SOF News on Short Break
SOF News will be posting articles at a reduced frequency over the next several weeks. The editor is traveling overseas for the next month. We will be back to our regular schedule in mid-November 2025. ***********
Articles by SOF News
SOF and Irregular Warfare Symposium
The 14th Annual Special Operations Forces and Irregular Warfare Symposium will be held December 10-11, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. The focus of this year’s event is on the strategic and operational challenges shaping the SOF enterprise in 2025 and beyond. […]
Shotgun Defense: Weekly Drone Report
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, and training by militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the topics […]
Special Operations News – Oct 13, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: A combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) prepares to deploy from the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima […]
Special Forces Memorial Monument – NE Florida
Chapter 88 of the Special Forces Association based in the greater Jacksonville, Florida area is conducting a fundraiser to raise money to construct, deliver, and install a new Special Forces Memorial Monument for the Veterans Affairs Jacksonville National Cemetery. The […]
Countering the Drone Swarm – Oct 7, 2025
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, and training by militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the topics […]
Special Operations News – Oct 6, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan, April 2019. RS was a […]
General Bryan Fenton Retires – USSOCOM Cdr
General Bryan Fenton, having served as the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), is now retiring after a distinguished career in the U.S. Army. He was succeeded by Admiral Frank Bradley during a change of command ceremony at […]
SOCOM, DAWG, C-sUAS University, and Drones – Sep 30, 2025
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, the DoD’s anti-drone school, and training by militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated […]
Special Operations News – September 29, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard performs tire drills during an early morning physical training session with the military personnel assigned […]
Weekly Drone Report – September 23, 2025
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, and training by military units for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the […]
Special Operations News – September 22, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians practice free fall techniques during a vertical wind training exercise in Virginia Beach, Va., Dec. 15, 2023. […]
“Tip of the Spear” – Aug 2025
The August 2025 issue of “Tip of the Spear” has been posted online by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). There are a number of interesting articles about U.S. SOF events that have taken place in recent months around […]
Drone Update – September 16, 2025
Recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts, training, new developments, and drone technology. Topics are listed below: U.A. Army UAS and Launched Effects Summit This article’s featured topic is about a recent one-week event held […]
Special Operations News – September 15, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: SEALs. DoD photo. Do you receive our daily newsletter? If not, you can sign up here and enjoy it 2 or 3 […]