Video – Air Commando Field Skills
Watch a six-minute long video about the Air Commando Field Skills course offered by the 371st Special Operations Command Training Squadron to leadership and prospective students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=13peb5sH4dI
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Special Operations News Update 20180604
SOF News Update 20180604 – Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar, Pacific combined maritime task force, protecting sources and methods, Special Operations Outlook 2018, SOFs MTRCs, Sweden prepares for war, advising proxy forces, NRF 2018 SOCC, IEDs on Mindanao Island, mercenaries in Rhodesia, […]
Special Operations News Update 20180601
SOF News Update 20180601 – NATO’s 2018 summit, AFRICOM connectivity, permanent base in Poland, Christians targeted in Indonesia, Trident Juncture 2018, political warfare, SOCOM’s digital forensics techniques, Iran in Syria – UW and TAA, MQ-9 squadron for Hurlburt Field, goggles […]
Video Dark Dune 18 – AFSOC and French Exercise
Video Dark Dune 18 – Elements of the United States Air Force Special Operations Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe recently participated in an exercise with French forces in France in May 2018. Watch a 1 1/2 minute long […]
Special Operations News Update 20180530
SOF News Update 20180530 – SOF and jury-rigged medical care, first female Air Commando general officer, history of female spies, USS Michael Monsoor, SOCOM wants better MGs, British SAS to Korea, French mission command in Mali, female TACPs (not quite […]
Weekly News Update on the Afghan War – 20180528
Read up on events of the past week that occurred in Afghanistan. Below are selected news articles on security, the Afghan National Defense Security Forces, NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, governance, politics, peace talks, development, and economy. Also provided are some […]
Special Operations News Update 20180525
SOF News Update 20180525 – Syria, book – A Tiger Among Us, SOFIC 2018, counterterrorism, proxy forces, SEAL MoH award, 3rd SFG Memorial Walk, Nasty Nick, Petraeus on Gina Haspel, Russia in Africa (again), CTC Sentinel (May), CIA card game, Sweden’s conflict […]
SOF Charity Event – ‘Beef and Beer Benefit’ – Pinehurst NC
The Beef and Beer Benefit conducted by the Duskin & Stephens Foundation will take place on Thursday, May 24th in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The event will raise funds for Special Operations soldiers and their families. The Duskin & Stephens Foundation […]
SIGAR Report on Sector Development and Economic Growth in Afghanistan
A SIGAR report on sector development and economic growth in Afghanistan was published in April 2018. The report is the third in a series of lessons learned reports issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. It examines how […]
Afghan Conflict – News, Commentary, and Analysis
The Taliban’s spring offensive has been underway for almost one month and they have been extremely busy across all parts of Afghanistan. Kabul continues to experience suicide bombing attacks, district centers have been captured (and usually retaken by Afghan SOF), […]
Special Operations News Update 20180521
SOF News Update 2010521 – New leadership in Iraq, containment strategy for Syria, Russian hybrid warfare, Indonesian terrorist group, Baltic air defense, SOCOM’s elusive floating mothership, reducing risk for SF in Africa, converting M4A1 carbines, CANSOF rescue in Afg, hints […]
Special Operations News Update 20180518
SOF News Update 20180518 – SOFEX 2018 in Jordan, Russian blunders, video investigation, another SEAL book, congressional intelligence oversight, Denmark’s SF in Iraq, Gov Greitens (ex-SEAL) profile, Russian blunders, ISGS, SOF acquisition, history of the MC-130, more on Gov Greitens […]
Special Operations News Update 20180516
SOF News Update 20180516 – Somalia CIVCAS, South Sudan and security sector stabilization, Iran’s military power, al Shabaab and al Qaeda, U.S and Italian Rangers train together, covert action explored, SOF and kinetic diplomacy, Green Berets fight ISKP, virtual deployment […]
SOFIC 2018 – Special Operations Forces Industry Conference
SOFIC 2018 – The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference is being held in Tampa, Florida May 21-24, 2018. The location is the Tampa Convention Center. SOFIC 2018 provides a forum for the special operations forces community to network, learn, and […]
Afghan War News Update 20180515
The 17 year-long war (or 40 year-long war, depending on your perspective) continues in Afghanistan. The war has settled into a stalemate. While the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has improved over time (at least DoD and RS […]