A listing of future and past events in the world of special operations. Conferences, exhibits, charity, educational, competition, and more.
By Franklin Fisher, Fort Benning PAO. FORT BENNING, Ga. – Eighty years ago here, on August 16, 1940, while World War II was raging but before the United States had entered the war, a platoon of Soldiers completed four days […]
By SFC Alex Ramos. Special Operations Command South held a virtual change of command and change of responsibility ceremony in Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., July 24, 2020. The ceremonies are time-honored traditions that represent a formal transfer of authority […]
The Ukrainian Special Operations Command conducted its annual UKRSOF Tournament 2020. This special operations competition took place at the UKRSOF training center. A number of Ukrainian SOF teams competed for the title of the best SOTU. Competitors had the opportunity […]
The following is a press release (June 28, 2020) from the Joint Event Committee of the Combat Diver Foundation and the U.S. Military Freefall Association. “The Combat Diver Foundation and the U.S. Military Freefall Association will be jointly hosting a […]
The 5th Special Forces Group had a team racing in the Mint 400 – an annual off-road desert race that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada in early March 2020. The Mint 400 is one of the oldest and prestigious […]
The Global SOF Foundation recently held its SOF Imperatives Forum in Washington, D.C. in February 2020 and released its annual SOF Imperatives Document. The SOF Imperatives Forum featured a number of discussions and presentations by members of the Senate and […]
The editor of SOF News spent some time in Charleston, West Virginia attending the 2019 Special Forces Association National Convention. The event took place 13-17 August, 2019. This was the 43rd annual convention of the SFA. This year’s theme was “A Tribute to […]
Fuerzas Comando 2019, a special operations competition event, took place in Chile during June 17-27, 2019. Many nations from the western hemisphere sent their SOF teams to compete in the event. The competitors refined their tactical and technical skills during […]
Four stowaways, who threatened the crew of the an Italian cargo ship with armed bars, have been detained after a successful assault was conducted by the British Special Forces in December 2018. The 71,543-ton Ro-Ro Container Carrier “Grande Tema” (top […]
The Special Operations & Irregular Warfare Symposium will be held in Tampa, Florida on December 12-13, 2018. It is presented by Defense Strategies Institute (DSI). The theme of the SOF & IW symposium is “enhancing SOF capabilities to guide operational success”. The […]
By Pat Carty 11 November saw nations celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice – an agreement between the Allies and Germany, which required the latter to leave all occupied territories in Western Europe within two weeks, […]
Call For Papers In the 2018 National Defense Strategy, Defense Secretary James Mattis put “great power competition” at the center of the U.S. defense posture. But what will this “competition” look like, and what role will special operations play? Competition […]
2018 is the 50th anniversary of the movie The Green Berets. Starring John Wayne in the lead role, this movie was released in 1968. It depicted the role of U.S. Army Special Forces missions during the Vietnam War. It was viewed […]
Blackbeard’s Ride 2018 – this fundraising event will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018. The event includes a motorcycle ride, BBQ, entertainment, and raffles. The event begins at the Bourne Veteran’s Memorial Community Building in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It […]
The Special Forces Association 2018 Convention was held in El Paso, Texas from June 12-16, 2018. Every year Special Forces veterans belonging to the Special Forces Association gather in a different part of the country to reunite with old SF […]
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