MWD 10th SFG(A)

Special Operations News – March 4, 2024

March 4, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. military working dog assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) looks on as his handler prepares to assault an objective as […]

11th Airborne Division Jumps in Alaska

Special Operations News – February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. David Hanson, from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, […]

SEALs Operate Submarine Propulsion Vehicle

Special Operations News – February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators use a Submarine Exploration (SUEX) diver propulsion vehicle during a sustainment exercise in Virginia Beach, Va. […]

Pararescueman Halo Jump

Special Operations News – February 12, 2024

February 12, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman jumps out of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing over Okinawa, Japan, […]

B-1B Lancer

Special Operations News – February 5, 2024

February 5, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., descends after conducting air refueling operations with a […]

Drone attack on Tower 22 Jordan January 2024

OWUAV Attack Kills Three U.S. Soldiers

January 29, 2024 SOF News 0

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, a one-way drone armed with an explosive was launched by an Iranian-backed militia group that killed three U.S. Army soldiers in northeastern Jordan. In addition to the three deaths, more than 40 U.S. service members […]

SM-2 Block III Missile

Special Operations News – January 29, 2024

January 29, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: The guided missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy fires an SM-2 Block III missile during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. […]

EOD Trains in Wind Tunnel

Special Operations News Update – January 22, 2024

January 22, 2024 SOF News 0

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. […]

Romanian SOF Train with Navy SEALs

Special Operations News – January 15, 2024

January 15, 2024 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: East-Coast based U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) conduct visit, board, search, and seizure training with the 164th Romanian Naval Special Operations […]

173rd Airborne Operation

Special Operations News – December 18, 2023

December 18, 2023 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation in commemoration of the […]

CV-22 Osprey 21st SOS

Special Operations News – December 11, 2023

December 11, 2023 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, sits on the flightline during a snow fall March 29, 2020, at […]

Silent Warrior 23

SOCAFRICA’s Silent Warrior 23

December 9, 2023 SOF News 0

Courtesy story by SOCAFRICA. Military and government leaders from the across the globe came together for Silent Warrior 23, Dec. 4 – 7, 2023 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The multi-day conference, hosted by Special Operations Command Africa, aimed to facilitate forums […]

SOF and Strategic Disruption

Report – Strategic Disruption by Special Operations Forces

December 5, 2023 SOF News 0

The RAND Corporation has published an interesting report entitled Strategic Disruption by Special Operations Forces. The report outlines five unique pillars that can create the time, space, and opportunities needed for the U.S. to achieve strategic objectives. It uses historical cases to buttress the report’s findings.