More than 8,000 multinational troops participated in Exercise Eager Lion 19. This is the ninth year of the exercise – an event that provides for multinational interoperability for some 30 nations. The United States contributed about 3,700 troops to the […]
Photo: Afghan Ministry of Interior’s Crisis Response Unit 222. Photo by Resolute Support Twitter 12 Feb 2018. According to some the peace talks will yield an agreement between the Taliban and the United States that will lead to a peaceful […]
A Special Forces soldier, SFC Jeremy Griffin, was killed on Monday, September 16, 2019 in Afghanistan. He died of wounds from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations in Wardak province, Afghanistan. He was a member of the 3rd […]
Photo: Paratroopers from the Italian Folgore Brigade conduct a HALO jump during Exercise Saber Guardian. Photo courtesy of Special Operations Command Europe, September 2019. SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts […]
Photo: Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 surface through an ice hole during ice diving training on a frozen lake at Camp Ripley in Minnesota. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton, February 11, […]
Photo: A Lebanese Special Forces Regiment 5 member at a sniper range during Exercise Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex, August 31, […]
The special forces of the Finnish Defense Forces include reserve units. The FINSOF reserve personnel regularly develop and maintain their military skills. FINSOF reserve units can be promptly deployed to supplement the capability of active special forces of Finland. In […]
Photo: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Diaz de Leon, special mission aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, looks out the gunner’s window aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk, July 31, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air […]
Sergeant First Class Dustin Ard, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died August 29, 2019, during combat operations in Zabul province, Afghanistan. He was on a joint operation with an Afghan commando unit. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on October 4, […]
Photo: A Special Tactics Airman parachutes during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2018 (Photo by DoD). Topics: Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Mattis on politics, SOF and hatchets, 18-series re-up bonus, future […]
Photo: A member of the ANDSF. Photo by Afghan Ministry of Interior Twitter, April 2017. The Afghan conflict continues to rage across Afghanistan. The ANDSF remains on the defensive in static checkpoints throughout the country – with the exception of the […]
Master Sergeant Jose Gonzalez, a Special Forces NCO, die of wounds sustained during small arms fire on August 21, 2019 during a combat operation in Faryab province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group based at Eglin […]
Photo: 3rd Special Forces Group soldiers during training. USASOC Twitter July 9, 2019. Topics: Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Russia’s private army in Africa, Shannon Kent, EPIC Ready, NSW’s jet […]
Photo: SDF Room Clearing Exercise. Coalition forces are training commandos in Military Operations in Urban Terrain in Syria. Photo from video by Specialist Alec Dioone, CJTF-OIR, Aug 3, 2019. Topics: Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and […]
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