Kenya armed forces. The largest of these units in the Kenya SOF is the Special Operations Regiment (SOR). The SOR is composed of the 20 Para, 30 Special Forces, and 40 Rangers […]
Green Beret Foundation – Taking Care of SF & Their Families
The Green Beret Foundation has been around for a number of years and the organization has been taking care of Special Forces Soldiers and their families in times of need. Jennifer Taylor-Paquette is the Chief Executive Officer for the Green […]
U.S. Civil Affairs Conduct Anti-Poaching Training in Africa
Anti-poaching training is being conducted for Tanzanian park and game reserve rangers by members of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). Members of the U.S. Army’s 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard […]
Special Forces Horse Soldier Statue Has Home at Ground Zero
The Special Forces Horse Soldier statue has been moved to the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. A statue depicting a “Horse Soldier” has a new home at Ground Zero Memorial. The statue depicts a Special Forces […]
SOFWERX – Developing Technology for SOF in the Field
SOFWERX – Developing advanced applications for special operators to use on the battlefield. A special business and technology incubator set up by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Read more about SOFWERX below. SOFWERX was created under a Partnership […]
Afghan Air Force (AAF)
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) – pilot shortage. While it is currently able to conduct a host of operations (MEDEVAC, troop transport, resupply, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance) it is not to the level of capacity needed by the […]
US Support of Kurds – A Temporary Arrangement?
The situation in the Middle East is a mess. Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Iraq are in a full-blown conflict. The Turks just had a military coup and (after initially supporting ISIS) have attacked ISIS (and US sponsored Kurds) [1] in […]
Crisis Response Unit (CRU) – CT Special Unit of the Afghan Police
The Crisis Response Unit (CRU-222) of the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) is a special police unit charged with counterterrorism at the national level. This is the specialized police unit that responses to high-profile attacks such as when hostages have […]